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

voice rang out from behind

could reply, Frederick Lewis

arm and put

close to

back to the

school. After

military, they met again

did the date go?” Frederick

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on Emmanuel’s face

the blind date with Milani that

That was your eighteenth

a face full of

do what I taught you? You

at

not a single one of them is willing to

you a chance.”

believed that Emmanuel was

he could be a

found it unbelievable

fell for

I think I’m messing

because I’m doing what you

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

grand a year!”

you should improvise!

Frederick argued, glaring

his

mentioned his salary

not want any of it

8/19

Women

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined.

not materialistic. It’ll be a rare find

you get one.”

understood where Frederick was

the latter

him for a man from

family.

go see my

for a check-up

patients who are doing

tests?”

Emmanuel agreed as Frederick left in a

Emmanuel went into the chest X-ray

enough, a woman entered with

clothes and stand in front

Emmanuel instructed

medical slip from the patient, as he

but he was stunned the moment he saw the

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed her

when he looked up.

11/19

Are you trying to see

doing a chest X-ray for

I’m going through

to another doctor!”

uproar, other patients in

around,

support of

female doctor should be in

their privacy, while

was no need

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing new

occurrences have taken place frequently

the past two years.

like that, patients would usually

Emmanuel had a reliable look to him,

that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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I finally see why

you came to

and want to

became more aggressive when she

not intend to call another doctor

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted Frederick and the

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

Frederick saw it was Milani-the

his back at middle

to explain, “There

professionals in the industry. We

patients. We

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