Chapter 1
“I know, Mom. I’m in front of the café. Call you later!”
Emmanuel Lowe hung up on his mother impatiently.
The twenty-eight-year-old man had never been in a
relationship.
After spending seven years in the army, he retired from
the military and worked at a hospital in Yeringham for
three years.
He was a gynecologist at the hospital and made
eighty thousand a year.
Worried he would end up old and alone, Emmanuel’s
mother urged him to settle down. Since he had no idea
where to begin when it came to dating, his mother
took matters into her own hands and set him up on
multiple blind dates.
Thanks to her efforts, he had gone on seventeen blind
dates so far.
Alas, wedding bells were clearly not on the horizon for
Emmanuel. It was frustrating. He knew he was just
going through the motions at that point.
“Help! Someone help me!”
Right before Emmanuel entered the café, he heard
someone calling out weakly for help.
you for your kindness!” replied the old man with a
smile.
Emmanuel realized then that the old man’s attire was
at odds with his airs. Despite his tattered clothes, the
old man’s clean hands looked like those of a man
accustomed to wealth.
Still, he had no time to satisfy his curiosity. After
confirming that the old man was unharmed,
Emmanuel rushed into the café for his blind date. He
never once considered being repaid for his kind act
earlier.
The café was massive and practically structured like a
maze.
Emmanuel’s mother mentioned that his blind date was
seated at table number eight. He wandered through
the confusing café, but before he could locate the
correct table, he stumbled into a special area.
The lighting was softer there, and the floor was
scattered with fresh petals.
The sweet scent of flowers wafted through the air. He
wondered if he had set foot in heaven.
Emmanuel raised his eyes and immediately froze.
A beautiful, elegant woman sat before a table in the
room.
It was no exaggeration to say she embodied
perfection itself.
The heavens clearly decided to shower all their favors
on her.
The woman quietly sipped her coffee with her legs
crossed neatly to the side. On the table was a
non-translated copy of The Power Broker.
When she noticed Emmanuel barging into the room,
she looked up at him in confusion and disgust.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
When Emmanuel recovered from the shock of
stumbling upon the beautiful stranger, he realized his
heart was about to beat its way out of his chest.
Never once had he ever felt so attracted to a woman
in his twenty-eight years of life.
The countless female bodies he had seen in his work
as a gynecologist hardly appealed to him. At some
point, he even wondered if he was attracted to women
at all.
Against all odds, it seemed, the young woman before
him made his heart race like a runaway horse.
Am I simply nervous, or am I already attracted to her?
More surprisingly, Emmanuel noticed a large number
eight sign on the woman’s table.
She’s my blind date?
He took a deep breath to calm himself before
approaching her table and taking a seat opposite her.
The young woman’s expression grew increasingly
flabbergasted. There was even a hint of hostility in her
pretty eyes.
The audacity of this man! Barging into my private
room is bad enough, but he’s going to sit opposite me
like it’s nobody’s business?
More surprisingly, Emmanuel noticed a large number
eight sign on the woman’s table.
She’s my blind date?
He took a deep breath to calm himself before
approaching her table and taking a seat opposite her.
The young woman’s expression grew increasingly
flabbergasted. There was even a hint of hostility in her
pretty eyes.
The audacity of this man! Barging into my private
room is bad enough, but he’s going to sit opposite me
like it’s nobody’s business?
Emmanuel ignored her expression. It was not the first
time a woman had scoffed at him.
They were free to go their separate ways after getting
the blind date done and over with.
He introduced himself, declaring, “Hi! My name is
Emmanuel Lowe. I’m twenty-eight years old, and I work
as a gynecologist. I make eighty thousand a year and
don’t own a car or a house.”
Any man would need an incredible amount of courage
to say such things to a woman, but Emmanuel
appeared unusually calm and unfazed.
The young woman stared at him in shock. A moment
later, her lips curved into a smirk, and she replied with
an introduction of her own.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Mackenzie Quillen. I’m
twenty-seven years old with dual doctorates in
finance and business administration from Harvard
University. I made three billion last year, and I have a
car and a house.”
Emmanuel was stunned.
What the heck is happening?
He always thought women on blind dates came with
red flags.
Mackenzie, however, was arguably flawless.
Where’s the catch? Perhaps she’s mental? Or crippled?
Or infertile?
All sorts of fantastical theories filled Emmanuel’s mind.
Mackenzie smirked at his perplexed expression. The
pride in her cool gaze was evident.
She deliberately introduced herself to put the stranger
in a difficult spot and intimidate him into retreating.
As expected, awkward silence lingered in the air after
her words.
Urgh, forget it!
Whether Mackenzie was telling the truth was beside
the point. Emmanuel decided to go through all the
motions so he could at least mollify his mother, even if
the date did not result in a trip to the altar.
He declared, “I don’t make much, but if you decide to
date me, I promise I’ll always protect and cherish you.
I’ll take over all the household chores so you can be a
queen at home. Of course, I hope you’ll allow me to
preserve my masculine pride in front of my family. If we
do get married, I can give you about five to six
thousand every month.”
It was a well-worn script that Emmanuel recited in a
single breath.
Mackenzie was dumbfounded at his earnest
expression and apparent lack of shame at his much
lower salary.
A long while later, she burst into a chuckle.
She had never met a man who could humor her so.
“What are you laughing about?” Unimpressed by her
reaction, Emmanuel continued, “I know I don’t check all
the boxes, but I promise I’ll be a good and responsible
husband if we’re married!”
Mackenzie failed to keep in her snigger.
An annoyed Emmanuel demanded, “Why are you
laughing, Ms. Quillen? Don’t you think you’re being
rather rude?”
“Sir, you’re a very good man!” Mackenzie stopped
smiling and retorted coldly, “But I think you’re the
confused one here. I’m not here for a blind date!”
Huh? What is going on?
Emmanuel’s eyes widened in horror as he sputtered,
“Isn’t this table number eight?”
“Yes, but this is the VIP area. You must be looking for
table number eight in the common dining area. Please
go out and turn right!” She pointed a slender finger at
the exit.
“I… Sorry! I’m so sorry! I mixed things up!”
Emmanuel wished he could sink into the floor in
embarrassment. He jumped to his feet, ready to make
a hasty escape.
That was so embarrassing! How could I sit at the
wrong table for a blind date? No wonder she was
laughing so much. She must have thought I was
shooting above my weight!
Shortly after Emmanuel’s departure, an old man
entered Mackenzie’s private room, escorted by four
black-clad bodyguards.
Emmanuel would have been astonished if he was still
around. The old man was none other than the stranger
he had helped earlier in front of the café!
He implored, “Perhaps this is fate, Mackenzie. You’re
twenty-seven, but you’ve never been in a relationship
because of your misandry. No man would dare come
near you! But that young man succeeded! He’s also a
kind and just person. A while ago, he helped me
outside the café and didn’t expect a reward for his
actions!”
The old man’s true identity was Terence Quillen,
chairman of Yeringham’s premier financial
corporation.
While his wealth could trump that of entire nations, he
had a major regret in life.
Terence had had three sons who tragically passed
away before him. They either had no children of their
own or only left daughters behind.
Mackenzie was Terence’s favorite granddaughter and
next-in-line to helm Terence Group.
Her intelligence and charisma did not change the fact.
that she was a woman.
Before Terence met his maker, he wished his favorite
granddaughter could give him a great-grandchild.
That spurred him to fake his fall in front of the café and
scout a decent man for his granddaughter. To his
surprise, the young man who helped him earlier made
a blunder of his own blind date and ended up meeting
Mackenzie instead.
Mackenzie remained stoically unmoved by her
grandfather’s words. “Grandpa, he may have passed
your test, but he hasn’t passed mine. I’ll marry him if he
aces my test.”
She wanted to fulfill her grandfather’s wish, but she
naturally wished to promise herself to a good man.
Marrying a man after one blind date was simply too
hasty and careless.
Terence’s gaze lit up expectantly, and he replied, “All
right! I’m sure he will pass your test!”
Chapter 2
After turning right at the door, Emmanuel finally found
table number eight in the common dining area.
Sure enough, a woman was seated at the table,
looking like she was running out of patience.
Dressed in professional attire that accentuated her
beautiful curves, she was, by all means, a sight to
behold.
Even though she didn’t exude the same air of elegance
that Mackenzie had, there was no denying she had the
power to make men fall at her feet.
Thankfully, Emmanuel wasn’t disappointed in the
slightest. After all, he was well aware of his own
qualities.
Without further ado, he straightened himself up and
approached the woman with a smile.
“Sorry I’m late! My name’s Emmanuel Lowe. I’m
twenty-eight years old, and I work as a gynecologist
with an annual salary of eighty thousand-”
“Stop!” the woman coldly interrupted before he could
finish his introduction. “What’s the meaning of this?
