Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 156

Mackenzie remained unaware of the drama befalling her husband.

She was occupied with a routine meeting at the offices of Terence Group.

As usual, Beatrix secretly scrolled through her phone during the meeting, and

her gaze suddenly landed on a shocking headline.

“What are you doing, Beatrix Quillen?”

She felt Mackenzie’s razor–sharp gaze on her a second later.

Beatrix shuddered involuntarily, aware that her cousin was a fair and

fearsome boss who would chew anyone out for getting distracted in a

meeting.

She hastily rushed to Mackenzie’s side and whispered, “I’m not slacking,

Mackenzie! Look at this headline! Manuel’s being cyberbullied!”

“What?”

Mackenzie released a near–imperceptible sigh and swiped the phone from

Beatrix’s outstretched hand. Once she read the headline, she stood up and

declared curtly, “Meeting’s over. Dismissed!”

She strode out of the conference room, leaving behind a roomful of

bewildered management staff.

Lexi caught up to Beatrix and asked, “What happened, Ms. Beatrix? Why does

Mackenzie seem so

“Hehe, that’s a secret!”

to keep her lips zipped.

expected, Lexi was summoned to the CEO’s office a

handed over her list of tasks

boarded her Bentley shortly after and headed

Hospital.

knew Hermann’s family was anything but good news. I told Emmanuel

given them a single cent. Now look

and they repay his kindness by turning him

enemy!

about the well–being of

to be perpetuated by the

family now, and I won’t allow this

grounds of Beacon Hospital at

www

half a day off to lay low because of the

Addison agreed with his

Mackenzie walked into the Department of

spotted a group of

Emmanuel.

Dr. Lowe. The news

never believe them.”

prevail. You must

was moved by his colleagues‘

would never insist on proclaiming

support him regardless. There was

himself to anyone else.

could not help but smile at the sight. Who knew this

well with his colleagues? Perhaps he wasn’t

of Grandpa at

noticed Mackenzie’s arrival and

grab his

cut short his conversation with his