Chapter 9

Given Mackenzie’s fussiness, Emmanuel knew that

things would turn out bad whether she agreed to go

home with him or not.

“I’m sorry, but my schedule is full. I won’t have time this

entire week,” she answered.

Emmanuel nodded at her reply, which, weirdly enough,

made him both disappointed and relieved.

Well, as I thought, it won’t be easy to get her home to

meet my family.

“Hold on!”

Emmanuel saw a ray of hope when Mackenzie called

out just as he was about to leave the room.

Did she change her mind? Don’t tell me she’s found a

suitable time to go home with me.

To his dismay, he saw Mackenzie holding out a bank

card toward him when he turned back.

“What is this?” he asked with a frown, confounded.

He had no idea why Mackenzie was giving him money,

especially when he had not given Mackenzie the sixty

grand his mother earned with all her hard work

because he suspected their marriage might be a

scam.

What is going on?

“I don’t want that kind of cheap food at home

anymore. There’s a hundred thousand in this card, so

use it to buy whatever is needed for our home. I hope

you can find time to do some shopping for the house.

We do need a lot of things here. Just let me know if you

need more money.”

From her no-nonsense way of talking, one would easily

think Mackenzie was a*signing a task to Emmanuel at

work.

Upset by how absurd the whole situation was,

Emmanuel pushed the card back, insisting, “I’m the

man of the house, and I have a job too. I don’t need

you to pay for anything I’m using.”

His response elicited a frown from Mackenzie.

What’s with this fake chivalry? We’re already married.

Did he really not agree to this because of my money

and body?

Having spoken his piece, Emmanuel turned to leave

without even mentioning the sixty grand his mother

intended to give to Mackenzie as her betrothal gift. He

figured it would be a joke to her.

The next day, Emmanuel went to work at the hospital

as usual.

4/19

Since it had only been two years since he retired from

the military, he was only in charge of running various

tests and procedures at the Department of

Gynecology instead of being a doctor-in-charge.

“Emmanuel! Did you go on a blind date again

yesterday?”

THE

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voice rang out from behind

reply,

arm and put it across Emmanuel’s

were close to

the time when

in middle school. After

the military, they met again

date go?” Frederick

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

out on

with

was your eighteenth

a face full of

do what I taught you?

out there right at the beginning

single one

you a chance.”

Roselynn, Frederick believed that Emmanuel was

catch, although he could be a little

he found it unbelievable that

fell for

what? I think

because I’m doing

  1. The date just fails every time I tell them I’m earning

grand a year!” Emmanuel

improvise! Talk

Frederick argued,

his retort,

mentioned his salary during the

want any of it to

8/19

Women these days are very

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined. “It’s hard

not materialistic. It’ll be

you get one.”

where Frederick

the latter had

ditched him for a man from a

family.

to go see my mom now.

check-up today.

are doing

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left in

that, Emmanuel went into the

enough, a woman entered with a

and

Emmanuel instructed mechanically while

medical slip from the patient, as he

he was stunned the moment he

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed

when he looked up.

11/19

trying to see my body?

doing

through with this.

another

uproar, other patients in

around, whispering among

support

should be

their privacy, while

no need to make a big

since doctors were professionals.

nothing new to

occurrences have taken place

the past two years.

situation like that, patients

Emmanuel had a reliable

case that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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I

came

a pervert and want to

aggressive when

did not intend to call another

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

had attracted Frederick and the

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

saw it was

below his back at middle school-he

explain, “There must be a

We are professionals in the

patients. We treat men and

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