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

4

2

rang out

Emmanuel could reply, Frederick Lewis

and put

were close to one another

the time

middle school. After Emmanuel

the military, they met

date go?” Frederick asked out

he saw

“It didn’t go well.”

smile broke out on

date with Milani that

That was your

a face full of

taught you? You

at the beginning of a

a single one of them is willing to

you a chance.”

Frederick believed that Emmanuel was

although he could be a

found it unbelievable that

women fell

know what? I think

I’m doing what

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

a year!”

should improvise! Talk about

Frederick argued, glaring

his

salary

any of

8/19

I say? Women these days are

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined.

not materialistic. It’ll

you get one.”

where Frederick was

since the latter had

ditched him for a man

family.

I have to go

a check-up today. Can

are doing

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left in a

went into the chest X-ray

a woman entered with

and stand in front

instructed

medical slip from the patient,

stunned the moment he saw

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed

when he looked up.

11/19

trying to see

is doing a

through

another doctor!” Milani

the uproar, other patients in the

around, whispering

forward in support of

should be in charge

their privacy,

no need to

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing new to

have taken

the past two years.

that, patients would usually give

had a

case that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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loser. I finally see

wife. I bet you came to this

a pervert and want to check

aggressive when she

did not intend to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted Frederick

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the prettiest

back at middle school-he

“There must be

professionals in the

our patients. We treat men

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