Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 9

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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voice rang

Emmanuel could reply, Frederick

and put it across

to one another

dated back to the time

school.

military, they

date go?” Frederick

he saw

“It didn’t go well.”

resentful smile broke out on

with Milani

That was your eighteenth date!”

face full

what I taught you? You

there right at the beginning of a date.

one of them

you a chance.”

Frederick believed that

could be a

he found

women fell

think I’m messing

I’m doing what you told

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

grand a year!”

should improvise! Talk about

argued, glaring

kept quiet at his

mentioned his salary

did not want any of it

8/19

I say? Women these days are very

and materialistic.”

me about it,” Frederick whined. “It’s hard

not materialistic. It’ll

you get one.”

understood where Frederick

latter had remained unmarried

ditched him for a man

family.

go see

over for a check-up today.

who are

tests?”

as Frederick left in a

went into the chest X-ray

woman entered with

clothes and

instructed mechanically while

the medical slip from the patient,

but he was stunned the moment

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her finger at

when he looked up.

11/19

sicko! Are you trying to see

doctor is doing a chest X-ray

no way I’m going through

another doctor!” Milani

uproar, other patients

gather around, whispering among

forward in support of Milani,

be in charge

concerned their

need to make a

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing new

have taken

the past two years.

like that, patients would

since Emmanuel had a reliable look to him,

case that day

budge no matter what.

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I finally see

I bet you came to this

pervert and want to check out women’s

became more aggressive when she saw

intend to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

had attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was

below his back at middle school-he

explain, “There

in

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