Chapter 22
Harrison was well aware of his inner restlessness, and he knew where it came from. As a regular dude, he had his, you know, physical needs. But this time, his unease seemed to go beyond just the normal male biological needs.
Today, Roxanne looked especially stunning. Her rosy cheeks looked so soft you could probably squeeze water from them, and her eyes seemed a little hazy. Her smile seemed to hold all the tender feelings in the world.
Who knew the resolute and decisive Roxanne could also have such a gentle side?
At that moment, Harrison took a second look at her. She was really beautiful.
Outside the window, the breeze was soft, silent, but Harrison’s heart was pounding like mad, thumping against his chest.
Then Roxanne, a little tipsy, gave a small smile, “Harrison, thank you.”
“I just helped you with your medication for a few days, it’s no big deal,” Harrison replied as he looked at her.
Looking at her soft, rosy lips, he really wanted to kiss them. But in the end, Harrison didn’t make a move. He wasn’t that kind of guy. Roxanne gave a sweet smile and said, “I’m not talking about the medication.”
She, tipsy as she was, had a particularly sweet smile. Harrison glanced at her again, but he wasn’t quite sure what she was thanking him for.
Roxanne stared at him with a slightly intoxicated and mesmerized gaze. Before she went to shower, she saw him put the cash from his paycheck in her purse. He probably really wanted her to use the money to pay off her mortgage, to help her bear the burden.
He had just found a job and was willing to give her so much money. This showed he was a man of responsibility. And he also agreed to her plan to set up a street stand to make some money, which showed he was willing to work hard. Such a man, at least for now, seemed to be someone she could spend her life with. She thought it was pretty great.
Plus, he was really handsome, damn handsome. She, who usually didn’t care much about good-looking guys, found herself giving him a second look today.
How could there be such a good-looking man in this world? So good-looking it almost didn’t seem real. Marrying such a handsome man, did she just hit the jackpot?
“Harrison.” Maybe it was the alcohol, but her voice was very soft, soft enough to make Harrison weak in the knees.
“Hmm.” He responded, trying to keep his cool, “What’s up?”
“I just wanted to say, thank you for marrying me, for not leaving me alone, for always being there to discuss things with me.”
She gave him a tipsy smile and leaned into him, so close to his face. It seemed like she wanted to kiss him, but didn’t.
Her lips were so close to his face, that her sweet fragrance once again blurred his senses.
Seeing the overly passionate look in a man’s eyes, Roxanne gave a small smile. “Harrison, are you sure we’re not going to act like a real married couple? Your eyes seem to be glued to me.”
Harrison’s gaze was intense, “Are you sure you know what you’re saying?”
“Are you dodging my question?” Roxanne asked back with a coy smile.
Her smile was really captivating. Harrison’s hand, almost involuntarily, landed on her slender waist.
Perhaps it was because he was afraid of hurting her back, even though he was acting dominant, his movements were very gentle. Before Roxanne could react, he had already leaned in for a kiss.
This was the first time he lost control. And the first time he kissed a woman. He had no technique, and he had no idea what to do, but his dominating presence made Roxanne lose some of her rationality.
On the day they registered their marriage, Harrison asked her if a 28-year-old woman had strong physical needs. He said he couldn’t sleep with a woman he didn’t love, so he couldn’t satisfy her physical needs.
In fact, he was right. She, at 28, did have strong needs. She needed a man physically, but her self-control was stronger than anyone else’s, even stronger than Harrison’s. If there was no love, she’d rather be alone for the rest of her life than casually have a relationship with a man.
After lightly responding to Harrison’s kiss, she calmly pushed him away and smiled, “Harrison, you said it yourself, you can’t sleep with a woman you don’t love. You’re not going to tell me, that just now, you fell in love with me, are you?”
How could Harrison admit that he was in love with Roxanne? At most, he didn’t dislike her, he admired her qualities and determination. That was not love.
But at that moment, he felt as if he had been slapped by her, his face burning.
“You’re really handsome” Roxanne stated the obvious, “Any woman would want to get close to you. I suppose I’m no exception, but…”
She changed her tone and said with a smile, “My stance is the same as yours, I can’t sleep with a man I don’t love.” “So, please don’t look at me with those looks in the future. I might mistake it for you falling in love with me.”
Harrison, who had been played by her, felt a bit awkward. Now he felt a bit embarrassed.
Maybe he was a bit tsundere, he said with a straight face, “Aren’t you being too full of yourself?”
“I’m full of myself?” Roxanne thought he was too ridiculous. Who was it that was looking at her with love-struck eyes just now?
She didn’t want to argue or debate. She shrugged, “Fine, I’m full of myself, happy now?”
She didn’t really care about what he said, because her heart was very calm, very calm. On the other hand, Harrison, sat there with a gloomy face, as if someone had touched his sore spot.
Tm going to brush my teeth and go to bed. Roxanne got up and left, leaving Harrison, whose heart was still pounding, sitting there unable to calm down.
That night, Harrison was restless, and he couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. All night, he was thinking about the same question. The next morning, when Roxanne took him to the breakfast cart downstairs, and he saw her eating breakfast in a hurry because she was running late, he seemed to have found a clear answer
How could he fall in love with Roxanne? Absolutely impossible!
He and Roxanne were from two different worlds. How could he fall in love with Roxanne, who lived such an ordinary life?
Even if she was different from other women, it couldn’t make him fall in love with her. He just admired certain qualities in her. Thinking this way, he didn’t seem as anxious and jittery anymore.
But when he rocked up to the CEO’s office on the 89th floor of Rodriguez Manor, picked up the stack of reports Alexander had prepped, and ready to smash out the work in record time, he felt a bit on edge.
He couldn’t chill out. It felt like there was something big he’d forgotten to do.
Without thinking, he whipped out his phone and shot Roxanne a message.
