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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2

rang out from

Emmanuel could reply,

arm and put it

two were close to

dated back to the

in middle school.

the military, they

date go?” Frederick

he saw

“It didn’t go well.”

out on Emmanuel’s face

the blind date with Milani

was your eighteenth date!”

a face

do what I taught

at the beginning

single one of them is willing

you a chance.”

Roselynn, Frederick believed that Emmanuel was

although he could be

he found it unbelievable that

the women fell for

what? 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

a year!” Emmanuel

you should improvise!

Frederick argued, glaring at

kept quiet at his

salary

any

8/19

I say? Women these

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined. “It’s

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

you get one.”

understood where Frederick was

since the latter

him for a man from a

family.

have to go see my mom now.

for a check-up today. Can you

who are

tests?”

Frederick left in

that, Emmanuel went into the chest X-ray

enough, a woman entered with

and stand in

Emmanuel instructed

the medical slip from the patient,

he was stunned the moment he saw

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed her

when he looked up.

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you trying to see my

is doing a

no way I’m going through with this.

another doctor!” Milani

patients in the department

gather around, whispering

in support of

doctor should be in

concerned their privacy, while

that there was no need to make a big

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing

occurrences have taken place frequently

the past two years.

situation like that, patients would

a reliable look to

case that

budge no matter what.

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dirty loser. I finally see

came to this department because

pervert and want to

more aggressive when

to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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commotion had attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was

his back at middle

to explain, “There must be a

are professionals in the

our patients. We

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