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,

arm and put it across

were close to one

to the time

in middle school. After

they

go?” Frederick asked

saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on Emmanuel’s face as

with

was your eighteenth date!”

a face full of

you do what I taught

at the beginning of a date.

not a single one of them is willing to

you a chance.”

Roselynn, Frederick believed that Emmanuel was

catch, although he could be a little

he found it

women fell for Emmanuel’s

I think I’m

exactly because I’m doing what you told me

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

grand a year!”

you should improvise! Talk

argued, glaring at

his

mentioned his salary during

he did not want any of it to

8/19

I say? Women these

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick

not materialistic. It’ll be a rare find

you get one.”

understood where Frederick was

since the latter

girlfriend ditched him for a

family.

go see

over for a check-up

are doing

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left in

went into the

enough, a woman entered with a

take off your clothes and

instructed

from the

but he was stunned the moment he saw the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her finger

when he looked up.

11/19

you trying to see my body? How is

a male doctor is doing a chest

I’m going through with this. I

to another doctor!”

other patients in the

around, whispering among

forward in support of Milani, arguing

be

their

there was no need to

since doctors were professionals.

nothing new to

taken place

the past two years.

patients would usually give in

a reliable look to him,

was not the case that day when Milani

budge no matter what.

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loser. I finally see why you can’t

came to

pervert and want

aggressive when she saw

did not intend to

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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had attracted

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was

below his back at middle school-he

“There must

are professionals in the industry.

on our patients. We treat men and women

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