Chapter 16

On that night, Emmanuel arrived at the nightclub

named The Paradise.

Beneath his clothes were all bandages!

Standing alone by the door, he puffed at a cigarette in

annoyance.

His mood plummeted when he received a call three

minutes ago, and Roselynn’s voice was still echoing in

his ear. “Manny, Mom was admitted to the hospital

again. She has nephritis! She was asking for you,

wondering when your wife will come and visit. She

thought your wife should have come to see her

already since you two are married.”

Roselynn’s words rendered Emmanuel speechless, and

her remarks still echoed in his ears.

Their father passed away at a young age, and their

mother had to raise him and his sister singlehandedly.

She worked too hard when she was young, and her

unhealthy diet caused her to develop kidney stones.

Some ten years ago, she had to have one of her

kidneys removed, and her only kidney was inflamed.

Emmanuel did not know how long his mother’s body

could hold up.

Her only wish now was to meet her daughter–in–law.

Even seeing her grandchild being born would be a

luxury!

Emmanuel knew he had repeatedly disappointed his

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mother, but this time, he was determined to bring

Mackenzie home to fulfill his mother’s wish!

Meanwhile, Mackenzie was in a daze. She might be

staring at the screen, but she was, in fact, zoning out.

She had never been so worried for someone in her life

that it significantly reduced her efficiency at work.

All of a sudden, her phone rang. It was a call from her

grandfather.

“Hey, Mackenzie! Can the strategic warehouse project

be completed in time? All the directors kept pressuring

me for the progress update!” Terence sounded

anxious.

After all, all shareholders wanted profits. As the

majority shareholder of the company, Terénce

undoubtedly hoped the project would succeed.

“Grandpa, I’m waiting for an update from someone,”

Mackenzie said calmly.

“Updates from someone? Who’s the CEO of Terence

Group? Who’s the decision maker of the company?

And you’re telling me you’re waiting for updates from

Terence expressed his dismay. What

my granddaughter? That’s not how

would usually behave!

me an answer right now!”

Terence raised his voice.

is Emmanuel!” she responded.

froze for

kept mum.

a while, he expressed his shock. “Why do

for him to make a decision

Group?”

asking, okay?” Mackenzie replied

I’ve informed

Construction to be on standby. I’ll

an ultimatum by

ended

long breath and found

sit

could not believe that even during

found herself

solve the problem.

flicked his cigarette

entrance of The Paradise and was

the premises.

from

person was Sheldon.

lost your mind?

to anything for the sake of money? Mr. Webber is

to deal with, yet you went to

him and his men to

16 Fits

could easily send someone

Sheldon exclaimed in agitation,

to dissuade

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only had a professional

to human, he did not

risk his

Emmanuel ignored him and walked straight into

the nightclub.

refused to

their guest to him:

him out of the

refused

you stop acting crazy?

give up, okay?

that money!” Sheldon stayed back, further

dampening Emmanuel’s spirit.

continued giving him

was saying that for his

know how I’m feeling and why I’m doing this.

pointless for me to explain to him

a sudden, an Audi

stunning lady stepped out of her car in high heels,

drawn to her. She

revealed her long and

was so smooth that it

white poppy

jaw dropped when he saw

from the aura she exuded, the

could

and attractive appearance

a candle to her.

my goodness, isn’t that Elena Lyle, the top

Paradise?” Sheldon exclaimed,

beauty. He was so taken aback that he

hardly move.

a man living in Yeringham,

the legends surrounding the top hostess

Paradise.

that she never

to drink with her

per

taste in

drink Lafite.

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Elena would only befriend

and influential. She was, indeed, the

a successful hostess.

knew nothing about Elena, but

the

walked toward her directly.

him that Samuel would always come and look

her, so he was confident that he could get

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