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!

What is she going to do if

that

it, Manny. It’s what Mom

him

woman knew her mother well, so she

that Alessandra would surely fear

if Emmanuel didn’t do

asked.

man had to take the money

and present it to

wanted it or not.

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to thank

wife as soon as you can so we can take a

her,” Roselynn added.

she had her

a blitz

“I understand.”

that, Emmanuel spun around and left

no emotions; he just

family to see how red his eyes

felt so, so

had always wanted him to have a

had found himself a

to take part in

come to

left this world,” the

terrified all

Alessandra would be able

if she found out that this was all

home, Emmanuel headed

as instructed by Mackenzie via

message.

place was an upscale

ten thousand per square

were many buildings there, but Mackenzie

told him that the apartment

mentioning the

I had the sense to get her

Hall. I’d better ask

he left Mackenzie

six in the evening,

the middle of a

CEO of Terence Group, she never checked

messages during meetings.

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waiting for a long while and not receiving

figured that the

to listen

he sent her a

still no reply. The sky

ate at

to video call

man knew how aloof

to

him

exchanged numbers earlier. At

phone ring

screen impatiently.

was an extremely

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understood

text that mattered to her, but when it

didn’t bother

a video call

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someone with the

unfamiliar profile

woman frowned and blocked his

did I ever give this

how she hung up,

phone with her and tried

he received a notification: This user

messages from

What the hell?

at the screen in a daze

time.

with me, is

was smart

Terence was

didn’t have Terence’s number

latter had called him earlier this morning, so all

was a quick look at

Candy Crush

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