Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 23

He was aware that his aunt and his cousin’s wife had a

tendency to clash with one another. It seemed that

every time they encountered one another, a heated

argument would ensue, and on rare occasions, it

would escalate to a physical altercation, leaving his

poor cousin trapped in the middle of it all.

His cousin could still side with his mother and would

sometimes reprimand his wife, but Emmanuel knew

that he would meet his doom tomorrow if he had the

guts to yell at Mackenzie.

If she goes too far or speaks to Mom disrespectfully, I

may be forced to confront her. If this leads to a

disagreement, Mom may find out about our

arrangement and be distressed by it.

Even though Mackenzie had agreed to come home

with him, Emmanuel was still frustrated and anxious. It

felt like bringing a bomb that might explode anytime

home.

“Manny, what’s wrong? Did she refuse to visit us?”

Roselynn snapped.

I don’t care how capable his wife is. Now that she has

become a part of the Lowe family, she must conform

to the expectations laid out for her and cannot act

however she pleases. If she’s already acting up when

we expect her to visit, how will Manny and Mom endure

her antics in the days ahead?

“Of course not, Roselynn. Don’t get it wrong. She’s just

too busy,” Emmanuel quickly explained.

No matter how furious he was, Mackenzie was still his

wife.

“Good, then.”

was in a great mood

She couldn’t help but

on her mind. “Manny,

invitation to attend a high–society

that many rich scions will

want to see

huh?”

Roselynn well. It could be

was the person who knew

person who was driven to

was quite

world of romantic

she was a teenager

beginning, she fell for Nick Jonas from The

Later, she took an interest in Jamie

role as

infatuated with Alex

men she loved were

be nothing short of

perfect men didn’t exist

she was still single in her thirties. It wasn’t because she was anything less than appealing or desirable; it was because her ideal

perfect to exist in

Emmanuel both cautioned

male characters she

actually real, and

accordingly.

enjoyed the opportunity to lay her eyes

at

a rare opportunity. I must attend the

to meet my

her objective directly

even threatened him menacingly, “If

as my plus one. Whether or not

depends on your efforts!”

Emmanuel was speechless.

would I put in

Roselynn received entailed

one. The party was

so Emmanuel

companion for the night.

my best. If Roselynn still remains single, it

fault.

it

the world. He wasn’t ignorant at

had married Mackenzie,

she

decided that

not only help him understand

give them more common topics

widely suggested that in a marriage,