Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

“I’ll tell you about it after talking it through with her,

Mom.”

Emmanuel decided to leave things be for now.

Since he couldn’t agree or refuse, he had no choice but

to take it one step at a time.

“All right, then,” Alessandra responded. “Well, how

about you move out and go live with her today? Girls

love it when guys are romantic. It’s your wedding night,

so you’d better not leave her on her own! Take good

care of her. Do you understand?”

Wedding night? Emmanuel scoffed internally.

If that hadn’t even crossed his mind, then Mackenzie

certainly wouldn’t have thought of it either.

The woman had never even thought about

consummating their marriage.

There’s just no way it’d ever happen!

Still, he nodded at his mother and sister. “I’ll be off,

then. Take care of yourselves. Call me whenever you

need me.”

That alone was enough to make Alessandra and

Roselynn tear up again.

Given how Emmanuel’s father had died young, and the

two women had watched Emmanuel grow up, seeing

the only man in the family leave home made their

hearts heavy.

“Don’t cry, Mom. How are you going to have grandkids

if Manny doesn’t stay with your daughter-in-law?”

Roselynn urged, even though she couldn’t stop crying

herself.

The women spent a long while helping Emmanuel

pack his valuables.

Alessandra shoved a bank card into his hands just as

he was about to leave.

“What are you doing, Mom?”

The man hastily gave it back, knowing that his mother

only had one card. It was baffling that she was

handing him her social security fund.

There was no way he could accept it.

“Take it,” Alessandra insisted. “Your wife agreed to

marry you without you giving her any betrothal gifts.

She even bought a place for you two so you could live

together, so don’t let her down. Give her everything she

deserves! There are about sixty thousand on this card.

Go buy your wife a ring and some jewelry. Do you hear

me?”

Upon hearing that, Emmanuel felt his nose burn.

horrible son.

What is she going to do

all that

it, Manny. It’s what Mom

him a

young woman knew her mother

that Alessandra would surely fear

leaving if Emmanuel didn’t do as

asked.

to take the

it to Mackenzie-whether

wanted it or not.

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really want to thank Mom, come back

wife as soon as you can so we can

her,” Roselynn added.

had her doubts.

a blitz marriage, after

“I understand.”

Emmanuel spun around and left

no emotions; he

see how

felt so, so guilty

had always wanted him to

he had found himself a

to take part in a mere

come

the man muttered

all

was no way Alessandra

if she found out that

home, Emmanuel headed

instructed by Mackenzie

message.

was an upscale area in Yeringham

ten thousand

were many buildings there,

the apartment

mentioning the block

thing I had the sense to get

outside City Hall. I’d better ask her

left Mackenzie a voice

despite it being six

of a meeting

of Terence Group, she

messages during meetings.

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long while

that the

her to listen to

sent her a

still no reply. The sky had turned dark,

stomach ate at

to

how aloof Mackenzie was and

to speak to

added him to her contacts

exchanged numbers earlier. At present,

heard her phone ring and

screen impatiently.

was an extremely rare

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understood that she

every text that mattered to her,

didn’t

call

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with

with an unfamiliar profile picture

woman frowned and blocked

I ever give

she hung up, Emmanuel knew

her and

a notification: This user only

and messages

What the hell?

at the screen in a daze

time.

not messing with me,

was smart enough

was her

though he didn’t

him earlier this morning, so

quick look at his

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