Chapter 16

On that night, Emmanuel arrived at the nightclub

named The Paradise.

Beneath his clothes were all bandages!

Standing alone by the door, he puffed at a cigarette in

annoyance.

His mood plummeted when he received a call three

minutes ago, and Roselynn’s voice was still echoing in

his ear. “Manny, Mom was admitted to the hospital

again. She has nephritis! She was asking for you,

wondering when your wife will come and visit. She

thought your wife should have come to see her

already since you two are married.”

Roselynn’s words rendered Emmanuel speechless, and

her remarks still echoed in his ears.

Their father passed away at a young age, and their

mother had to raise him and his sister singlehandedly.

She worked too hard when she was young, and her

unhealthy diet caused her to develop kidney stones.

Some ten years ago, she had to have one of her

kidneys removed, and her only kidney was inflamed.

Emmanuel did not know how long his mother’s body

could hold up.

Her only wish now was to meet her daughter–in–law.

Even seeing her grandchild being born would be a

luxury!

Emmanuel knew he had repeatedly disappointed his

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mother, but this time, he was determined to bring

Mackenzie home to fulfill his mother’s wish!

Meanwhile, Mackenzie was in a daze. She might be

staring at the screen, but she was, in fact, zoning out.

She had never been so worried for someone in her life

that it significantly reduced her efficiency at work.

All of a sudden, her phone rang. It was a call from her

grandfather.

“Hey, Mackenzie! Can the strategic warehouse project

be completed in time? All the directors kept pressuring

me for the progress update!” Terence sounded

anxious.

After all, all shareholders wanted profits. As the

majority shareholder of the company, Terénce

undoubtedly hoped the project would succeed.

“Grandpa, I’m waiting for an update from someone,”

Mackenzie said calmly.

“Updates from someone? Who’s the CEO of Terence

Group? Who’s the decision maker of the company?

And you’re telling me you’re waiting for updates from

person?” Terence expressed his dismay.

to my granddaughter? That’s not

would usually behave!

me an answer

Terence raised his

that person is

froze for a moment

kept mum.

he expressed his

to wait for him to make a decision

Group?”

stop asking,

“Anyway, I’ve informed the

Cloud Construction to be on standby.

an ultimatum

she ended the

let out a long breath

to sit still.

not believe that even during

found

solve the problem.

fell, Emmanuel flicked his cigarette in

The Paradise

the premises.

from the back,

person was Sheldon.

you lost your

anything for the sake of

person to deal

and his men to vacate that piece

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send someone

you realize that?” Sheldon exclaimed in

dissuade

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he only had a

to human, he did not want

risk

ignored him and walked straight

the nightclub.

the receptionist refused to reveal

about their

even chased

he refused

acting crazy? We

give

to earn that money!” Sheldon stayed back,

dampening Emmanuel’s spirit.

him the

saying that for his own good.

know how I’m feeling and why

to explain to

sudden, an Audi arrived

stepped out of her car

drawn to her. She was dressed in

silver gown that

skin

resembled white poppy flowers.

dropped when he

aura she exuded, the woman’s

allure could rival

appeal and

not even hold a candle to

my goodness, isn’t that

The Paradise?” Sheldon exclaimed,

so taken aback

hardly move.

in Yeringham, he was naturally

the legends surrounding the top hostess of

Paradise.

she

those who wanted to drink

thirty–eight thousand per hour.

taste in wine and

drink Lafite.

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would only befriend people

and influential. She was, indeed, the

of a successful

about Elena,

was the top hostess

he walked toward

him that Samuel would

was confident that

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