Chapter 21

Emmanuel uttered that in a daze.

“That’s why you risked your life?” asked Mackenzie with

a frown.

“Of course. I can’t believe it’s so difficult to bring my

wife home even after I’m married. I’m such a failure.

Emmanuel laughed self–deprecatingly.

He had read many trending novels about live–in

sons–in–law, but he found himself more pitiful than

them. At least those mothers had seen their

daughters–in–law before.

Mackenzie sighed inwardly, feeling utterly conflicted.

“By the way, I’ve negotiated with Mr. Webber. We only

need to pay them three million, and they’ll get lost. I’ve

helped Terence Group save two million. The boss will

praise you, won’t he?Emmanuel added with a smile.

Mackenzie’s lips curled into a disdainful smile. So, he

thinks I work for someone?

“All right. Stop spouting nonsense. Don’t talk about the

company’s affairs in public,” Mackenzie warned. She

then called a taxi and went home with him.

To her surprise, Emmanuel was so drunk that he fell

into a deep sleep the moment he got into the car.

When they arrived at Yociam Residence, Mackenzie

no matter how

you need my

driver was a middle–aged man. He had

her from the

throughout the journey.

beautiful woman in his taxi was a

for him.

3/7

her send

a chance to take advantage

be worth living if I could have

moment with her.

icy gaze. Her

enough to make him shudder.

want to live,” she snapped. That

the driver’s imagination, and he quickly drove

after dropping

offer, Mackenzie had

carry Emmanuel home

was trained to fight since she

to a

could carry someone as

Emmanuel.

to help him

arrived at

staggered and fell,

fall with him.

“Ugh. This b*stard!”

than him,

grimaced in pain as she lay on

daughter of the Quillen family, yet

the ground by a man.

also reeked of sweat and

someone particular about cleanliness, it

with

This is unforgivable!

of that, she did not expect

the house, to walk

hearing the commotion

bodyguard saw the

his jaw

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