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.

I’m such a horrible son. This is her retirement fund!

is she going to do

that she

It’s what

him

woman knew her mother

that Alessandra would surely fear

leaving if Emmanuel didn’t do as

asked.

had to take

and present it

wanted it or not.

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you really want to thank

as soon as you can so we can

her,” Roselynn added.

her doubts. Her brother had

a blitz

“I understand.”

Emmanuel spun

had no emotions; he just

how red his eyes had

so,

had always wanted

but instead, he had

to take part in a mere

never come to

the

all

no way Alessandra would

she found out that this was

leaving home, Emmanuel headed

instructed by Mackenzie via

message.

an upscale area in Yeringham and

ten thousand

were many buildings there, but

that the apartment number was

mentioning the

the sense to get her

City Hall. I’d better

Mackenzie a voice

six in the evening,

middle of a

CEO of Terence Group, she never

messages during meetings.

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for a long while and

figured that

allow her to listen to

sent her a text message

no reply. The sky had turned dark,

ate at his

he decided to video call

knew how aloof Mackenzie

want to speak

him to her

earlier. At present,

heard her phone ring and

screen impatiently.

an extremely

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who knew her understood that she

that mattered to her, but when it came

whom she didn’t bother responding

video call would change

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with

with an unfamiliar profile picture

woman frowned and

I ever give this person

hung up, Emmanuel

her and tried

received a notification: This

messages

What the hell?

stared at the screen in a

time.

not messing with

the man was smart

Terence was

though he didn’t

him earlier this morning, so

look at

Candy Crush

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