With what little you have to offer, do you seriously think
women would want to marry you? I can’t believe you
Chapter 2 Failure
even had the nerve to be late! What right do you have
to keep a woman waiting? This has been an utter
waste of my time. Hmph!”
After firing off a barrage of questions, the red-faced
woman angrily splashed a glass of water on
Emmanuel’s face.
The latter, who was caught off guard, instantly
became soaking wet.
Nevertheless, Emmanuel didn’t lose his temper. After
all, he was indeed late because he went to the wrong
place, so he could understand why the woman was
upset.
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“Hmph. You’re twenty-eight and still only earning
eighty-thousand a year. No wonder you’re doing so
poorly! Not only do you lack punctuality, but you also
don’t seem to take life seriously. You’re doomed to be
at the bottom of the social hierarchy your entire life!
I’m shocked you even have the guts to go on a blind
date with me… Stop being delusional!” the woman
scolded as she shot Emmanuel a look of contempt.
The next second, she grabbed her bag and stormed
off, not once bothering to leave her name.
To add insult to injury, she even waved a wad of cash
in front of Emmanuel’s face, then slapped it hard on
the table as payment for the bill.
4/17
The latter’s gaze darkened instantly as rage began
pulsing through his veins.
This woman is humiliating me! I may not have high
expectations for marriage, but that doesn’t mean I
don’t have a temper! Argh! As much as I want to make
her regret her actions, I know I don’t have that
capability…
Since the woman was gone, Emmanuel, too, left the
café glumly.
To his surprise, he had only just stepped out the door
when he saw a long-haired man deliberately colliding
into a BMW and screaming in pain.
Emmanuel couldn’t help but furrow his brows. Oh, gosh.
That man is clearly staging a car accident. Why is
there so much trouble in this café today?
“Ah! Someone’s been hit!”
“Argh! My leg’s broken! Murderer!”
Four men immediately rushed out to join the
commotion when the long-haired man fell on t
ground.
Those guys must be the co-conspirators!
Just then, a young lady hastily exited the BMW, clad in
a maroon sleeveless dress that revealed a large
expanse of tender, fair skin.
With her long, shapely legs and her cleavage peeking
out from the neckline, there was no denying that she
was incredibly sexy and alluring.
“What’s the matter? How could I have injured your leg
when I was driving so slowly?” she asked anxiously.
Seconds later, the long-haired man’s buddies
surrounded the woman, demanding compensation.
“Cut the crap! Pay up! Pay up now!”
Several people in the café had witnessed the staged
accident, but unfortunately, they were so afraid of the
big, burly men that no one dared to confront them.
“How much do you guys want?” the woman muttered
helplessly, having resigned herself to the fact that
she’d have to settle the matter with money.
The group of thugs, however, began leering at her
bosom and drooling over her.
“Haha. Hey, sexy, why don’t you have some fun with
us?” one of the men suggested as he shamelessly
tugged at her dress.
Just like that, what had started as a staged accident
quickly turned into public sexual harassment.
The pretty woman was so scared out of her wits that
she staggered backward until she bumped into
Emmanuel.
Instead of taking advantage of her like the other thugs,
Emmanuel stepped in front of her and glared at the
long-haired man.
“Your leg’s broken, and you’re asking for compensation,
huh?”
Upon seeing Emmanuel’s menacing expression, the
thugs felt chills down their spines.
At the same time, Mackenzie was sitting in the café
and watching the entire scene unfold.
Well, well, well. Who knew that man would be so brave?
I’m sure no one else would have the guts to go up
against five thugs.
The next second, Emmanuel stunned everyone by
viciously kicking the long-haired man’s leg.
“Argh!” the latter shouted in pain as he began hopping
on the leg that was supposedly broken.
Goodness gracious! That man is daring!
Mackenzie, too, had curled her lips into a smile.
The café was one of her properties, so naturally, she
had also seen how Emmanuel’s blind date went.
I thought he was a coward when he didn’t flare up
despite being splashed with water. Who knew he was
just a gentleman who doesn’t lose his temper with
women? I must admit, he looks rather charming when
he shows his tough side!
“What’s this? Didn’t you say your leg’s broken? I’m
mocked.
When the onlookers realized that the long-haired man
had lied about his injury, they wasted no time scolding
and criticizing him.
By then, the other thugs had also lost their bravado
and fell silent. After all, they knew the tables had
turned on them.
“Hmph. I’ll let you off this time, brat! You’d better watch
your back!” the long-haired man warned before
running away with his tail between his legs.
With that, the pretty woman gave Emmanuel a warm
smile and coyly gestured for him to get into her car.
“Hey, handsome, thank you so much for your help.
Would you like to go to my house for a drink?”
Emmanuel, however, brushed her off without a second
thought. “No, thank you. I have other things to do!”
Seeing how unmoved he was by her advances, the
woman couldn’t help but stomp her feet in frustration.
What the hell… Am I not sexy enough? I’ve already
made the first move, so why won’t he reciprocate?
Back in the café, Mackenzie heard her grandfather
burst into loud guffaws.
“Haha! I told you so, Mackenzie! Didn’t I say that man
has an excellent character? Your assistant, Lexi, is such
a beautiful woman, yet he refuses to give her the time
of day! Once you guys are married, you won’t have to
worry about him cheating on you!”
The more Mackenzie ruminated about Terence’s words,
the more her impression of Emmanuel improved.
I hate men because they’re always so lustful… However,
Emmanuel Lowe seems to be quite the exception!
“Don’t be too happy yet, Grandpa! Men are either after
looks or money,” Mackenzie uttered coldly before
getting up.
Ha! I doubt Emmanuel can pass my second secret test
of character!
Meanwhile, Emmanuel had gotten home after his
matchmaking session failed spectacularly.
Needless to say, his sister, Roselynn Lowe, was
frustrated beyond belief. “What? Another unsuccessful
blind date?”
This is the eighteenth time, for goodness’ sake! My
brother’s a six-foot tall, fit, and upstanding young man.
Why won’t any woman take a fancy to him? He may be
thick-skulled at times, but surely, someone will still
appreciate him for his good looks, won’t they?
Emmanuel’s mother, Alessandra Cadigan, seemed
even more anxious as she hurriedly dragged him out.
of the house.
“Mom, what are you doing?” Emmanuel asked, startled
by how panic-stricken Alessandra was.
“What am I doing? I’m worried sick about you!” the
woman scolded without breaking her stride. “I don’t
understand it, either. Our neighbor’s an unkempt
up at home, yet he’s already planning for his second
child! Why can’t my son get a girlfriend? That woman
didn’t even stay for the blind date, did she? I paid good
money to set this up for you! Let’s go see her at her
house right now!”
“What?” Emmanuel choked out.
Did I hear that right? I can’t believe Mom has gotten
this desperate! The matchmaking session was an utter
failure, so why must she still insist on dragging me to
the woman’s place? Wouldn’t I just be embarrassing
myself again?
Chapter 3
In any relationship, the party taking the initiative was
often seen as more lowly and desperate.
Therefore, upon seeing Emmanuel and his family at
her house, Milani Zimmerman wore an even haughtier
expression than when she was at the café.
Ha! I knew this loser wouldn’t be able to get over my
looks, so he’s come to badger me again!
Milani’s mother, Melody Claus, was just as smug when
she learned of the Lowe family’s intention.
“If your son wishes to marry my daughter, you’ll have
to give us a betrothal gift of five hundred thousand,”
she said as she raised her palm. “We won’t accept
anything less!”
Emmanuel’s heart instantly sank.
Oh, my goodness! Five hundred thousand? Is she
trying to sell her daughter?
Alessandra, however, gritted her teeth and nodded.
“T-That’s fine!”
As long as my son can get married, I’ll do anything to
make up for the betrothal gift, even if it means selling
the house!
how would she pay for the couple’s car and home?
“Sure. That’s no problem!” Roselynn piped up, even
going so far as to pull her brother back when she
realized he wanted to object.
She was just as eager for Emmanuel to start a family,
and at thirty years old, she had worked and saved up
enough to make the necessary down payments for
him.
Since Mom is settling the betrothal gift, I shall help
Emmanuel with the car and home!
“Lastly, he will bear all household expenses after the
wedding!” Milani suddenly said.
That, however, was the last straw for Emmanuel. “Are
you guys marrying off your daughter or selling her? I
don’t mind paying this much if she’s coming to work for
us as a housekeeper, but if she expects to be treated
like a princess or queen, you can forget it! I don’t need
that!”
“Look at your son! What’s with that attitude?” Milani
yelled. “We aren’t even married yet, and he’s already so
domineering. Wouldn’t it be worse down the road?”
“No, no, no… The marriage will work out. It’d work out
just fine!” Alessandra pleaded, desperate to finalize the
wedding.
