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

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best friend’s voice rang out from

could reply, Frederick Lewis

his arm and put it

were close to one

dated back to the

middle school. After Emmanuel

the military, they met

did the date go?”

he saw

“It didn’t go well.”

resentful smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face

blind date with

your

face full

taught you? You should

there right at

not a single one of them is willing

you a chance.”

Frederick believed

although he could be

Hence, he found

the women fell

think I’m messing

doing what you

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

grand a year!”

improvise! Talk

argued, glaring

at his retort, for he

mentioned his salary during the

any of it to

8/19

say? Women these days are very

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined.

It’ll be a rare find

you get one.”

where

latter had remained

him for a man

family.

to go see my

check-up today. Can

are doing

tests?”

as Frederick left

into the chest

woman entered with a medical

your clothes and stand in front

instructed mechanically while

from the

was stunned the moment

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

woman pointed

when he looked up.

11/19

sicko! Are you trying to see my body? How is

male doctor is doing a chest X-ray

no way I’m going through with this. I

another doctor!” Milani

the uproar, other patients

around,

came forward in support

female doctor should be in charge since

concerned their

was no need

since doctors were professionals.

happened was nothing new to

occurrences have taken place

the past two years.

that, patients would usually give

Emmanuel had a reliable

not the case that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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dirty loser. I finally see why you can’t

you came

a pervert and want to check out women’s

more aggressive when she saw

to

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted Frederick and the

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the prettiest

below his back at

“There

We are professionals in the

We treat men

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