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.

I’ll compensate you when

retreated, so they should be out of immediate danger. He also heard gunshots and explosions coming from the hill behind the villa, suspecting that Nathan’s forces were

out to Emmanuel

me to owe him a

a touch of spite, Mackenzie continued, “You better give me your account information, or don’t expect me to owe you any favors! And…” She paused a beat before adding, biting her lip, “I want to make this clear: I already have a husband. You can’t like me! You can’t have any inappropriate thoughts about

and proud, but Emmanuel couldn’t

Mackenzie couldn’t see his smile, she could sense it.

long and happy life with your husband. Goodbye!” Emmanuel finished speaking and swiftly headed toward the

moment, a car approached.

seeing Mackenzie, breathed a sigh of relief and rushed out of the car, exclaiming, “Thank goodness, Ms. Quillen, you’re safe! I was so scared when I saw so

responding, Lexi followed her gaze but didn’t see anything. Turning back to