Chapter 7

Being the magnanimous man that he was, Emmanuel

cast aside all his displeasure as soon as he found the

apartment and dragged his luggage in with him.

The unit was huge-more than twice the size of his

three-bedroom home-and the interior was lavishly

decorated.

The four-bedroom apartment felt a bit like a maze on

one’s first visit.

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One thing that Emmanuel noticed, however, was that

although the unit was fully furnished, there didn’t seem

to be any fast-moving consumer goods.

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That means she probably doesn’t live here on a

regular basis. Rich people sure love wasting what they

have, huh? I shared an eighty-square-foot home with

two family members, while this woman bought a

two-hundred-square-foot apartment and left it

unoccupied. If her grandfather hadn’t forced her to get

married, and she needed to use this place to keep me,

it probably would’ve stayed empty forever.

The man scoffed at his own thoughts.

Wait, “keep me?” I just made myself sound like I’m

living off her. That’s not what I’m here for! I just needed

to find a woman to spend my days with, and we’re

both getting something out of each other. Besides, I

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much the same as paying rent.

Out of the four bedrooms, only the biggest one had

multiple closets filled with brand-new clothes.

This must be her lair.

There was an array of shirts and coats, but only three

pairs of underwear-all of which were either fully white

or black and made of cotton.

What a waste of a body like that. Why doesn’t she wear

something spicier?

Despite thinking that, Emmanuel had no interest in

touching her clothes and walked away. Then, he

picked the bedroom furthest from hers as his own.

Considering how much Mackenzie hated men, he knew

he was better off staying as far away from her as

possible.

Rumble.

Feeling his stomach growl again, Emmanuel headed

into the kitchen.

Seriously? All this premium cookware and equipment,

no food! What’s the point? Am I

frying pan?

man decided it was time to make

to the nearby supermarket.

he couldn’t go back to

only make this place his

was so hungry that he bought himself a bun

doing his grocery shopping.

Group, the meeting

Mackenzie glanced at the time. It was

past nine.

was filled

over to her Bentley.

took her in

mansion.

she called out halfway

Ms. Quillen?” the

the brakes and asked

didn’t answer him. In fact,

that she was

had warned her

until she had given

woman should be wherever her husband was;

country’s millennium-long

still

that

around. Take me

“Yes, Ms. Quillen.”

the driver

curiosity.

Mackenzie’s only remaining male driver, he

his

careless with his words.

was past ten when Emmanuel returned

apartment.

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lights on when

already home, especially

looked as tidy

in sweat after grocery shopping, the

and

the spot the moment he opened

door.

at the woman in

ability

was enjoying a bubble bath

her pink toes

in a

the bathtub

still vaguely see

from where

was

skin

Thump.

Thump.

to race

ten times

many women as

had never felt anything.

he knew Mackenzie

from the rest.

done staring? Do you

your eyes?”

screaming, the

him with eyes

the bathroom door

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she

sorry, Ms. Quillen. I didn’t know you were

all over his skin,

hurriedly fled.

initially, he leaned

upon exiting the bathroom

for air.

second of delay, and I’d probably

problem with

the other person’s habits. Her eyes

inch of that

he,

way.

Mackenzie clutched her chest while

the bathtub.

managed to play it cool when the

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