I can’t wait any longer… I must fulfill my husband’s
dying wish by the end of the year!
Having seen how things were going, even Roselynn
knew she had to step in to persuade her mother.
“Mom! Stop forcing it!”
Manny’s right. There’s nothing wrong with giving a
betrothal gift, car, and house. However, asking him to
be the sole supporter of his family after the wedding is
too much! What about his wife, then? Why can’t she
chip in? Will she be sending her own money back to
her parents?
Just then, Milani’s younger brother, Jacob Zimmerman,
suddenly appeared with a cocky grin plastered on his
face. “Haha! Don’t forget about me, Milani! When it’s my
turn to get married, I’d be counting on you guys to buy
me my car and house too!”
Upon hearing that, Emmanuel instantly exploded with
rage.
“What the f*ck! Am I marrying your sister or your entire
family? I may as well support all of you!”
Even though Emmanuel had only meant that as an
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angry remark, Milani decided to hold him to his word.
“Hah! You’d better remember what you just said! In
that case, I’ll leave you to plan and pay for the
wedding banquet and honeymoon. Don’t tell me you
can’t afford that…”
“Get lost! I’d rather marry a pig than a woman like
you!” Emmanuel retorted as the rage and ferocity he
used to experience on the battlefield came flooding
back.
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He didn’t know what the Zimmermans were playing at,
but there was no doubt they were monsters.
“Look at yourself! You’re just an uncultured brute with
marriage! I’d rather marry a boar than you!” Milani
snapped back.
Given my qualities, I have no problem marrying a rich
man, so why should I settle for a pauper like
Emmanuel? I’m only too happy that he wants to fall
out with me!
After giving an exasperated laugh, Emmanuel stood up
and stormed off, leaving Alessandra and Roselynn with
no choice but to follow suit.
To their surprise, they had only just stepped out of the
Zimmerman residence when three luxury cars pulled
up in front of them.
The Zimmermans quickly popped out to see the
commotion and almost dropped their jaws when they
saw the car lineup.
Oh, d*mn! Those cars are worth tens of millions! What’s
going on? Since when were the Lowes that fancy?
Emmanuel, on the other contrary, seemed to recognize
one of the cars. Hmm… Didn’t I see that car outside the
café?
The next second, Terence stepped out of the car,
surrounded by his convoy of suited bodyguards.
He smiled as he approached Emmanuel and said
politely, “I’m here to return the favor, Mr. Lowe, after you
helped me outside the café!”
Needless to say, everyone was stunned.
Roselynn couldn’t hide her excitement and gripped her
brother’s arm tightly.
Ah! Isn’t this like those rags-to-riches stories?
The more Emmanuel thought about it, the more he
frowned. Wow… Who knew this old geezer was a
millionaire? Could he have intentionally fallen at the
café?
Terence waved his hand, and within seconds, his
subordinates had unloaded several boxes of gifts.
Not only were there precious stones and jewelry, but
there were also famous paintings, antiques, and even
a Porsche key.
The total value of the items had to be at least ten
million.
For someone who earned a mere eighty thousand a
year, ten million was an eye-watering amount of
money that Emmanuel could only dream of!
Upon witnessing the scene, the Zimmerman family
almost collapsed in shock.
Milani might be a well-dressed woman, but the truth
was, her family was just like any other average family.
To them, ten million was undoubtedly an astronomical
sum!
Sh*t. If I had known Emmanuel would become a
multi-millionaire, I’d have married him straightaway!
After snapping out of her daze, she smiled and hastily
clutched Emmanuel’s arm.
“What’s the matter, darling? Oh, wow… You’re so kind to
help the elderly! I love that about you!”
“Who’s your darling?” Emmanuel asked, embarrassing
Milani so much that she wanted to crawl into a hole.
As though that wasn’t enough, he brusquely pushed
her away and added, “Didn’t you just reject me? Why
are you still using honeyed words?”
“Uh… I-” Milani muttered, clearly at a loss for words.
Her family, too, was incredibly frustrated.
After all, they had just missed out on getting a wealthy
son-in-law!
Meanwhile, Alessandra was about to say something
when Roselynn tugged at her.
As much as I want Manny to start a family, I can’t let
him settle for the horrible Zimmermans! Besides, he’s
rich now! I’m sure he can find an even better woman!
“Mom, Roselynn, let’s go!” Emmanuel said before
ushering both women into the car.
He didn’t want to accept the gifts, especially since he
knew he hadn’t done anything to deserve them.
However, it wasn’t the time and place to discuss the
matter, so he decided to leave instead.
Once the Lowe family had left, a gust of cold wind
swept over the Zimmermans as they seethed silently.
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“How could you have made such remarks earlier,
Milani? Do you think it’s easy to find a millionaire these
days?” Melody berated.
“W-What should I do now, then?”
In all honesty, Milani was at a complete loss. She had
gone on several blind dates to find a rich husband who
could give her a life of luxury.
Alas, who knew she’d let a multi-millionaire slip right
through her fingers?
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“What else can we do? They’ve already come to our
place to ask for your hand in marriage. Can’t we do the
same?” Melody suggested.
Jacob, who was just as anxious, instantly exclaimed, “I
don’t care, Milani! You have to marry that
multi-millionaire! When my girlfriend and I get married,
you must give us a house and a luxury car! Otherwise,
I’ll disown you!”
“Okay, okay. I got it!” Milani replied with a long sigh.
Argh! Emmanuel and I left on such bad terms… Would
he still care about me?
Chapter 4
“Take all of these things back!”
Emmanuel had Terence take everything back after
hitching a ride.
“What?”
Terence wasn’t the only one shocked by Emmanuel’s
demand, though. Alessandra and Roselynn were just
as surprised as he was.
“These things are worth at least ten million! Are you
sure you don’t want them?” Terence asked again to
make sure his ears weren’t deceiving him.
Ten million may be a small figure for me, but it should
be an astronomical sum for this young man and his
family!
“That’s right; I don’t want them. My late father taught
me not to accept things I don’t deserve. I can’t be
accepting such expensive gifts simply for helping you,”
Emmanuel replied firmly.
Roselynn could only let out a helpless sigh when she
saw how noble he was.
Alessandra felt a little upset as she wondered when
Emmanuel would be able to find himself a girlfriend
and get married.
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“Haha! Very well, then!”
Terence nodded excitedly and brought the gifts home.
Fearing that Mackenzie wouldn’t believe him, he even
recorded the entire process and showed it to her as
proof.
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“Do you see that, Mackenzie? I told you that man would
be able to pass the test! Now that you’ve lost the bet,
it’s time to honor your word and marry him! I want my
grandchildren!” Terence urged her.
Although Mackenzie said nothing in response, she was
not one to go back on her word. Since she had lost the
bet with her grandfather, she decided to take care of
things the next day. Otherwise, he would surely pester
her about it every day.
Emmanuel received a phone call from an unknown
number very early the next day.
“Since you refused to accept my gifts yesterday, I have
decided to introduce a potential wife to you instead.
You wouldn’t say no to this, would you, young man?”
This voice… It’s the strange old man from yesterday!
“Hey, old man, are you some kind of scammer or
something? Is this a new tactic to scam people out of
their life savings?” Emmanuel responded with a
chuckle.
Of course, he didn’t actually think Terence was a
scammer. He could tell from Terence’s aura that the
old man was incredibly wealthy.
However, he couldn’t seem to figure out why Terence
chose him out of everyone else.
Terence deliberately taunted him by saying, “Haha!
Yes, I want to scam you into marrying a woman. What’s
the matter? Are you scared?”
“What a coincidence! That’s the only thing I’m not
afraid of!” Emmanuel replied seriously.
Alessandra had been pestering him non-stop after his
eighteenth matchmaking session ended in failure
yesterday, so he was willing to marry any woman just
to shut her up.
“Then head over to City Hall right now with all the
relevant documents,” Terence instructed.
Fine! I’ll go! I’m not afraid of getting married!
With that in mind, Emmanuel did as told and headed
over to City Hall with all the relevant documents.
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Terence had told him that the other party was a strong
and capable professional in the corporate world, so
Emmanuel did not have high hopes for her
appearance.
Being a gynecologist, he had gotten so used to seeing
the female body that he didn’t even care about her
figure.
All Emmanuel wanted was for her to have a decent
character.
At the very least, she would have to be better than
Milani.
His jaw dropped in shock when he arrived at City Hall
and saw the woman he was supposed to marry.
What? Mackenzie?
Her icy-cold aura and the red convertible she was in
was a clear indicator that she was from a wealthy
family. Despite how beautiful she looked, no guy dared
hit on her because she was clearly out of their league.
“Well? What are you waiting for? Come on over!”
Mackenzie called out to him.
