Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 24

“Roselynn, what are you doing? It hurts!”

When Roselynn stepped out after changing, she was

shocked to discover that her brother had a band–aid

on his body and a bandage on his back. She couldn’t

help but impulsively reach out and give him a slap on

the shoulder.

Emmanuel was a living, breathing human being, and it

was only natural for him to cry out in anguish when he

was unexpectedly struck by sudden pain.

Alessandra had been engrossed in matters regarding

her daughter–in–law and paid no attention to her son.

Belatedly realizing he had been concealing his injuries,

she asked anxiously, “Manny, how did you get hurt?”

Not wanting his family to worry, Emmanuel lied, “Don’t

worry, Mom. I accidentally fell down, that’s all.”

“Fell down? This is a lie. You obviously got hurt. Did

someone hit you or throw something at you?”

Roselynn snapped. Her voice grew increasingly

agitated as she demanded, “Manny, be honest with

1. me. Did your wife beat you? Is this domestic violence?”

Emmanuel nearly coughed out blood in exasperation.

“Roselynn, how could

wife? This has nothing to do with

couldn’t bring himself to say

since she had quite obviously kicked him

still aching as a

How did you get hurt?”

only son, so she

the

stubborn

from confiding in her.

tried to take

with them and

hurt,” Emmanuel explained.

entirely fabricating the story as

stirring up trouble on Mackenzie’s

was the reason he had to

I see. Good job, Manny! I love that you’re

of your wife!” Roselynn relaxed and

him the thumbs–up.

in TV dramas were

almost time, Roselynn.

want to hear his

the topic by

leave.

his arm and said,

find Roselynn a good man

have to be rich as

integrity!”

mother knew her daughter

Roselynn

being in her

arranging blind dates for Emmanuel, she

lot of men to

in her criticism of all

4/6

of them measured