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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rang out from

could reply, Frederick Lewis

and put it across

close to

dated back to the time when

middle school. After

military, they

date go?” Frederick asked out

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

resentful smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face

blind date with Milani that went

your eighteenth date!”

face

I taught you? You should set

right at the beginning of a date.

one of

you a chance.”

Roselynn, Frederick believed that Emmanuel

catch, although he could

Hence, he found it unbelievable

the women fell for Emmanuel’s

think I’m messing up every

I’m doing what you told

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

grand a

improvise! Talk

argued, glaring at

quiet at his retort,

mentioned his salary

not want any of it

8/19

can I say? Women these

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined. “It’s hard

It’ll be a rare find

you get one.”

understood where

the latter

ditched him for a

family.

I have to go

for a check-up today.

are

tests?”

Emmanuel agreed as Frederick left

went into the

a woman entered with a medical

and

Emmanuel instructed mechanically while

from

was stunned the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her finger

when he looked up.

11/19

trying to see my

a male doctor is doing a

I’m going through

another doctor!” Milani

the uproar, other patients in the

around,

in support of

doctor should be

their privacy,

was no need to

since doctors were professionals.

nothing new to

taken place frequently

the past two years.

that, patients would usually

Emmanuel had a reliable look

case that day when

budge no matter what.

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such a dirty loser. I finally see why

bet you came to this

want to check out

aggressive when

intend to

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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had attracted

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

Frederick saw it was Milani-the

back at middle school-he

to explain, “There must

We are professionals in the

on our patients. We treat men and women

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