Chapter 7

Being the magnanimous man that he was, Emmanuel

cast aside all his displeasure as soon as he found the

apartment and dragged his luggage in with him.

The unit was huge-more than twice the size of his

three-bedroom home-and the interior was lavishly

decorated.

The four-bedroom apartment felt a bit like a maze on

one’s first visit.

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One thing that Emmanuel noticed, however, was that

although the unit was fully furnished, there didn’t seem

to be any fast-moving consumer goods.

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That means she probably doesn’t live here on a

regular basis. Rich people sure love wasting what they

have, huh? I shared an eighty-square-foot home with

two family members, while this woman bought a

two-hundred-square-foot apartment and left it

unoccupied. If her grandfather hadn’t forced her to get

married, and she needed to use this place to keep me,

it probably would’ve stayed empty forever.

The man scoffed at his own thoughts.

Wait, “keep me?” I just made myself sound like I’m

living off her. That’s not what I’m here for! I just needed

to find a woman to spend my days with, and we’re

both getting something out of each other. Besides, I

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much the same as paying rent.

Out of the four bedrooms, only the biggest one had

multiple closets filled with brand-new clothes.

This must be her lair.

There was an array of shirts and coats, but only three

pairs of underwear-all of which were either fully white

or black and made of cotton.

What a waste of a body like that. Why doesn’t she wear

something spicier?

Despite thinking that, Emmanuel had no interest in

touching her clothes and walked away. Then, he

picked the bedroom furthest from hers as his own.

Considering how much Mackenzie hated men, he knew

he was better off staying as far away from her as

possible.

Rumble.

Feeling his stomach growl again, Emmanuel headed

into the kitchen.

Seriously? All this premium cookware and equipment,

point? Am I

frying pan?

man decided it was

to the nearby supermarket.

back to his family for

only make this place

was so hungry that he

doing his grocery shopping.

at Terence Group, the meeting had just

at the time. It was

past nine.

usual, her mind was filled with

over to her Bentley.

driver took her in

mansion.

she called out halfway through

matter, Ms. Quillen?” the driver

brakes

answer him. In

remembered that she

had warned her

until

should be wherever her husband

country’s millennium-long

she still had

that she was

around. Take me to

“Yes, Ms. Quillen.”

the driver responded

curiosity.

only remaining male driver, he

risk losing his high-paying

careless with his words.

past ten when Emmanuel returned to

apartment.

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on when leaving, so

Mackenzie was already home,

looked as tidy as

in sweat after

his shirt and

to freeze on the spot the moment he

door.

at the woman in the

his ability to

was enjoying a bubble bath with

her

a field

bathtub

still vaguely

the water from

was

her skin

Thump.

Thump.

heart began to race

ten times

women as a

had never felt anything.

time, he

from the rest.

done staring? Do you want me to carve

your eyes?”

of screaming, the woman threatened him

with eyes that

locked the bathroom

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alone, but she

Ms. Quillen. I didn’t know

goosebumps all over his

hurriedly fled.

initially, he leaned

upon exiting the bathroom

for air.

delay, and I’d

the problem with blitz marriages. You

habits. Her

inch of that body was just

even he, a gynecologist,

way.

Mackenzie clutched her

the bathtub.

managed to play it cool

felt completely on edge after

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