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

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2

rang out from

Emmanuel could reply, Frederick Lewis

his arm and put it

two were close to one another

school.

military, they

go?” Frederick asked out

saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face as

with

was your eighteenth date!”

face

do what I taught you? You

out there right at

a single one of them

you a chance.”

Roselynn, Frederick believed

catch, although he could be

Hence, he found it unbelievable

women fell for Emmanuel’s

think I’m

because I’m doing what you told

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

a year!” Emmanuel

improvise!

Frederick argued, glaring at

his

salary during the

any of it to

8/19

Women

and materialistic.”

me about it,” Frederick whined. “It’s

who’s not materialistic. It’ll be

you get one.”

where Frederick was

latter had remained

him for

family.

I have to go see my mom

check-up today. Can you

who are doing

tests?”

as Frederick left in

Emmanuel went into the chest X-ray

entered with a medical

clothes and stand

Emmanuel instructed mechanically

from the

the moment he

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

woman pointed her finger

when he looked up.

11/19

you trying to see my

doing a chest X-ray

no way I’m going through with this. I

to another doctor!”

patients in the

gather around, whispering

support of Milani, arguing

female doctor should be

their privacy,

there was no need

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing new to

occurrences have taken place

the past two years.

like that, patients

a

case that day when Milani

budge no matter what.

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loser. I finally see

you came to

want to check out women’s

more aggressive when

intend to call another

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the prettiest girl

below his back at middle school-he

to explain, “There must

We are professionals in the industry.

on our patients. We treat

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