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

could reply, Frederick Lewis

put it across Emmanuel’s

two were close to

back to the time when

middle school. After Emmanuel

military, they

date go?” Frederick

he saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

out on

the blind date with Milani that

That was your eighteenth date!”

face full

taught you? You

right at the beginning of a date.

one of them

you a chance.”

believed that Emmanuel was

he could be

found it unbelievable that

women fell for

know what? I think I’m messing up

I’m doing what

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

grand a year!” Emmanuel

improvise!

argued, glaring

kept quiet at his retort, for

mentioned his salary

not want any of it to

8/19

I say? Women

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined.

not materialistic. It’ll be

you get one.”

understood where Frederick was

the latter had remained

ditched him for a man from

family.

to go see

check-up today. Can you

patients who are

tests?”

Emmanuel agreed as Frederick left in

into the chest

a woman entered

your clothes and stand in

instructed

the medical slip from the patient, as he

was stunned the moment he

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed

when he looked up.

11/19

Are you trying to see my body?

male doctor is doing a chest

way I’m going through with

another doctor!” Milani

uproar, other patients in

around, whispering among

forward in support

be in charge since

their privacy,

no need

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new to

occurrences have taken place frequently

the past two years.

that, patients would usually give in

had a reliable

that day when Milani

budge no matter what.

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I finally see why you

came

and want to check out women’s

aggressive when

to

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

attracted Frederick

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

Frederick saw it was Milani-the prettiest

below his back at middle

“There must be

are professionals in the

our patients. We treat

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