Her gaze alone was enough to make Emmanuel
comply obediently.
That old man wasn’t lying when he said she was a
powerful woman in the corporate world! She has such
an authoritative and domineering air about her!
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“Ms. Quillen? Are you the one who wants to marry me?”
Emmanuel asked as he was still in disbelief.
“What, you don’t want to marry me?” Mackenzie
retorted with a slight frown.
Man, that icy-cold aura of hers sure is scary! I bet she’s
still single because most guys are intimidated by her!
“Of course I do! I wouldn’t have come here otherwise!”
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Emmanuel wasn’t sure if he was excited or afraid of his
situation.
Mackenzie may be the most beautiful woman I’ve ever
seen, but she seems a bit difficult to get along with. Oh,
well… I just need to get married to shut my mother up,
so it doesn’t really matter if we get along or not!
“Then let’s head inside and get this over with!”
Mackenzie said as she got out of the car and walked
right into City Hall.
Having gotten used to doing things by herself, she was
all alone even when getting married.
She was walking so fast that Emmanuel had to jog to
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keep up with her.
“Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider this? It’s not
too late to change your mind,” Mackenzie reminded
him when they were about to get registered as a
married couple.
Since she didn’t actually want to marry Emmanuel, she
hoped that he would change his mind. That way,
Terence would have no choice but to stop pressuring
her.
“For someone with a cold personality, you sure are
surprisingly hesitant and indecisive,” Emmanuel replied
with a nonchalant smile.
The look in Mackenzie’s eyes intensified when she
heard that. Her gaze was so sharp that it was as
though it could slice Emmanuel in half.
“You’d better not regret it, then!”
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That was the final thing Mackenzie told him before
they got married.
Ten minutes later, the two of them walked out of City
Hall with their marriage certificate in hand.
Because Mackenzie had remained silent and
maintained an icy-cold expression the entire time, the
staff at the registration counter even wondered if they
had come to the wrong counter.
Are they here to get divorced or married?
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“I’m only marrying you to fulfill a promise I made to my
grandfather, so don’t take this marriage too seriously.
You can just carry on with your life, and I’ll do the same
on my end. I won’t even care if you’ll be sleeping
around with other women,” Mackenzie said coldly.
Although a little hurt, Emmanuel couldn’t help but
smile in amusement when he heard that.
Did Mackenzie get our roles mixed up or something?
Usually, it’s the job of the sc*mbag husband to say
those lines to his wife.
“Oh, by the way, you mentioned that you haven’t
bought a house, right?” Mackenzie asked all of a
sudden..
“Yes, that’s right,” Emmanuel replied with a nod.
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Mackenzie then handed him a set of keys, much to his
surprise.
As the CEO of Terence Group, she had gotten used to
being prepared.
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“What’s the meaning of this?” Emmanuel asked.
“It’s a patriarchal world that we live in, so women are
expected to move in with their husbands. I refuse to
move into your house, so I got us our own place
instead. You can stay there from now on, but keep in
mind that I will hardly be around,” Mackenzie replied
with an expressionless look on her face.
“Is it just me, or am I being treated like a kept man?”
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Emmanuel refused to accept the keys as his pride and
honor would not let him do so.
“Take the keys!” Mackenzie ordered coldly.
That authoritative tone and penetrating gaze were all
it took to make Emmanuel comply.
As expected of a powerful executive in the corporate
world! You just can’t bring yourself to defy her!
Emmanuel had no choice but to accept the keys. “Fine!
I suppose being a kept man is better than nothing!”
Since they were already married, getting into conflicts
over such trivial matters would only make his life even
more difficult.
“Goodbye!” Mackenzie said as she got ready to leave.
“Wait up, Ms. Quillen!” Emmanuel called out to her
while grabbing her by the wrist.
When Mackenzie turned around, however, her gaze
was so intense that Emmanuel quickly let go of her
hand.
“What else do you want?” Mackenzie asked coldly.
She disliked people, especially men, who were
indecisive and complained a lot.
“There are three things that we need to make clear.”
It was said that married couples had a tendency to
behave like each other. A bit of her personality was
already rubbing off on Emmanuel as he said in a
similarly professional tone, “First of all, I will need your
contact details. That way, I’ll be able to call you
whenever I need to. Just like how you married me to
satisfy your grandfather, I’m also doing it to satisfy my
mother. I’ll have to be able to reach you in case she
asks me about you, right?”
Despite Mackenzie’s cold personality, she was still a
reasonable person, so she agreed to his request. “Here,
you can reach me on WhatsApp.”
After saving her number, Emmanuel continued,
“Second of all, I will pay you a sum of five thousand
every month. You may think of it as paying rent for the
house or as me keeping my promise during our
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previous date.”
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Mackenzie’s lips curled into a disdainful smile when she
heard that.
Given the amount of money she had, five thousand
was a ridiculously small figure for her.
Even so, she did not turn his offer down.
“Third of all, I want to know your plans regarding our
life as a married couple,” Emmanuel continued with a
serious look on his face.
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Marriage is not a child’s game. Now that we’re married,
we need to decide how we will do a certain something
that married couples do!
“Heh… As expected of a man!”
Mackenzie rolled her eyes when she heard that.
I knew it! Men and women do think differently, after all!
I care about our life as a married couple, but he’s only
concerned about our sex life!
“Unless you win my heart over, you can forget about
laying even a finger on me!”
“Very well, then!”
Emmanuel liked Mackenzie’s short and simple reply.
He never believed that a dense man like himself would
be able to win the heart of an ice queen like her. While
it was true that she could get his heart racing with her
beauty, that didn’t mean she would turn him on.
In fact, he even thought he was unable to be turned on
by women.
Hence, one of the main reasons he didn’t want to get
married was that he was afraid of not being able to
satisfy his wife sexually.
As such, Mackenzie’s refusal to have sex with him came
as a huge relief.
Mackenzie, however, wasn’t too pleased with his
response.
What the… This b*stard! I can tell he’s not faking it! I
know that most men wouldn’t dare express their
interest in me because of my cold personality, but that
doesn’t mean they don’t lust over me! I know I’m a very
beautiful woman, so why doesn’t this b*stard even
want to have sex with me? Is it because he’s a
gynecologist? I hate this so much!
The two then headed their separate ways after they
had made their terms clear with each other.
Emmanuel saw Milani at his doorstep with a basket of
fruits the moment he got home.
She looked like a completely different person with that
sweet smile on her face.
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Disgusted by her pretentious behavior, Emmanuel told
her the truth right away.
“What? You rejected all of the gifts?”
Milani was shocked to the core when she heard that
he had returned the gifts worth ten million.
Oh, my goodness! Why would he do something so
stupid? Does he think he’s all high and mighty for
turning down those gifts? Ugh! Now I see why he’s so
unsuccessful in life! No one in their right mind would
ever want to marry a guy like him! They’d be poor for
life!
Alessandra came out of her room when she heard the
commotion. “Ah, Milani, you’re here! Come on in!” She
welcomed Milani excitedly when she saw the latter
standing at the door.
After all, that was the first time a woman had come to
see her son.
Alessandra was so desperate to marry Emmanuel off
that she didn’t even care if Milani’s family were a bunch
of horrible people.
To her surprise, however, Milani’s attitude changed
instantly.
“Sorry, but I’m really busy! Also, you can forget about
having me marry your son! He isn’t even worthy of
being my footstool, let alone my husband! I bet he’ll
never be able to find himself a wife! Goodbye!” Milani
shouted and stormed off immediately after.
Honestly, I don’t even know why my mom wanted me
to come visit him! This was such a huge waste of time!
Alessandra was left speechless by her sudden
outburst and change of heart.
What just happened? Why would she change her mind
so suddenly? Did she bring those fruits here just to
insult my son? What is wrong with her?
Emmanuel knew full well that Milani’s response was
due to the ten million that he gave up on.
Naturally, he had no interest in a gold-digger like her
either.
“My goodness! What a crazy woman she is!” Roselynn
exclaimed angrily when she came out and saw Milani
leaving.
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She then turned toward Emmanuel and tried to
comfort him, saying, “You need to stay away from
women like her, Manny! Don’t take her words to heart!”
To her surprise, however, he didn’t seem to be
bothered in the slightest.
“Mom, Roselynn, I’m already married, so you two don’t
have to worry about me anymore.”
Alessandra and Roselynn were so shocked that they
both screamed in unison, “What?”
Roselynn’s voice was so shrill that she nearly shattered
the glassware in the house.
“Did you just say you’re married?”
“Who are you married to?”
“You’re not messing with us, are you, Manny? If I recall
correctly, you never had a girlfriend!”
Alessandra and Roselynn both fired questions at him
one after another.
Instead of trying to convince them, Emmanuel simply
whipped out his marriage certificate and showed it to
them.
