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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best friend’s voice rang out from

Emmanuel could reply, Frederick Lewis

his arm and put it across

two were close to one

dated back to the time when they

school. After Emmanuel

the military, they met again

date go?”

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on Emmanuel’s face

with Milani that

your eighteenth date!”

a face full

I taught you? You should set

out there right at the

believe not a single one of them is

you a chance.”

believed that Emmanuel

could

he found it

women fell for Emmanuel’s

think I’m messing up

exactly because I’m doing what

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

a year!”

improvise! Talk about

Frederick argued, glaring

at his

his salary during the

any of it to

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can I say? Women these days

and materialistic.”

Frederick

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

you get one.”

where Frederick was

latter had remained unmarried

for a

family.

have to go see

a check-up today. Can you take

who are doing

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left in

Emmanuel went into the

a woman entered

off your clothes and stand in

Emmanuel instructed

medical slip from

was stunned the moment he saw the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her finger

when he looked up.

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to

doctor is doing

way I’m going through with this.

another

other patients in the

gather around, whispering among

support

female doctor should be in

their privacy,

there was no need to make a big

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new to Emmanuel,

taken place

the past two years.

that, patients would usually

end since Emmanuel had a reliable

case that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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dirty loser. I finally see why

bet you came to

want to check out

more aggressive when

intend to

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

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commotion had attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the

below his back at middle school-he

“There must

professionals in the industry. We

We treat men and women

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