The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison)

Chapter 43

Harrison felt Roxanne's body trembling violently, so he held onto her even tighter.

Roxanne sensed the presence beside her, which brought some warmth to her heart. She didn't want

Harrison to worry, so she quickly said, "I'm fine. Let's go. We need to help Chloe and Amelia pack up

and return to the city as soon as possible. We have to keep working and making money when we get

back."

She couldn't afford to wallow in her pain. What was the use of dwelling on her suffering? It would only

make her emotions even more fragile. She needed to get back to the city and continue working to feel

secure.

She straightened her posture to appear less vulnerable and then let go of Harrison's hand, walking

away on her own. She wiped away the tears that had fallen due to Sebastian. She wouldn't let anyone

see her cry. Her strong back moved forward along the winding path, swaying like resilient grass in the

wind.

...

After dealing with Granny Ella's affairs, Harrison, Roxanne, and the others returned to Seraphim

Haven.

Sebastian also returned to the city. After being kicked out by his current wife and son, he found a cheap

motel to stay at.

Sebastian had pinned all his hopes on Roxanne. He had to make Roxanne appear before him again.

He had to get a house and money from Roxanne.

After some thought, Sebastian came up with a plan.

Early the next morning, Sebastian arrived at the tallest building in Seraphim Haven. The headquarters

of the Rodriguez Group. Despite being over fifty years old, Sebastian was familiar with various social

media platforms. He often watched videos from attractive female influencers.

He knew how to gain media attention and increase traffic. So Sebastian sat on the top floor of the

building and started a TikTok live stream.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Sebastian."

"I want to jump off this building and commit suicide."

"I'm sorry, but I have to meet you all in such an extreme way today. But I really have no other options."

"I'm old now, and my leg is injured. I can barely walk, and I can't earn a living anymore. I can't even

afford a place to live or basic necessities."

"But my own daughter couldn't care less about me. She runs a company in Seraphim Haven, makes a

lot of money, and even bought a million-dollar house, but she completely disregards my life."

"I haven't eaten for two days."

"Today, I want to seek justice for myself. It's only right for a daughter to support her penniless, destitute

father. But my daughter really doesn't care about me."

"My daughter's name is Roxanne. She's from Harmony Village and lives a comfortable life, yet she

won't even let me know her current address, fearing that I'll bring her trouble."

"Kind-hearted internet friends, please tell me. How can a daughter be so heartless?"

In the live stream video, Sebastian sobbed uncontrollably. The viewership quickly surpassed a million,

and it continued to rise rapidly.

The influence of the internet was enormous. Soon, many official and independent media outlets began

to post Sebastian's live stream video.

Within a day, the story of Sebastian being abandoned by his daughter spread widely across various

online platforms.

As soon as Harrison saw this, his face darkened. Other than Roxanne, it was difficult to provoke his

emotions to such an extent.

This was the first time he felt such a strong urge to physically confront an elderly man.

"Who allowed him to go up there?"

In a building as secure as the Rodriguez Group, how did that shameless old man manage to get up

there?

Alexander watched the video and commented, "Harrison, the Roxanne that Sebastian is berating in the

video, she couldn't be your wife, could she? They have the same name, and they're both from

Harmony Village."

Harrison ordered, "Get Sebastian down from there."

Alexander asked, "Harrison, Sebastian is really pitiful. You hate people who are unfilial the most, don't

you? Your wife..."

Harrison interrupted him, "Shut up. You don't understand anything. Roxanne was abandoned by her

divorced parents when she was four. Sebastian has never taken care of Roxanne, yet he's blaming her.

It's truly shameless."

Harrison immediately defended his wife. He also described to Alexander how Roxanne had been

abandoned at a young age and the difficulties she had faced growing up.

Alexander, after hearing the whole story, also felt angry. "From what you've told me, Sebastian is a truly

shameless old man."

Harrison thought for a moment and said, "After Sebastian remarried, he had another son. Find out

everything you can about his son."

Alexander nodded and tried to console Harrison. "Harrison, don't get too angry. You're supporting your

wife, and I believe Sebastian won't be able to bully her."

Harrison replied, "If I don’t support Roxanne, who will support her? I'm her husband."

The internet was a terrifying place. It could distort the truth and turn right into wrong. In just one day,

Roxanne had become the focus of discussions on various social media platforms.

Apart from criticism, many ‘concerned’ internet users also dug up more information about Roxanne.

Sebastian mentioned in the video that Roxanne was the owner of the company. Entering Roxanne's

name into certain websites made it easy to find information about her company. Although Oliver was

the legal representative, Roxanne held a forty percent stake in the company.

All of this was found with a simple search.

Roxanne's company address was also available for all to see.

Within two days, ‘concerned’ and ‘justice-seeking’ internet users started gathering outside Roxanne's

company, forming a crowd at the building's entrance.

Many of them knew that Roxanne's company was involved in online sales. They began buying the

company's products online and deliberately giving them negative reviews and complaints.

Roxanne's work and life were greatly affected.

Because of this incident, Oliver, who had been wanting to kick Roxanne out of the company, decided to

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"Roxanne, look at what you've done to the company. Your negative impact has been enormous. You

must give up your shares, and I'll return your initial investment. I won't hold you accountable any

further."

Ever since Roxanne had rejected him, Oliver had been trying to push her out of the company. With the

company's value now nearing a million dollars, her initial investment was trivial. Once he got rid of

Roxanne, Oliver would become the sole owner of the company and make even more money.

Roxanne asked, "Why do you want me to give up my shares? What if I manage to recover the

company's losses and even double our online sales? What would you say then?"

Sebastian's slander had caused the company's product sales to plummet by half, and it triggered a

flood of negative reviews and complaints. Once the situation was clarified, those ‘concerned’ internet

users would undoubtedly stand by her side and support her. She would find a way to clear her name.

Oliver sneered, "You've received a lot of criticism online, and it's affecting the company's online

business. Do you really think you can double our sales? Do you know that everyone online wants

something bad to happen to you?"

"Don't bother me about online criticism. Just tell me, what if I manage to double the company's sales in

a few days? What would you do then?"

"I'll eat my own excrement."

"Don't speak nonsense. Be practical. Tell me, if I really manage to double the company's sales in a few

days, what would you do?"

"If you truly manage to double the company's sales, all the extra profits will be yours. But if you can't,

take your initial investment and get out of my company."

The Sebastian incident was escalating. It would be an achievement if the company could survive, let

alone double its profits.

Oliver was getting more eager to implement his plan to force Roxanne out of the company.

"Oliver, you're the one who said that."

The employees of the company were also discussing her.

"So this is the real Roxanne. She won't even support her disabled father. She’s heartless and

ungrateful, just as people on the internet described her. What a cheap and shameless woman."

"Because of how generous and open-minded she usually is, I didn't expect her to have such a terrible

character. She's just as cheap and shameless as they say on the internet."

Roxanne wasn't angry. If she had allowed herself to feel anger, she would have perished long ago. No

one would pity her even if she did. She wasn't that foolish.

The alley outside the company building was as packed as it was yesterday. Despite trying to exit

through the back door, she was still bombarded with trash, leaving her covered in filth.

She was unable to push through and couldn't get back home. Garbage and empty bottles rained down

on her, causing her pain as well as creating an unbearable stench.

She had thought that the most painful time of her life was when her parents abandoned her at the age

of four. However, the present was proving to be even more agonizing. The online attacks from her

biological father had turned her into the most heartless person on the internet.

Those ‘concerned’ internet users were furious, and they were incessantly hurling trash at her with full

force. It was like it was raining garbage.