Mistaken Match Marrying the Enigmatic CEO

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 think

wife? This has nothing to

to say that Mackenzie

she had quite obviously

was still aching as a

with me. How did you get hurt?”

Alessandra’s only

to get to the

stubborn pride

from confiding in her.

to take

with them and ended up

hurt,” Emmanuel explained.

fabricating the story as

indeed stirring up trouble on Mackenzie’s

reason he had

see. Good job, Manny! I

wife!” Roselynn relaxed

him the thumbs–up.

the male leads in

time,

to

changed the topic by

leave.

his arm and

a good man at the

rich as long as he’s

integrity!”

her daughter

knew why Roselynn

despite being

dates for

introduced a lot of men to

harsh in her

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that none of them measured up to