Love At The Wrong Table

“Ms. Quillen, you’re awake!” Emmanuel heard the voice in his arms and breathed a sigh of relief.

“You… You need to let me go!” Mackenzie’s voice grew a degree colder.

Emmanuel sighed and nodded, gently setting his wife down.

Mackenzie made a determined effort to stand, pushing Emmanuel away with a frigid demeanor. “Don’t… Don’t touch me! I can stand on my own!”

“Alright… Alright…” Emmanuel raised his hands, indicating that he wouldn’t touch the woman before him again.

He would certainly be upset if any other woman treated him like this, thinking she was ungrateful. However, this was his beloved wife.

Mackenzie, not recognizing him at the moment, appeared more distant and colder. Strangely, the more distant she acted, the more at ease and happy Emmanuel felt.

you when I get back!” Mackenzie maintained her proud and sharp

He also heard gunshots and explosions coming from the hill behind the villa, suspecting that Nathan’s forces

called out to Emmanuel as he

this man refusing my monetary reward because he wants me to owe

to owe you any favors! And…” She paused a beat before adding, biting her lip, “I want to make this clear: I already have

proud, but Emmanuel couldn’t help but smile.

smile, she could sense it.

a long and happy life with your husband. Goodbye!” Emmanuel finished speaking and swiftly

that very moment, a car approached.

and rushed out of the car, exclaiming, “Thank goodness, Ms. Quillen, you’re safe! I was so scared when

see anything. Turning back to Mackenzie, Lexi realized that her