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

reply, Frederick

his arm and put it across Emmanuel’s

two were close to one

to the time when

middle school. After Emmanuel

the military, they met again

date go?” Frederick asked out of

saw Emmanuel

“It didn’t go well.”

resentful smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face as

with

your eighteenth

face

I taught you? You should set

right at the beginning of a

believe not a single one of

you a chance.”

Frederick believed that Emmanuel

he could

Hence, he found it unbelievable that

the women fell for Emmanuel’s

what? I think

I’m doing

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

a year!”

should improvise! Talk about

Frederick argued,

quiet at his

salary

want any of it

8/19

I say? Women these days are

and materialistic.”

Frederick whined. “It’s hard

not materialistic. It’ll be

you get one.”

understood where

latter had

girlfriend ditched him for

family.

go

for a check-up today. Can you

are doing their

tests?”

agreed as Frederick left in

into the chest X-ray

woman entered with a

take off your clothes and

Emmanuel instructed mechanically

medical slip from

was stunned the moment he

on the paper.

Milani Zimmerman?

“It’s you!”

pointed her finger

when he looked up.

11/19

Are you trying to see my body? How is

is doing a chest X-ray

going through with this.

another doctor!” Milani

patients in

gather around, whispering among

came forward in support of Milani,

should be in

concerned their privacy,

that there was no need

since doctors were professionals.

nothing new

have taken place

the past two years.

that, patients would usually

Emmanuel had a reliable look to

that

budge no matter what.

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dirty loser. I finally see why

wife. I bet you came to

pervert and want to check out

became more aggressive when she saw

to call

check-up.

“What’s going on?”

13/19

had attracted

gynecologists.

“Milani?”

was

back at

to explain, “There

in the industry. We

patients. We treat men and

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