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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friend’s voice rang out

reply,

and put

two were close to one another since

the time when they

school. After

they met again

go?” Frederick

he saw

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on Emmanuel’s

with Milani that went

was your eighteenth

face full of

taught you? You should set

at the beginning of a

a single one of them is willing

you a chance.”

believed that Emmanuel

although he could be a little

found it unbelievable

women fell

I think

I’m doing what

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

grand a year!”

should improvise! Talk about

Frederick argued, glaring at

at his

mentioned his salary during

not want any of

8/19

say? Women these

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined. “It’s hard

not materialistic. It’ll be a rare find

you get one.”

understood where

the latter

ditched him for a

family.

go see

check-up today.

patients who are doing their medical

tests?”

as Frederick left in

into the chest

enough, a woman entered with a medical

and stand in

instructed

slip from the

was stunned the moment

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

woman pointed her finger at

when he looked up.

11/19

you trying to see my body? How is

doctor is doing a chest X-ray

going through with this. I

to another doctor!” Milani

patients in the department

gather around,

support of

doctor should be in

their privacy,

there was no need to make

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing

taken place

the past two years.

a situation like that, patients would usually

end since Emmanuel had a reliable look to

not the case that day when

budge no matter what.

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dirty loser. I finally see why you can’t

you came to this department

want to check out women’s

became more aggressive when she saw

to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

had attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the prettiest

his back at

explain, “There must be a

are professionals in

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