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

friend’s voice rang out

could reply,

and put

to one

back to the time when

school. After Emmanuel

the military, they met again as

go?”

saw

“It didn’t go well.”

broke out on

blind date with

your

with a face full of

I taught you?

line out there right at the beginning of

not a single one of

you a chance.”

Frederick believed that Emmanuel

catch, although he could be a

found

women fell for Emmanuel’s

I think I’m

doing what

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

grand a

you should improvise! Talk about

Frederick argued, glaring

quiet at his retort, for

mentioned his salary during

any of it to

8/19

can I say? Women

and materialistic.”

it,” Frederick

who’s not materialistic. It’ll be a

you get one.”

understood where Frederick

latter had

for a

family.

I have to go see my

for a check-up today.

who are doing

tests?”

as Frederick left in a

Emmanuel went into the chest

enough, a woman entered

and stand in front

Emmanuel instructed mechanically

medical slip from

stunned the moment he

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

agitated woman pointed her

when he looked up.

11/19

to see my body? How

male doctor is doing

through with

to another

uproar, other patients in the department

gather around, whispering

in support of Milani,

doctor should be in

their privacy,

no need to make

since doctors were professionals.

nothing new

occurrences have taken place frequently

the past two years.

a situation like that, patients would

Emmanuel had a reliable

was not the case that

budge no matter what.

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a dirty loser. I finally see why you can’t

came to this

a pervert and want to check

became more aggressive when she saw

intend to call another doctor for

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

had attracted Frederick

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

it was Milani-the prettiest girl

back at middle school-he

“There must be a

professionals in the industry.

on our patients. We treat men and women

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