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

best friend’s voice rang out

could reply, Frederick Lewis

and put it

were close to

the

school. After Emmanuel

military, they met

the date go?” Frederick asked out of

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

out on Emmanuel’s face

with Milani

That was your eighteenth

a face full

what I taught you? You should set

at the beginning

one of them is

you a chance.”

Frederick believed that Emmanuel

although he could be a

he found it unbelievable

the women fell for

what? I think I’m

I’m doing what you told

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

a year!”

should improvise! Talk about

argued, glaring at

quiet at his retort,

salary

he did not want any of it to

8/19

I say? Women

and materialistic.”

about it,” Frederick

It’ll be a

you get one.”

understood where Frederick was

the latter had

for a man from a

family.

have to go

over for a check-up today. Can you take

are

tests?”

Emmanuel agreed as Frederick left in a

that, Emmanuel went into

entered with a

take off your clothes and stand in front of

instructed mechanically

from

but he was stunned the moment he saw the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed

when he looked up.

11/19

to see my

doctor is doing a chest

no way I’m going through with

to another doctor!” Milani

other patients in the

gather around, whispering

support of Milani,

should be in charge

concerned their privacy,

there was no need to

since doctors were professionals.

nothing new to Emmanuel,

taken

the past two years.

a situation like that, patients would usually

a reliable

that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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I

came to this department because

pervert and want to check out

became more aggressive when she

to call

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

had attracted Frederick

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

saw it was Milani-the

his back at middle

to explain, “There must be a

in the industry.

on our patients. We treat

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