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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best friend’s voice rang out from

reply,

his arm and put it

two were close to

dated back to the

middle school. After

they met again

did the date go?”

he saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

resentful smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face as

with

was your eighteenth date!”

face full of

do what I taught you?

line out there right at the beginning of

a single one of them is willing

you a chance.”

Frederick believed that

could be

Hence, he found it unbelievable that

fell

what? I think

exactly because I’m doing what you

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

a

you should improvise! Talk

argued,

at his retort, for he

mentioned his salary

did not want any

8/19

I say? Women these days

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined. “It’s

materialistic. It’ll

you get one.”

understood where

the latter

ditched him for a man from

family.

to go see my

for a check-up

who are doing their

tests?”

Emmanuel agreed as Frederick left in

Emmanuel went into the chest

a woman entered with a

off your clothes and stand in

instructed mechanically

from the patient,

was stunned the moment he saw

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her finger

when he looked up.

11/19

you trying to see my body? How

a male doctor is doing a

no way I’m going through with this. I demand

to another doctor!”

other patients in

around, whispering among

in support of Milani, arguing

female doctor should be in

their

there was no need to make a big

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new to

occurrences have taken

the past two years.

patients would usually

Emmanuel had a reliable look to him,

the case that day when

budge no matter what.

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loser. I finally see

I bet you came

want

became more aggressive when

did not intend to call another doctor for

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

attracted

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was

below his back at

“There must be a

in the industry.

patients. We

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