Chapter 9

Given Mackenzie’s fussiness, Emmanuel knew that

things would turn out bad whether she agreed to go

home with him or not.

“I’m sorry, but my schedule is full. I won’t have time this

entire week,” she answered.

Emmanuel nodded at her reply, which, weirdly enough,

made him both disappointed and relieved.

Well, as I thought, it won’t be easy to get her home to

meet my family.

“Hold on!”

Emmanuel saw a ray of hope when Mackenzie called

out just as he was about to leave the room.

Did she change her mind? Don’t tell me she’s found a

suitable time to go home with me.

To his dismay, he saw Mackenzie holding out a bank

card toward him when he turned back.

“What is this?” he asked with a frown, confounded.

He had no idea why Mackenzie was giving him money,

especially when he had not given Mackenzie the sixty

grand his mother earned with all her hard work

because he suspected their marriage might be a

scam.

What is going on?

“I don’t want that kind of cheap food at home

anymore. There’s a hundred thousand in this card, so

use it to buy whatever is needed for our home. I hope

you can find time to do some shopping for the house.

We do need a lot of things here. Just let me know if you

need more money.”

From her no-nonsense way of talking, one would easily

think Mackenzie was assigning a task to Emmanuel at

work.

Upset by how absurd the whole situation was,

Emmanuel pushed the card back, insisting, “I’m the

man of the house, and I have a job too. I don’t need

you to pay for anything I’m using.”

His response elicited a frown from Mackenzie.

What’s with this fake chivalry? We’re already married.

Did he really not agree to this because of my money

and body?

Having spoken his piece, Emmanuel turned to leave

without even mentioning the sixty grand his mother

intended to give to Mackenzie as her betrothal gift. He

figured it would be a joke to her.

The next day, Emmanuel went to work at the hospital

as usual.

4/19

Since it had only been two years since he retired from

the military, he was only in charge of running various

tests and procedures at the Department of

Gynecology instead of being a doctor-in-charge.

“Emmanuel! Did you go on a blind date again

yesterday?”

THE

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friend’s voice rang out from behind

reply, Frederick Lewis

arm and put it across

close to one another since

the time when

school. After

they met

go?”

saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

out on Emmanuel’s

the blind date with Milani that went

your

a face full

I taught

at the beginning of

one of them is

you a chance.”

Frederick believed

catch, although he could be

he found it unbelievable that

women fell for

what? I think I’m

doing

  1. The date just fails every time I tell them I’m earning

a year!”

you should improvise!

Frederick argued, glaring

quiet at his

his salary during the

want any of it

8/19

can I say? Women these days are

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined. “It’s

It’ll be

you get one.”

understood where Frederick

the latter had remained unmarried

girlfriend ditched him for a man from a

family.

have to go see my

check-up today. Can you

are doing their

tests?”

agreed as Frederick

went into

enough, a woman entered

off your clothes and stand in

instructed mechanically

slip from

stunned the moment he

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed her finger

when he looked up.

11/19

to see

male doctor is doing a chest X-ray for

through with

another doctor!” Milani

other patients in

gather around, whispering

came forward in support of

should be in charge

their privacy,

no need to make a

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing

taken place

the past two years.

like that, patients would

end since Emmanuel had a

was not the case that day when Milani

budge no matter what.

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dirty loser. I finally see why you

wife. I bet you came to this department

and want

more aggressive when

intend to

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the prettiest

below his back at middle

explain, “There must be

are professionals in the

our patients. We

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