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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2

friend’s voice rang out

could reply, Frederick

his arm and put it across

were close to one another

back to the time when they

middle school. After Emmanuel

they met

the date go?”

he saw

“It didn’t go well.”

smile broke out on Emmanuel’s

with Milani

was your

with a face full

do what I taught you? You should

there right at the beginning of a date.

believe not a single one of them is willing to

you a chance.”

Frederick believed that

although he could be a little

he found

the women fell

what? I think I’m

exactly because I’m doing

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

a

should improvise! Talk

Frederick argued, glaring at

kept quiet at his retort, for he

his salary during the

not want any of it to work

8/19

I say? Women these days are very

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined. “It’s hard

who’s not materialistic. It’ll

you get one.”

understood where

latter

for a man

family.

go see

check-up today. Can you

are doing

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left

went into the chest X-ray

entered

and stand in

Emmanuel instructed

medical slip from the patient,

was stunned the moment he saw

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed

when he looked up.

11/19

to see my body? How

is doing a chest X-ray for

I’m going through

another

other patients in

gather around,

in support of Milani,

be

concerned their

that there was no need to make a big

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new to Emmanuel,

have taken

the past two years.

situation like that, patients would

Emmanuel had a reliable look to

case that day when

budge no matter what.

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such a dirty loser. I

I bet you came to

pervert and want to

aggressive when

not intend to call

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the

below his back

to explain, “There must

are professionals in the industry.

on our patients. We treat men and women

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