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 behind

reply, Frederick Lewis

his arm and put it

to one another since

back to the time when they

middle school.

the military, they met again

did the date go?” Frederick asked out of

he saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

resentful smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face

date with

was your eighteenth date!”

face

you do what I taught you? You should set

at the beginning

believe not a single one of them is willing

you a chance.”

Roselynn, Frederick believed that Emmanuel

could be a little

Hence, he found it unbelievable

women fell

I think I’m

because I’m doing what you told me

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

grand a

should improvise! Talk about

Frederick argued, glaring at

kept quiet at his retort,

mentioned his salary during

any of it to work

8/19

say? Women these

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined.

materialistic. It’ll be a rare find

you get one.”

understood where

since the latter had remained

ditched him for a man

family.

I have to go see

over for a check-up today. Can you take

who are doing

tests?”

as Frederick left in

Emmanuel went into the chest X-ray

a woman entered with a

your clothes and stand

Emmanuel instructed mechanically while

slip from

but he was stunned the moment

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed

when he looked up.

11/19

to see my body? How is

doctor is doing

way I’m going through with

to another doctor!” Milani

uproar, other patients in

around,

support of

should be in charge

concerned their

no need to

since doctors were professionals.

was nothing new

taken

the past two years.

like that, patients would usually

a reliable look to

was not the case that day when Milani refused

budge no matter what.

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I finally

bet you came to this

and want

aggressive when she

did not intend to call another

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

it was Milani-the prettiest

his back

to explain, “There must be

professionals in the industry. We

on our patients. We treat

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