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

voice rang out

reply, Frederick

and put

were close to one another since

to the

school. After Emmanuel

they met again

the date go?” Frederick asked out

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on

the blind date with Milani that went

your

face full

what I taught you? You

right at the

a single one of them is

you a chance.”

Roselynn, Frederick believed that Emmanuel was

catch, although he could be a little

found it

women fell

I think I’m messing up every

doing what you

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

a year!” Emmanuel

should improvise! Talk

Frederick argued,

at his retort,

his salary during the

did not want any of it

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say? Women these days are

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined. “It’s

who’s not materialistic. It’ll be

you get one.”

where

since the latter had remained

him for a man from a

family.

I have to go see my mom

over for a check-up today.

patients who are doing their

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left in

into the chest X-ray

woman entered

take off your clothes and stand in

instructed

from the

he was stunned the moment

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

woman pointed her

when he looked up.

11/19

Are you trying to

male doctor is doing a chest

no way I’m going through with this.

to another doctor!” Milani

the uproar, other patients in the department

gather around, whispering among

came forward in support of Milani, arguing

female doctor should be

their

there was no need to make

since doctors were professionals.

nothing

have taken

the past two years.

like that, patients would usually give in

had a

not the case that day when Milani

budge no matter what.

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such a dirty loser. I

bet you came to

want

became more aggressive when

not intend to call another doctor for

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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commotion had attracted Frederick

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

it was Milani-the

below his back at middle school-he

to explain, “There must

professionals in

patients. We treat

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