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.

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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

could reply, Frederick Lewis

arm and put it across

were close to one another

dated back to the

in middle school. After Emmanuel

military, they

the date go?” Frederick asked out

he saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

smile broke out on

with Milani

That was your

a face full of

what I taught you?

there right at the beginning

not a single one of them is willing to

you a chance.”

believed that Emmanuel was

he could

found it unbelievable that

the women fell for Emmanuel’s

think I’m messing up every

because I’m doing

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

a year!” Emmanuel

you should improvise! Talk

Frederick argued, glaring

kept quiet at his retort, for he

salary during the

he did not want any

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can I say? Women these days

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick

not materialistic. It’ll be a rare

you get one.”

understood where Frederick was

latter had

girlfriend ditched him for a man from a

family.

to go see my mom

a check-up today. Can you take

who are doing

tests?”

Frederick left

went into the chest

a woman entered with a

take off your clothes and stand in

instructed mechanically

from the

the moment he

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her finger at

when he looked up.

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sicko! Are you trying to see my body?

a male doctor is doing a

going through with this. I demand

another doctor!” Milani

the uproar, other patients in

gather around,

in support

be in charge

their privacy,

that there was no need to make a

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing

occurrences have taken place

the past two years.

situation like that, patients would

since Emmanuel had a reliable look to

that day when

budge no matter what.

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I finally

bet you came to this department

a pervert and want to check out women’s

aggressive

did not intend to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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attracted Frederick and the

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

Frederick saw it was Milani-the prettiest girl

below his back at middle

to explain, “There must be a

professionals in the industry.

patients. We

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