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 from

could reply, Frederick Lewis

his arm and put it across Emmanuel’s

were close to one

to the time when they

middle school. After

they met

date go?” Frederick asked out

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on Emmanuel’s face

with Milani that

was your eighteenth date!”

a face full

do what I taught

line out there right at the beginning of a

single one of

you a chance.”

Frederick believed

could

he found it

women fell

what? I think I’m messing up every

doing what you

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

grand a year!” Emmanuel

you should improvise! Talk

Frederick argued, glaring at

at his

mentioned his salary during the

did not want any of

8/19

I say? Women these

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined. “It’s hard

materialistic. It’ll be a rare

you get one.”

where Frederick

the latter had

him for

family.

go see

for a check-up today. Can you take

are

tests?”

as Frederick left in a

Emmanuel went into

enough, a woman entered

take off your clothes and stand

instructed mechanically

from the patient, as he

the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed her finger

when he looked up.

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trying to see my body? How

a male doctor is doing

I’m going through

to another doctor!” Milani

patients in

gather around, whispering

in support

be in

their privacy,

was no need to make a

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new

occurrences have taken

the past two years.

situation like that, patients would usually give in

a reliable look to

was not the case that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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a dirty loser. I finally see why you can’t

you came to this department because

and want

more aggressive when

did not intend to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the

below his back at

“There must be

professionals in the industry.

on our patients. We treat men and

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