Chapter 24

“Roselynn, what are you doing? It hurts!”

When Roselynn stepped out after changing, she was

shocked to discover that her brother had a band–aid

on his body and a bandage on his back. She couldn’t

help but impulsively reach out and give him a slap on

the shoulder.

Emmanuel was a living, breathing human being, and it

was only natural for him to cry out in anguish when he

was unexpectedly struck by sudden pain.

Alessandra had been engrossed in matters regarding

her daughter–in–law and paid no attention to her son.

Belatedly realizing he had been concealing his injuries,

she asked anxiously, “Manny, how did you get hurt?”

Not wanting his family to worry, Emmanuel lied, “Don’t

worry, Mom. I accidentally fell down, that’s all.”

“Fell down? This is a lie. You obviously got hurt. Did

someone hit you or throw something at you?”

Roselynn snapped. Her voice grew increasingly

agitated as she demanded, “Manny, be honest with

  1. me. Did your wife beat you? Is this domestic violence?”

Emmanuel nearly coughed out blood in exasperation.

replied, “Roselynn, how could you

my wife? This has nothing to do with

to

since she had quite obviously

waist was still

How did you get hurt?”

was Alessandra’s only son,

to get to the

that her son’s stubborn pride would prevent

from confiding in her.

scoundrels tried to take advantage

I fought with them and ended up

hurt,Emmanuel explained.

the story as

up trouble on Mackenzie’s

he had to

Manny!

your wife!” Roselynn relaxed and

him the thumbs–up.

in TV dramas

almost time,

want to

instantly changed the topic by

leave.

grabbed his arm and said,

find Roselynn a good man at the

have to be rich as long as

integrity!”

her daughter

Roselynn was

being in

dates for Emmanuel,

introduced a lot of men to

Roselynn was harsh in her criticism of

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that none of them measured up to

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