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. This is her

What is she going to do if

all that she has

it, Manny. It’s what

shot him

woman knew her

Alessandra would surely

leaving if Emmanuel didn’t do as

asked.

had to take the money

it to

wanted it or not.

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want to thank Mom, come back

as soon as you can so we can take a look

her,” Roselynn added.

she had her doubts.

a blitz

“I understand.”

spun around and left

no

see how red his eyes had

so,

wanted him to

but instead, he had

to take part in a mere

can never come to light-at least not

the man muttered to

terrified all

no way Alessandra would be able

that this was all

Emmanuel headed over to

instructed by Mackenzie

message.

was an upscale area in

ten thousand per square

many buildings there,

told him that the

the block

had the sense to

outside City Hall. I’d better

he left Mackenzie a

despite it being six in the

the middle of

Terence

messages during meetings.

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a long while and not

figured that the

allow her to listen

so he sent her a text message

reply. The sky had turned

empty stomach ate at his

decided to video call

man knew how aloof Mackenzie

want to

him to her

earlier.

her phone ring and glanced

screen impatiently.

was an extremely rare

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who knew her understood that

mattered to her, but when it came

she didn’t bother responding

video call

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someone with

with an unfamiliar profile picture

woman frowned and blocked

I ever give this

she hung

her phone with her

received a notification:

messages

What the hell?

at the screen in

time.

with me, is

the man was smart enough to

Terence was her

though he didn’t have

him earlier this morning,

look at his

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