Chapter 138

After finishing his shift at the hospital, Emmanuel drove his Maserati straight

to Terence Group the next day.

To his surprise, he ran into Beatrix just as she got out of her car at the

entrance of the company building.

“Hey, Dummy!” Beatrix waved at Emmanuel.

Frowning, the man stepped out of his car and approached her, adopting a

serious tone. “Ms. Beatrix, I am not a dummy.”

“If you aren’t a dummy, why did you respond when I called?” Beatrix chuckled.

If she wasn’t his boss, he would have considered snapping back.

“All right, I won’t call you that anymore, okay? Don’t be so angry!”

Beatrix quickly tried to placate him, considering he had saved her life and

was also her brother–in–law. She felt obligated to show him some respect.

After all, the nickname was reserved exclusively for Mackenzie.

“Do you have a nickname?” Beatrix asked.

Emmanuel shook his head even though he had one which was mostly used

by his family.

give you one now.

announced, disregarding Emmanuel’s preferences. Before he

“I’ll call you Manuel from now

Emmanuel

She had

how did you manage

night?” she asked.

about the incident grew

her relentless questioning. She turned her

hoping to

Emmanuel couldn’t provide a straightforward response because

want anyone to know about his past

of deal with the

made a guess when she saw

had pondered over it last night, and this

Emmanuel had good looks

that the woman had

even imagined explicit scenes in

case, she couldn’t help but feel guilty

Mackenzie.

a deal? What kind of deal? We just

Emmanuel confessed.

Alone together? Did anything

gave me a hug,

it a tight hug? And then what

Why are you asking about

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