Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 21

Emmanuel uttered that in a daze.

“That’s why you risked your life?” asked Mackenzie with

a frown.

“Of course. I can’t believe it’s so difficult to bring my

wife home even after I’m married. I’m such a failure.”

Emmanuel laughed self–deprecatingly.

He had read many trending novels about live–in

sons–in–law, but he found himself more pitiful than

them. At least those mothers had seen their

daughters–in–law before.

Mackenzie sighed inwardly, feeling utterly conflicted.

“By the way, I’ve negotiated with Mr. Webber. We only

need to pay them three million, and they’ll get lost. I’ve

helped Terence Group save two million. The boss will

praise you, won’t he?” Emmanuel added with a smile.

Mackenzie’s lips curled into a disdainful smile. So, he

thinks I work for someone?

“All right. Stop spouting nonsense. Don’t talk about the

company’s affairs in public,” Mackenzie warned. She

then called a taxi and went home with him.

To her surprise, Emmanuel was so drunk that he fell

into a deep sleep the moment he got into the car.

When they arrived at Yociam Residence, Mackenzie

no matter how hard

do you need

middle–aged man.

at her from the rearview

throughout the journey.

have such a beautiful woman

for him.

3/7

was helping

Will I have a

life would be worth living if I

moment with her.

Mackenzie’s icy gaze. Her hostile

enough to make

if you want to live,” she

imagination, and he

dropping them

refused the driver’s offer, Mackenzie had

but to carry Emmanuel home

trained to fight since she

to a

carry someone as

Emmanuel.

her considerable effort to help him into

arrived

fell,

fall with him.

“Ugh. This b*stard!”

lighter than him, but it was

fall. She grimaced in pain

eldest daughter of the Quillen family,

was being pressed to the ground by a

also reeked

particular about cleanliness,

Mackenzie scowl with disgust.

This is unforgivable!

of that, she did not

house, to walk out

the

bodyguard saw the

elevator, his jaw dropped.