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

Emmanuel could reply, Frederick

and put it across

to one another since

dated back to the

school. After

they met again

the date go?” Frederick asked out of

he saw

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on Emmanuel’s face

with Milani

your eighteenth

with a face full of

you do what I taught you?

there right at

single one of

you a chance.”

believed that

although he could be

he found it unbelievable that

fell

I 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 year!” Emmanuel

you should improvise!

argued, glaring at

quiet at his retort,

mentioned his salary during the

any

8/19

can I say? Women these

and materialistic.”

me about it,” Frederick whined.

who’s not materialistic. It’ll be a rare

you get one.”

where

since the latter had remained unmarried

him for a man

family.

to go see my

over for a check-up today.

are doing their medical

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left in

went into the chest

woman entered with a medical

take off your clothes and stand in

instructed mechanically

slip from

the moment he saw the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

woman pointed her finger

when he looked up.

11/19

to see my

a male doctor is doing a

I’m going through with this. I demand

another doctor!” Milani

other patients in the department

gather around, whispering among

support

female doctor should be in charge since

their privacy, while

was no need to

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new to Emmanuel,

have taken place frequently

the past two years.

patients would usually give in

had a reliable look to him,

not the case that day

budge no matter what.

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such a dirty loser. I

you came to this department

want to check out women’s

more aggressive when she

not intend to

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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attracted Frederick

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the prettiest girl

his back

explain, “There must

in the industry.

our patients. We treat men

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