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

4

2

rang

Emmanuel could reply,

his arm and put it across

were close to one another since

to the time

in middle school. After Emmanuel

the military, they met again

go?” Frederick

saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out

with Milani

That was your eighteenth

a face

taught you? You

at

single one of them

you a chance.”

believed that

could be a

Hence, he found it

the women fell for Emmanuel’s

think I’m

doing what you

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

grand a year!”

should improvise!

Frederick argued,

kept quiet at his retort, for he

his salary

did not want any of it

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say? Women these days are

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick whined.

who’s not materialistic. It’ll be a rare find

you get one.”

understood where Frederick

since the latter had remained unmarried

him for a man from a

family.

have to go see my

for a check-up

are doing their medical

tests?”

Frederick left in

went into the

entered with a medical

and stand in front

instructed mechanically while

the medical slip from the patient,

the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed

when he looked up.

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sicko! Are you trying to see my

male doctor is doing a chest

no way I’m going through

another doctor!”

uproar, other patients in

around,

came forward in support of

be

their

no need to

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing

taken place frequently

the past two years.

that, patients would usually give in

a

case that day when Milani

budge no matter what.

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loser. I

came to this

a pervert and want to check

more aggressive when

not intend to call another doctor for

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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commotion had attracted Frederick and the

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

it was Milani-the

back at middle school-he

explain, “There must

are professionals in the industry. We

We treat men and

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