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.

a horrible son. This is her retirement

is she going to do

all that she

Manny. It’s

shot him

young woman knew her

would

if Emmanuel didn’t do as

asked.

had to take the money to

it to Mackenzie-whether

wanted it or not.

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to thank Mom, come

as soon as you can so we can take a

her,” Roselynn added.

truth, she had her doubts. Her brother

a blitz marriage, after

“I understand.”

Emmanuel spun

no emotions; he just didn’t

how red

felt so, so guilty

had always wanted him to have

instead, he had found

to take part in a mere

can never come

left this world,” the

terrified all

was no way Alessandra

that this was all

Emmanuel

by Mackenzie via

message.

place was an upscale

ten thousand per square

buildings there, but

that the apartment

the

had the sense to get

Hall. I’d better

left Mackenzie a voice

despite it being six in

of

of Terence Group,

messages during meetings.

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waiting for a long while and not

figured that

didn’t allow her to listen to his

her

reply. The sky had turned dark,

ate at his

to video call

how aloof Mackenzie was

want to speak to

him to her contacts

numbers earlier.

heard her phone ring and glanced at

screen impatiently.

was an extremely rare

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knew her understood

every text that mattered to her, but when it came

didn’t

a video call would change

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with

unfamiliar profile picture call

woman frowned and blocked his

When did I ever give this person my

hung

her phone with her

notification:

and messages

What the hell?

the screen in

time.

messing with me,

man was smart enough to

Terence was

though he didn’t have

latter had called him earlier this morning,

quick look at his call history to find

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