Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 24

“Roselynn, what are you doing? It hurts!”

When Roselynn stepped out after changing, she was

shocked to discover that her brother had a band–aid

on his body and a bandage on his back. She couldn’t

help but impulsively reach out and give him a slap on

the shoulder.

Emmanuel was a living, breathing human being, and it

was only natural for him to cry out in anguish when he

was unexpectedly struck by sudden pain.

Alessandra had been engrossed in matters regarding

her daughter–in–law and paid no attention to her son.

Belatedly realizing he had been concealing his injuries,

she asked anxiously, “Manny, how did you get hurt?”

Not wanting his family to worry, Emmanuel lied, “Don’t

worry, Mom. I accidentally fell down, that’s all.”

“Fell down? This is a lie. You obviously got hurt. Did

someone hit you or throw something at you?”

Roselynn snapped. Her voice grew increasingly

agitated as she demanded, “Manny, be honest with

1. me. Did your wife beat you? Is this domestic violence?”

Emmanuel nearly coughed out blood in exasperation.

replied, “Roselynn, how could

my wife? This has nothing

to

him, since she had quite obviously

was still aching

How did you

Alessandra’s only son,

get to the

her son’s stubborn pride

from confiding in her.

scoundrels tried to

I fought with them and ended

hurt,” Emmanuel explained.

the story as

stirring up trouble on Mackenzie’s

he

Manny!

wife!” Roselynn relaxed

him the thumbs–up.

leads in TV dramas

time, Roselynn.

to hear his mother’s

topic

leave.

grabbed his arm and said,

Roselynn a good man at

as long as he’s

integrity!”

mother knew her

why Roselynn

despite being in

blind dates for Emmanuel,

introduced a lot of

in her criticism of

4/6

of