Chapter 6

“I’ll tell you about it after talking it through with her,

Mom.”

Emmanuel decided to leave things be for now.

Since he couldn’t agree or refuse, he had no choice but

to take it one step at a time.

“All right, then,” Alessandra responded. “Well, how

about you move out and go live with her today? Girls

love it when guys are romantic. It’s your wedding night,

so you’d better not leave her on her own! Take good

care of her. Do you understand?”

Wedding night? Emmanuel scoffed internally.

If that hadn’t even crossed his mind, then Mackenzie

certainly wouldn’t have thought of it either.

The woman had never even thought about

consummating their marriage.

There’s just no way it’d ever happen!

Still, he nodded at his mother and sister. “I’ll be off,

then. Take care of yourselves. Call me whenever you

need me.”

That alone was enough to make Alessandra and

Roselynn tear up again.

Given how Emmanuel’s father had died young, and the

two women had watched Emmanuel grow up, seeing

the only man in the family leave home made their

hearts heavy.

“Don’t cry, Mom. How are you going to have grandkids

if Manny doesn’t stay with your daughter-in-law?”

Roselynn urged, even though she couldn’t stop crying

herself.

The women spent a long while helping Emmanuel

pack his valuables.

Alessandra shoved a bank card into his hands just as

he was about to leave.

“What are you doing, Mom?”

The man hastily gave it back, knowing that his mother

only had one card. It was baffling that she was

handing him her social security fund.

There was no way he could accept it.

“Take it,” Alessandra insisted. “Your wife agreed to

marry you without you giving her any betrothal gifts.

She even bought a place for you two so you could live

together, so don’t let her down. Give her everything she

deserves! There are about sixty thousand on this card.

Go buy your wife a ring and some jewelry. Do you hear

me?”

Upon hearing that, Emmanuel felt his nose burn.

such a horrible son. This is her retirement

already fifty-seven. What is she going to do

all that

it, Manny. It’s what Mom

him

woman knew her mother well, so she

that Alessandra would surely

if Emmanuel

asked.

had to take the

present it to

wanted it or not.

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to thank Mom,

can so we can

her,” Roselynn added.

she had her

a blitz marriage, after

“I understand.”

Emmanuel spun around

wasn’t that he had no emotions; he just didn’t

see how red his eyes had

so, so guilty

wanted him

but instead, he had

to take part in a

can never come to light-at

this world,” the

all

no way Alessandra would be able to

if she found out that this was all a

home, Emmanuel

as instructed by Mackenzie via

message.

an upscale area in Yeringham

thousand per

many buildings there, but Mackenzie

him that the apartment number was

the

I had the

outside City Hall. I’d

he left Mackenzie a voice

despite it being six in the evening, Mackenzie

of a meeting

the CEO of Terence Group, she

messages during meetings.

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waiting for a long

Emmanuel figured that

didn’t allow her to listen to

so he sent her a text message

The sky had turned

empty stomach ate

to video

man knew how aloof Mackenzie was

want to speak to

added him

numbers earlier.

her phone ring and

screen impatiently.

was an

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her understood that she

that mattered to her, but when it

didn’t bother

a video call would change her

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with

unfamiliar

and blocked his number

I ever

hung up,

phone with her and

a notification: This user

messages

What the hell?

the screen in a

time.

messing with me, is

the man was

was her

didn’t have

him earlier this morning, so all

quick look at his

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