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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voice rang out from behind

could reply, Frederick

his arm and put it across

close to one another

dated back to the time when they

in middle school.

the military, they met

did the date go?” Frederick

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

smile broke out on Emmanuel’s

date with Milani that

That was your eighteenth date!”

with a face

what I taught you? You should

at

single one of

you a chance.”

Frederick believed

could be a

Hence, he found it unbelievable that

the women fell

what? I think I’m

doing

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

grand a year!”

should improvise! Talk about

Frederick argued, glaring

his retort, for

his salary during the

want any of it to

8/19

Women these days

and materialistic.”

me about it,” Frederick whined. “It’s

It’ll be a

you get one.”

where Frederick

since the latter had

for a man from

family.

have to go see my mom now.

over for a check-up today. Can you take

patients who are doing their medical

tests?”

Emmanuel agreed as Frederick left in

Emmanuel went into

a woman entered with a

and stand

Emmanuel instructed

slip from the patient, as

was stunned the moment

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed

when he looked up.

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you trying to see my body? How

male doctor is doing a

through

to another doctor!”

patients in the department

gather around,

came forward in support

doctor should be in charge since

their privacy, while

that there was no need to make

since doctors were professionals.

nothing new to Emmanuel,

taken place

the past two years.

a situation like that, patients would

since Emmanuel had a

the case that

budge no matter what.

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loser. I finally see why you

came

want

more aggressive

not intend to call another doctor for

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

commotion had attracted Frederick and

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was Milani-the prettiest

back at

to explain, “There must be

are professionals in the industry. We

patients. We treat men

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