The truth spoke for itself, leaving the two women
wide-eyed with shock.
Although the woman on the marriage certificate
looked gorgeous, they were still worried about her
personality.
“She looks hard to get along with!“
“Are you sure this isn’t some kind of scam?”
Emmanuel could understand their concerns, so he lied
to reassure them. “Don’t worry. She’s a woman I met
while I was a soldier at Northern Region. She’s a strong
woman and a perfectionist who cares a lot about her
image, so she didn’t want people to know about our
relationship. That’s why we’ve been keeping it a secret
all this while.”
“Ah, so that’s what happened…”
That explains why he refused to get himself a girlfriend
all these years! Turns out, he already had one all
along!
“I’m sorry for keeping it a secret from you two for so
long! I only did it to protect her career. Anyway, you
two no longer have to worry about me getting married.
Mackenzie and I will surely live a happy life together,”
Emmanuel reassured them, but they were still worried.
Roselynn was especially suspicious of his explanation.
If Manny already had a girlfriend all along, then why
did he wait until now to tell us about it? Why did he
waste his time attending those eighteen matchmaking
sessions? Oh, well… He must have his reasons for lying
to us, and I don’t want to make Mom worried by
exposing him.
“What does she do for a living, Manny? Why didn’t she
come home with you now that you two are married?”
Alessandra asked curiously.
No mother wouldn’t be curious about her
daughter-in-law, and Alessandra was no exception.
Emmanuel knew she would surely ask about
Mackenzie’s background, so he had prepared himself
to answer her questions.
“Mackenzie is a high-level executive in a huge
company, Mom. That’s why she can’t come home with
me.”
“What? Where will she stay, then?” Alessandra pressed
“She bought a house of her own, Mom. Now that we’re
married, I’ll be moving in with her soon.”
“…”
Alessandra’s eyes teared up all of a sudden.
Roselynn didn’t want Emmanuel to leave either, but
she tried to comfort Alessandra anyway. “Manny is a
grown adult now, Mom. It was only a matter of time
before he moved out. You want to have grandchildren,
don’t you? It’ll be hard for that to happen if he stays
with you all the time!”
Of course, Alessandra understood that very well. After
all, no woman would want to live with their in-laws
these days. It would be very inconvenient for them to
have sex at night, too.
Even so, Alessandra’s tears still refused to stop flowing.
“I won’t object to your relationship if you love her,
Manny. I just have one request. Could you bring her
over so I can have a look at her? Also, I want you to
arrange for both our families to meet each other.”
Alessandra’s sincere requests were actually very
simple ones, but they were incredibly difficult for
Emmanuel to fulfill.
There’s no way a woman like Mackenzie would be
willing to visit our house! I don’t know what her job title
is, but her attire and attitude alone show that she’s no
ordinary woman. I doubt I can even afford to pay for
the dry cleaning if we end up getting her clothes dirty!
As for meeting her parents, that’s practically never
going to happen. She said she only agreed to marry
me to satisfy her grandfather, so getting her to show
up here and put up an act for me is simply asking for
the impossible. What do I do now?
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“I’ll tell you about it after talking it through with her,
Mom.”
Emmanuel decided to leave things be for now.
Since he couldn’t agree or refuse, he had no choice but
to take it one step at a time.
“All right, then,” Alessandra responded. “Well, how
about you move out and go live with her today? Girls
love it when guys are romantic. It’s your wedding night,
so you’d better not leave her on her own! Take good
care of her. Do you understand?”
Wedding night? Emmanuel scoffed internally.
If that hadn’t even crossed his mind, then Mackenzie
certainly wouldn’t have thought of it either.
The woman had never even thought about
consummating their marriage.
There’s just no way it’d ever happen!
Still, he nodded at his mother and sister. “I’ll be off,
then. Take care of yourselves. Call me whenever you
need me.”
That alone was enough to make Alessandra and
Roselynn tear up again.
Given how Emmanuel’s father had died young, and the
two women had watched Emmanuel grow up, seeing
the only man in the family leave home made their
hearts heavy.
“Don’t cry, Mom. How are you going to have grandkids
if Manny doesn’t stay with your daughter-in-law?”
Roselynn urged, even though she couldn’t stop crying
herself.
The women spent a long while helping Emmanuel
pack his valuables.
Alessandra shoved a bank card into his hands just as
he was about to leave.
“What are you doing, Mom?”
The man hastily gave it back, knowing that his mother
only had one card. It was baffling that she was
handing him her social security fund.
There was no way he could accept it.
“Take it,” Alessandra insisted. “Your wife agreed to
marry you without you giving her any betrothal gifts.
She even bought a place for you two so you could live
together, so don’t let her down. Give her everything she
deserves! There are about sixty thousand on this card.
Go buy your wife a ring and some jewelry. Do you hear
me?”
Upon hearing that, Emmanuel felt his nose burn.
I’m such a horrible son. This is her retirement fund!
She’s already fifty-seven. What is she going to do if I
take all that she has left?
“Take it, Manny. It’s what Mom wants.”
Roselynn shot him a glance.
The young woman knew her mother well, so she was
aware that Alessandra would surely fear her
daughter-in-law leaving if Emmanuel didn’t do as she
asked.
Hence, the man had to take the money to ease her
mind and present it to Mackenzie-whether she
wanted it or not.
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“If you really want to thank Mom, come back here with
your wife as soon as you can so we can take a look at
her,” Roselynn added.
In truth, she had her doubts. Her brother had gotten
into a blitz marriage, after all.
“I understand.”
With that, Emmanuel spun around and left quickly.
It wasn’t that he had no emotions; he just didn’t want
his family to see how red his eyes had become.
He felt so, so guilty now.
His mother had always wanted him to have a blissful
marriage, but instead, he had found himself a random
woman to take part in a mere act.
“The truth can never come to light-at least not until
she’s left this world,” the man muttered to himself,
feeling terrified all of a sudden.
There was no way Alessandra would be able to handle
it if she found out that this was all a show.
After leaving home, Emmanuel headed over to Yociam
Residence as instructed by Mackenzie via text
message.
The place was an upscale area in Yeringham and cost
over ten thousand per square meter.
There were many buildings there, but Mackenzie had
only told him that the apartment number was 1701
without mentioning the block number.
Good thing I had the sense to get her WhatsApp
contact outside City Hall. I’d better ask her now.
Thus, he left Mackenzie a voice message.
Yet, despite it being six in the evening, Mackenzie was
still in the middle of a meeting at work.
As the CEO of Terence Group, she never checked her
messages during meetings.
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After waiting for a long while and not receiving a
response, Emmanuel figured that the woman’s current
circumstances didn’t allow her to listen to his voice
message, so he sent her a text message instead.
There was still no reply. The sky had turned dark, and
Emmanuel’s empty stomach ate at his patience.
Ultimately, he decided to video call her.
The man knew how aloof Mackenzie was and didn’t
really want to speak to her.
Mackenzie hadn’t added him to her contacts when
they exchanged numbers earlier. At present, she
suddenly heard her phone ring and glanced at the
screen impatiently.
This was an extremely rare occurrence.
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Those who knew her understood that she would reply
to every text that mattered to her, but when it came to
people whom she didn’t bother responding to, not
even a video call would change her mind.
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Seeing someone with the username Covertly
Magnificent with an unfamiliar profile picture call her,
the woman frowned and blocked his number instantly.
Strange. When did I ever give this person my contact?
From how she hung up, Emmanuel knew Mackenzie
had her phone with her and tried redialing her number.
Yet, he received a notification: This user only accepts
calls and messages from friends.
What the hell?
Emmanuel stared at the screen in a daze for a long
time.
She’s not messing with me, is she?
Thankfully, the man was smart enough to remember
that Terence was her grandfather.
Even though he didn’t have Terence’s number saved,
the latter had called him earlier this morning, so all it
took was a quick look at his call history to find it.
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“Hey, Gramps, what’s up with your granddaughter? She
told me to live with her at Yociam Residence, but she
ended up blocking my number! Are you guys just
playing around with me? Is this some sort of marriage
scam? It’s not like I have anything you can take from
me!”
Terence was instantly bereft of words.
She really does hate men…
“Calm down, young lad. I’ll call her right now!”
He tried his best to console Emmanuel, worried about
losing his new grandson-in-law.
The Quillen family was so powerful that even Terence
didn’t know how many more businesses Mackenzie
had established out there. He had to find out from her.
Meanwhile, Mackenzie was about to resume the
meeting when her phone rang again.
She wanted to hang up, but upon realizing that it was
her grandfather, she had no choice but to answer.
“What is it, Grandpa? I’m in a meeting now. Don’t you
know that?”
Like I care about your meeting! That’s not as important
as giving me a great-grandchild!
