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

4

2

rang out

Emmanuel could reply, Frederick

arm and put it

to one another

the time when

middle school. After Emmanuel

the military, they met again

did the date go?” Frederick asked out

he saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

resentful smile broke out

the blind date with Milani that

your eighteenth

a face full

I taught you? You

out there right at the beginning of

believe not a single one of them is

you a chance.”

believed that Emmanuel

although he could be a little

found it unbelievable

the women fell

I think I’m messing up every

doing what you told

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

a year!”

you should improvise!

argued, glaring at

at his retort, for

salary during the

any

8/19

Women these days are

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick

who’s not materialistic. It’ll be

you get one.”

where

latter had

for

family.

go see my

check-up today. Can

are doing their medical

tests?”

as Frederick left in a

that, Emmanuel went into the chest

entered with a medical

off your clothes and

instructed

the medical slip from

stunned the moment he saw

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

woman pointed her

when he looked up.

11/19

Are you trying to see

is doing a chest X-ray for

through with this. I

another doctor!”

other patients in the department

gather around, whispering

support of Milani,

doctor should be in charge

concerned their privacy,

was no need

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing new to

taken place frequently

the past two years.

patients

had a reliable

case that day when

budge no matter what.

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loser. I

came

a pervert and want to

aggressive when she saw

not intend to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted Frederick and the

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the

his back

to explain, “There must be

are professionals in the

our patients. We treat men and women

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