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

friend’s voice rang out

Emmanuel could reply, Frederick Lewis

put it across

close to

the time

in middle school.

the military, they met

did the date go?” Frederick asked out of

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face

the blind date with Milani that went

was your eighteenth

face

what I taught you?

right at the

one of them

you a chance.”

Frederick believed

could

he found it unbelievable

the women fell for

what? I think I’m messing up

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

his

salary during the

not want any of it

8/19

Women these days are very

and materialistic.”

about it,” Frederick

It’ll be a rare

you get one.”

understood where

latter had remained unmarried

girlfriend ditched him for a man from a

family.

go see my mom now.

check-up today. Can

are doing

tests?”

Frederick left in a

Emmanuel went into the

enough, a woman entered with a medical

take off your clothes and stand in front

Emmanuel instructed

medical slip from

he was stunned the moment he saw

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her

when he looked up.

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to see my

is doing a chest X-ray for

going through with

to another doctor!”

other patients in

gather around, whispering among

in support of

female doctor should be in charge since

concerned their privacy,

there was no need to make a

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new to

have taken

the past two years.

like that, patients

Emmanuel had a reliable look

was not the case that day when Milani

budge no matter what.

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such a dirty loser. I finally see

came to this department

and want

more aggressive when she

not intend to call

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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commotion had attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

Frederick saw it was

his back at middle

explain, “There must be a

in

patients. We treat

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