“Mackenzie, didn’t you ask Emmanuel to live with you?
He’s already at Yociam Residence, but he doesn’t know
which block it is!”
Oh, right.
Mackenzie finally recalled that she had gotten married
today.
Darn it! What was his name again? Seriously, men are
such a pain!
“Tell him we’re staying at Block B, Grandpa.”
Right after saying that, Mackenzie hung up so that her
grandfather wouldn’t be able to tell her to contact
Emmanuel herself. She didn’t know how to, anyway.
Upon hanging up, the woman noticed all the subtle
glances coming her way.
Of course, given that she was Terence Group’s CEO, no
one dared utter a word-except for a young lady who
leaned over with a giggle.
“Was that your husband, Mackenzie?”
Mackenzie shot her a glare, causing her to shut up
immediately.
The woman was none other than Mackenzie’s sister,
Beatrix. She was secretly glad to be the younger
sibling. Otherwise, she would have been the one
marrying that fine specimen of a man who had just
called her grandfather.
At the same time, she was also curious as to who on
earth could have the courage to take her
man-loathing sister as his wife.
Hehe. I wonder how long he’d be able to put up with
her temper. Three days? Or maybe he’d be done and
move out by the second day!
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Chapter 7
Being the magnanimous man that he was, Emmanuel
cast aside all his displeasure as soon as he found the
apartment and dragged his luggage in with him.
The unit was huge-more than twice the size of his
three-bedroom home-and the interior was lavishly
decorated.
The four-bedroom apartment felt a bit like a maze on
one’s first visit.
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One thing that Emmanuel noticed, however, was that
although the unit was fully furnished, there didn’t seem
to be any fast-moving consumer goods.
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That means she probably doesn’t live here on a
regular basis. Rich people sure love wasting what they
have, huh? I shared an eighty-square-foot home with
two family members, while this woman bought a
two-hundred-square-foot apartment and left it
unoccupied. If her grandfather hadn’t forced her to get
married, and she needed to use this place to keep me,
it probably would’ve stayed empty forever.
The man scoffed at his own thoughts.
Wait, “keep me?” I just made myself sound like I’m
living off her. That’s not what I’m here for! I just needed
to find a woman to spend my days with, and we’re
both getting something out of each other. Besides, I
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much the same as paying rent.
Out of the four bedrooms, only the biggest one had
multiple closets filled with brand-new clothes.
This must be her lair.
There was an array of shirts and coats, but only three
pairs of underwear-all of which were either fully white
or black and made of cotton.
What a waste of a body like that. Why doesn’t she wear
something spicier?
Despite thinking that, Emmanuel had no interest in
touching her clothes and walked away. Then, he
picked the bedroom furthest from hers as his own.
Considering how much Mackenzie hated men, he knew
he was better off staying as far away from her as
possible.
Rumble.
Feeling his stomach growl again, Emmanuel headed
into the kitchen.
Seriously? All this premium cookware and equipment,
but no food! What’s the point? Am I supposed to eat a
frying pan?
Thus, the man decided it was time to make a trip down
to the nearby supermarket.
Since he couldn’t go back to his family for now, he
could only make this place his new home.
He was so hungry that he bought himself a bun before
doing his grocery shopping.
Back at Terence Group, the meeting had just ended,
and Mackenzie glanced at the time. It was already
past nine.
Per usual, her mind was filled with work as she walked
over to her Bentley.
The driver took her in the direction of the family
mansion.
“Stop!” she called out halfway through the journey.
“What’s the matter, Ms. Quillen?” the driver immediately
hit the brakes and asked politely.
The woman naturally didn’t answer him. In fact, she
had only just remembered that she was now married,
and Terence had warned her not to return to the
Quillen family mansion until she had given birth.
A woman should be wherever her husband was; this
was the country’s millennium-long tradition.
Regardless of her status, she still had to live with her
husband now that she was married.
“Turn around. Take me to Yociam Residence.”
“Yes, Ms. Quillen.”
That was all the driver responded with, despite his
curiosity.
As Mackenzie’s only remaining male driver, he wasn’t
going to risk losing his high-paying job by being
careless with his words.
It was past ten when Emmanuel returned to the
apartment.
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He had left the lights on when leaving, so he didn’t
realize Mackenzie was already home, especially since
the place looked as tidy as before.
Drenched in sweat after grocery shopping, the man
took off his shirt and walked toward the bathroom,
only to freeze on the spot the moment he opened the
door.
He stared wide-eyed at the woman in the tub, having
lost his ability to blink.
Mackenzie was enjoying a bubble bath with her legs
sticking out of the tub, her pink toes looking like flower
buds in a field of snow.
Even though the bathtub was filled with bubbles,
Emmanuel could still vaguely see what was
underneath the water from where he was standing.
The woman’s figure was stunning beyond description,
and her skin shimmered like moonstone.
Thump.
Thump.
Emmanuel’s heart began to race again, and this time,
it was ten times faster.
Having seen so many women as a gynecologist, he
had never felt anything.
However, this time, he knew Mackenzie was different
from the rest.
“Are you done staring? Do you want me to carve out
your eyes?”
Instead of screaming, the woman threatened him icily
and glared at him with eyes that could kill.
She never locked the bathroom door as she was used
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to staying alone, but she now regretted not doing that.
“I’m sorry, Ms. Quillen. I didn’t know you were back.”
Feeling goosebumps all over his skin, Emmanuel
hurriedly fled.
Despite acting calm initially, he leaned against the wall
immediately upon exiting the bathroom and gasped
for air.
Any second of delay, and I’d probably be dead. This is
exactly the problem with blitz marriages. You don’t
know the other person’s habits. Her eyes were so scary,
but my God, every inch of that body was just unreal.
To think that even he, a gynecologist, would feel this
way.
Meanwhile, Mackenzie clutched her chest while inside
the bathtub.
While she had managed to play it cool when the man
walked in, she now felt completely on edge after he
left.
I can’t believe a man saw my body! Sure, he’s my
husband, and it’s not like he was being creepy or
anything, but still! I feel so grossed out!
“I knew getting married was a bad idea…”
The woman sighed helplessly.
What if it’s all on purpose?
She had always been distrusting of others since she
was young, and when Emmanuel passed her two tests
so easily, she began suspecting him of having ulterior
motives.
I bet he knows I’m loaded, but he pretended not to
care about any of that just because Grandpa was
testing him.
Mackenzie refused to believe that there was someone
with no desires in this world, especially a man.
However, she could only keep up the act since she had
no proof.
After her bath, Mackenzie walked into the living room.
Emmanuel was sitting on the couch and pressing the
remote button aimlessly when he glanced up and
noticed her. Then, he felt his body tense up.
“Ms. Quillen, from now on, could you please put on
some underwear after your bath?” Emmanuel
requested sincerely.
What kind of man could resist such a beautiful and
alluring woman like Mackenzie walking around in
nothing but a thin nightgown?
Even Emmanuel, who had a higher resistance due to
his profession, could feel his body temperature rising.
“Hmph! It’s not like I knew you’d be waiting for me out
here in the living room.”
The woman stared at him with frosty eyes.
What woman wears her underwear after a bath? That’s
such a hassle!
She loved living without care, so having a man in her
house now made things unbearable for her.
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“I’ll go to my room, then.”
Emmanuel got up to make his escape.
This woman’s way too cold. I thought of having a chat
with her to win her over slowly, but I guess I
overestimated myself. I don’t even know what to say to
her now! How am I supposed to continue living with
her?
As Beatrix had anticipated, he was beginning to waver.
Yet, the man heard a loud thud the moment he turned
to leave.
He then glanced back and saw Mackenzie kneeling on
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the floor, seemingly in pain.
The sight of her collar loosening while she had no
undergarments on made Emmanuel feel as though his
soul had been captured.
“Ms. Quillen! What’s wrong?”
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Emmanuel hurried over to help Mackenzie up, but his
hand stopped in the air abruptly when he sensed an
intimidating aura around her.
He hesitated, wondering if he should touch her.
Looking at the motionless woman with beads of sweat
trickling down her forehead, he eventually mustered
his courage and picked her up.
To his surprise, she felt much lighter than he expected
for a five-and-a-half-foot-tall person.
In fact, he reckoned she weighed only around a
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hundred and ten pounds.
“D-Don’t touch me!”
Mackenzie still managed to shoot him a steely glare
despite the gripping pain she felt.
It was nothing compared to how much she detested
the touch of a man, let alone being carried by one.
Goosebumps broke out across her body the moment
Emmanuel touched her.
The man evaded her hostile eyes and gently put her
down on the couch, saying, “Just look at you. You don’t
eat regularly. That’s why you’re having stomach flu
now.”
Wait. How does he even know that? We’ve only known
each other for a day!
