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.

quickly replied, “Roselynn, how could

about my wife? This has nothing to do with

himself to say

she had quite obviously

was still aching as a

honest with me. How did you

was Alessandra’s only son, so

to the bottom

stubborn

from confiding in her.

tried to take advantage

so I fought with them and ended

hurt,Emmanuel explained.

the story

stirring up trouble on

the reason he

Manny! I

wife!” Roselynn relaxed

him the thumbs–up.

the male leads in TV

almost time, Roselynn. Let’s

to hear his mother’s

instantly changed the topic

leave.

arm and said,

find Roselynn a good man at

have to be rich as

integrity!”

knew her daughter best.

knew why Roselynn

being in

arranging blind dates for

lot of men to

in her

4/6

of them

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