Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 94

“Please don’t jump to conclusions like that again, Ms. Quillen. People might

think you’re jealous.”

Emmanuel raised his arm and stepped away from Mackenzie.

“Hmph! I told you I don’t like you. Why would I be jealous?”

Mackenzie was not going to admit that an all-powerful CEO who hated

men like her that such an ordinary man could incur her jealousy.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

“Good point.”

Emmanuel laughed. “I remember you mentioning once that you wouldn’t

mind if I spoke to other women after our marriage, Ms. Quillen. I’ve never

taken you up on the offer. Why the sudden change in mind?”

Mackenzie wheezed with rage. Her chest heaved rapidly. “As I said, this is a

matter of pride! I’m only worried about people finding out about your

indiscretions!”

Emmanuel turned to regard her. As the atmosphere had regained its

calm, he teased, “I see. But your actions earlier did make it look like you

were jealous.”

don’t like men, and you even

teeth

is losing

dislike for me, Ms. Quillen. I

just need a woman to deal with my

keep trying to set me up!

not take

can blackmail me with this, Ms.

do not accuse me of being unfaithful. You

pride, but it cannot be at the cost of my innocence and

noticed that Mackenzie did not argue

would remain stubborn

compromise.

thought Emmanuel had a point, so she took her time to

lower voice than before, “I’m sorry. I

in my

He laughed a moment later.

out. You can tell me if there is

of dropping hints like you did last

“Hmph! I know that.”

Mackenzie returned

I ask the same thing from my employees, and

more than anything the presumptuous ones

have I become somebody

that his company was making her more

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is such

had retired to her bedroom, Emmanuel turned

claim of not being fond

woman does not have the discernment I