Mackenzie was taken aback by how much Emmanuel
knew about her, but before she could respond,
Emmanuel had lifted her nightgown.
“W-What do you think you’re doing? I’ll kill you!”
Mackenzie exploded in a burst of energy, twisting
Emmanuel’s arm.
There was no way she would let a man like him take
advantage of her, especially when she was a daughter
of the Quillen family and had been practicing martial
arts her whole life.
Despite how painful the grip was, Emmanuel did not
fight back. “I’m just trying to help ease your pain,” he
explained, gritting his teeth.
Looks can be deceiving, man. She’s not ladylike at all,
despite how gorgeous she is!
“A-Aren’t you a gynecologist? Do you know internal
medicine too?”
Mackenzie had doubts, but there was no time for that.
Another sharp spasm of pain struck, forcing her to let
go of Emmanuel and hold her stomach.
“I can well call 911 if you don’t trust me, but you’ll have
to endure the pain until you reach the hospital.”
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Hearing this, Mackenzie took her phone to make a call,
for there was no way she would swallow her ego and
let Emmanuel have his way, but when the latter saw
her curl into a ball because of the pain, he swept her
phone aside and squatted down in front of her.
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Then, Mackenzie felt a big, warm palm lifting her gown
right after, but she did not stop him.
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Besides, she figured she should trust Emmanuel once,
since she could break him into pieces later if she found
out he was purely taking advantage of her.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel felt his heart start pounding
vigorously when he saw Mackenzie’s pair of fair and
flawless legs.
In fact, he gulped without even knowing when he lifted
her skirt.
As a gynecologist, he had never felt a sense of
irresistible attraction toward any woman except for
Mackenzie, but he quickly collected his thoughts and
rubbed his hands before warming her stomach with
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the heat from his palms.
“Urgh…”
Mackenzie finally felt more comfortable when a rush of
warmth went through her stomach, dispelling the pain
from earlier.
Then, Emmanuel repeated the gesture a few times and
massaged her lower abdomen.
Oh, her abs are tight and toned. She must be
disciplined enough to work out regularly.
“W-What is this you’re doing?” Mackenzie asked, biting
her lower lip.
She had always abhorred men’s touch, but this time, it
felt different when Emmanuel touched her.
Although the sense of distaste was still there,
Mackenzie felt good and embarrassed simultaneously.
The feeling perplexed her.
“I’m applying pressure on your acupoints,” Emmanuel
answered, looking down to avoid eye contact. As his
gaze lowered, he could not help but steal a glance at
Mackenzie’s legs.
She’s truly a work of art!
Little did he know, Mackenzie was watching his every
move.
I knew it. This man is finally showing his true colors.
They all put up a front as if they are true gentlemen
before they marry you, but the truth is that all men are
the same. They’re all perverts.
“How are you feeling?” Emmanuel asked suddenly.
“I’m fine already. You should stop touching me now,”
Mackenzie instructed coldly.
Emmanuel did as she told, but on second thought, he
reminded, “What’s with this aversion? I’m your
husband. Besides, I’m just trying to help you.”
Mackenzie bit her lower lip and scoffed.
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Seriously? I don’t understand why human reproduction
has to happen between a man and a woman. I bet
other women feel uncomfortable about it too!
“Let me make you something to eat. Also, make sure
you don’t work overtime with an empty stomach next
time,” Emmanuel remarked, standing up to leave.
“Are you doing this as a doctor or as a husband?” she
asked indifferently.
“Is that even important?”
Pfft. Does she have to be so serious?
Mackenzie ignored that question and informed
instead, “I’m turning in at eleven, so make sure not to
disturb me after that.”
Emmanuel rolled his eyes and smiled in resignation. I
swear, getting along with a company executive is
harder than working at the hospital.
Ten minutes later, Emmanuel headed to her room and
knocked on the door with a plate of spaghetti with egg.
The sight baffled Mackenzie when she opened the
door.
“Did you buy the ingredients? Wait. Do you also know
how to cook?”
“Of course I bought groceries. Your kitchen is literally
empty. Do you think the food just dropped from
heaven?”
With that, Emmanuel entered the room with the food
and placed the plate on the table. “Eat it while it’s still
warm. You’re not supposed to be eating anything
cold.”
“Are you seriously telling me what to do?” Mackenzie
asked, slightly amused.
She was still not used to living together with a man.
Before this, not even her mother dared to tell her what
to do, so it caught her off guard when Emmanuel did
that.
I’m the CEO of Terence Group. Who dares to boss me
around?
“This is just a friendly reminder,” Emmanuel replied
sternly all of a sudden. “You’re my wife and, more so
now, a patient, so you should listen to me.”
A frown crept on Mackenzie’s brows as she stared at
the man.
In the end, she gave up arguing with him and started
eating, but when she saw the cheap food, she could
not help but frown again.
“Is this even edible?”
“You won’t die from a tasteless meal, but you’ll
definitely suffer if you go through the night with an
empty stomach!”
Emmanuel was on the verge of losing his temper-he
could not understand why Mackenzie could be so
intractable.
At last, Mackenzie budged and spun the pasta with her
fork.
She began to chew slowly before her face abruptly
changed.
“Mm! This is pretty good. I hope I don’t gain weight
from an occasional late-night treat,” she commented.
For the first time, Mackenzie thought living with a man
was not entirely a bad idea, for it sure felt different
from having a housekeeper at home.
Her behavior rendered Emmanuel speechless.
I guess a woman will always be a woman. She might
be a misandrist, but she still cares about her body
image, just as all other women do. Her beauty is all she
lives for.
“I’m done. Is this fine?” Mackenzie asked Emmanuel like
a patient seeking approval from their doctor after only
taking two bites of the food.
Emmanuel was exasperated.
I can’t understand how someone can be this difficult! I
made this specifically for her, yet she only takes two
bites of it!
Knowing there was no point in trying to change her
mind, Emmanuel held his dissatisfaction and collected
the plate and cutlery before leaving.
“By the way,” he suddenly voiced out when he almost
reached the door. “When will you be free to go home
with me? My mom would love to meet you.”
His heart thudded loudly with anxiety as he waited for
an answer.
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Given Mackenzie’s fussiness, Emmanuel knew that
things would turn out bad whether she agreed to go
home with him or not.
“I’m sorry, but my schedule is full. I won’t have time this
entire week,” she answered.
Emmanuel nodded at her reply, which, weirdly enough,
made him both disappointed and relieved.
Well, as I thought, it won’t be easy to get her home to
meet my family.
“Hold on!”
Emmanuel saw a ray of hope when Mackenzie called
out just as he was about to leave the room.
Did she change her mind? Don’t tell me she’s found a
suitable time to go home with me.
To his dismay, he saw Mackenzie holding out a bank
card toward him when he turned back.
“What is this?” he asked with a frown, confounded.
He had no idea why Mackenzie was giving him money,
especially when he had not given Mackenzie the sixty
grand his mother earned with all her hard work
because he suspected their marriage might be a
scam.
What is going on?
“I don’t want that kind of cheap food at home
anymore. There’s a hundred thousand in this card, so
use it to buy whatever is needed for our home. I hope
you can find time to do some shopping for the house.
We do need a lot of things here. Just let me know if you
need more money.”
From her no-nonsense way of talking, one would easily
think Mackenzie was assigning a task to Emmanuel at
work.
Upset by how absurd the whole situation was,
Emmanuel pushed the card back, insisting, “I’m the
man of the house, and I have a job too. I don’t need
you to pay for anything I’m using.”
His response elicited a frown from Mackenzie.
What’s with this fake chivalry? We’re already married.
Did he really not agree to this because of my money
and body?
Having spoken his piece, Emmanuel turned to leave
without even mentioning the sixty grand his mother
intended to give to Mackenzie as her betrothal gift. He
figured it would be a joke to her.
The next day, Emmanuel went to work at the hospital
as usual.
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Since it had only been two years since he retired from
the military, he was only in charge of running various
tests and procedures at the Department of
Gynecology instead of being a doctor-in-charge.
“Emmanuel! Did you go on a blind date again
yesterday?”
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His best friend’s voice rang out from behind him.
Before Emmanuel could reply, Frederick Lewis had
lifted his arm and put it across Emmanuel’s shoulder.
The two were close to one another since their
friendship dated back to the time when they were
classmates in middle school. After Emmanuel retired
from the military, they met again as colleagues.
“How did the date go?” Frederick asked out of curiosity
when he saw Emmanuel nodding.
“It didn’t go well.”
A resentful smile broke out on Emmanuel’s face as he
recalled the blind date with Milani that went south.
“Seriously? That was your eighteenth date!” Frederick
exclaimed with a face full of regret.
“Did you do what I taught you? You should set your
bottom line out there right at the beginning of a date. I
can’t believe not a single one of them is willing to give
you a chance.”
Like Roselynn, Frederick believed that Emmanuel was a
fine catch, although he could be a little clueless
sometimes. Hence, he found it unbelievable that none
of the women fell for Emmanuel’s looks.
“You know what? I think I’m messing up every single
date exactly because I’m doing what you told me to
- The date just fails every time I tell them I’m earning
eighty grand a year!” Emmanuel complained.
“Then you should improvise! Talk about something
else!” Frederick argued, glaring at him.
Emmanuel kept quiet at his retort, for he had
deliberately mentioned his salary during the dates
because he did not want any of it to work out.
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“What can I say? Women these days are very practical
and materialistic.”
“Tell me about it,” Frederick whined. “It’s hard finding
someone who’s not materialistic. It’ll be a rare find if
you get one.”
Emmanuel understood where Frederick was coming
from, since the latter had remained unmarried since
his girlfriend ditched him for a man from a wealthy
family.
“Whatever. I have to go see my mom now. She’s
coming over for a check-up today. Can you take over
those patients who are doing their medical certificate
tests?”
“Sure,” Emmanuel agreed as Frederick left in a hurry.
After that, Emmanuel went into the chest X-ray room.
Soon enough, a woman entered with a medical slip.
“Please take off your clothes and stand in front of the
machine,” Emmanuel instructed mechanically while he
took the medical slip from the patient, as he always
did, but he was stunned the moment he saw the name
on the paper.
Milani Zimmerman?
“It’s you!”
The agitated woman pointed her finger at Emmanuel
when he looked up.
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“You sicko! Are you trying to see my body? How is it
that a male doctor is doing a chest X-ray for women?
There’s no way I’m going through with this. I demand to
change to another doctor!” Milani shrieked.
At the uproar, other patients in the department began
to gather around, whispering among themselves.
Some came forward in support of Milani, arguing that
a female doctor should be in charge since the
check-up concerned their privacy, while others
reiterated that there was no need to make a big fuss
since doctors were professionals.
What happened was nothing new to Emmanuel, as
similar occurrences have taken place frequently over
the past two years.
In a situation like that, patients would usually give in in
the end since Emmanuel had a reliable look to him, but
that was not the case that day when Milani refused to
budge no matter what.
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“You’re such a dirty loser. I finally see why you can’t find
a wife. I bet you came to this department because you
are a pervert and want to check out women’s bodies!”
Milani became more aggressive when she saw that
Emmanuel did not intend to call another doctor for her
check-up.
“What’s going on?”
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The commotion had attracted Frederick and the other
gynecologists.
“Milani?”
When Frederick saw it was Milani-the prettiest girl two
grades below his back at middle school-he rushed
over to explain, “There must be a misunderstanding,
Milani. We are professionals in the industry. We don’t
prey on our patients. We treat men and women all
alike.”
“Lies! Do you think I’ll really buy all this bullsh*t? Did you
say you guys treat men and women all the same?
Well, then, why do both of you want to marry a
woman?” Milani raged.
Infuriated by her scathing riposte, Frederick fought with
Milani until the head of the department finally
arranged for a female doctor to do the X-ray for Milani
after finding out what had happened.
At the end of the day, the disaster seemed to have
affected Frederick more than it did Emmanuel.
“Do you know her, Emmanuel? She was two grades
below us. Apparently, she was the campus belle back
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at Yeringham Middle School, but look at her! She’s a
snob! Who does she even think she is? She’s not even
that special! None of the other female patients had a
problem with us!”
When Frederick had finally finished his tirade,
Emmanuel smiled weakly at him, saying, “She was
actually my eighteenth date.”
“She what?”
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Appalled, Frederick fell silent for a long while until he
finally commented, “She’s got the looks, though. Why
does she even need to go on blind dates? Actually, do
you think something’s wrong with her biologically? Is
that why she refused to let you run an X-ray on her?”
Emmanuel had no clue what was the reason for
Milani’s misbehavior, so he simply smiled.
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“Is it because her breasts are asymmetrical? Is she sick
or something?”
Emmanuel was still quiet, leaving Frederick to make all
the wild guesses himself.
Suddenly, Frederick stopped talking altogether when
he caught a shadow beside him.
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The next thing he knew, Milani was already right before
him.
“Cut the crap out! You’re the sick one here! In fact, both
of your families are sick. You two losers can never hope
to nab a woman like me. That’s why you two will be
single for the rest of your lives!”
Milani did not leave until she had taunted the two to
her heart’s content.
Behind her, the mortified Frederick made a face at her,
dissing, “I’ve never met such an arrogant woman!”
Emmanuel could not agree with his friend in that
respect, for the woman he had married at first sight
was equally overbearing, except for the fact that
Mackenzie was more tolerable.
“All right. I’d better go get my mom’s report,” Frederick
noted before rushing off to the CT scan room.
Also concerned about the result, Emmanuel followed
after him.
When he saw Frederick shaking with the report in his
hands from the door, Emmanuel knew something must
be wrong.
“What is it?”
Emmanuel dashed over, sensing that things had taken
a bad turn.
He was aghast when he beheld the scan image.
This is end-stage lung cancer!
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Frederick was in utter shock at that diagnosis.
Just then, a doctor from the internal medicine
department approached him and said, “Your mom’s
cancer is already at the advanced stage. She needs to
be operated on immediately. Otherwise, her life will be
in danger!”
Frederick’s voice was shaking as he asked, “How… How
much does the surgery cost?”
“Three hundred thousand. Any additional procedures
will be charged separately.” The doctor left after saying
that.
Being a doctor at the hospital, Frederick knew the
hospital policies well. He was aware that the surgery
would only be arranged after payment was made.
“Emmanuel, what should I do now? I don’t have three
hundred thousand!”
Frederick was at a loss as to what to do.
He had only been working at the hospital for two years,
and most of his income had been spent on his
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younger sister’s college education. As such, he did not
have much savings left.
“Don’t worry, we will think of something!” Emmanuel
comforted his friend.
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After a pause, he shoved the bank card that
Alessandra had given to him into Frederick’s hand and
said, “Take this first. There’s sixty thousand in here.”
“T-This… Isn’t this your mom’s bank card? How can I use
this money?” Frederick’s body was trembling as his
eyes welled up with tears.
That was his best friend’s mother’s hard-earned
money, and it did not feel right for him to use it.
“Don’t worry about that. The current priority is to save
your mom!” Emmanuel insisted that Frederick keep the
bank card.
“But even with this, I still don’t have three hundred
thousand! A hundred thousand is the most I can
scrape together by today,” Frederick replied in a
quavering voice, sounding as if he was on the verge of
bursting into tears.
“Besides, I really can’t take your mom’s money. I don’t
know how long it will take for me to repay it…”
Emmanuel felt rather helpless as well upon seeing the
agonized look on Frederick’s face.
At that moment, Milani happened to walk past and
noticed the interaction between the two men.
“Ha! Don’t you guys find it embarrassing for two grown
men to be seen crying in the hospital?”
Milani had always looked down on Emmanuel and had
just fought with Frederick earlier. Obviously, she would
not miss the chance to mock them upon witnessing
the scene.
“Milani, just shut up!” Emmanuel chided the woman for
her sarcastic remarks.
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As Frederick was already devastated by the news of
his mother’s cancer diagnosis, Emmanuel could not let
Milani rub salt into the man’s wound.
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However, unexpectedly, when Frederick saw Milani, he
took the initiative to plead with her, “The most beautiful
Milani, judging by your glamorous appearance, you
must be very rich, right?”
Taken aback by the man’s unusual attitude, Milani took
a few steps back and asked cautiously, “W-What do
you want?”
“Please lend me two hundred thousand! My mom has
just been diagnosed with cancer and needs to be
operated on immediately. Please, I’m begging you! I
will return the money once I have it!” Frederick pleaded
with Milani desperately. He was that close to going on
his knees, but the woman still had no intention of
lending him any money.
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Besides the fact that she did not have that much
money, even if she had, there was no reason for her to
lend it to him.
“Hah! You’re out of your mind. I don’t have two hundred
thousand to lend you.”
Taking a pause, she continued, “That’s why poor
people are so pathetic. You can’t even afford your
mother’s surgery expenses. Is it any wonder no woman
wants to marry you?”
Not only did Milani not agree to help, but she also
added insult to injury before she walked off.
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Frederick was burning with anger after the woman left.
If Emmanuel had not stopped him, he would have
beaten her to a pulp!
“Frederick, calm down!” Emmanuel held Frederick in a
tight embrace, trying his best to comfort his friend,
who was on the verge of breaking down.
Frederick eventually managed to cool off. If he had
beaten Milani up, he would have been arrested, and
there would be no one to find the money to fund his
mother’s surgery.
Frederick proceeded to contact people in his phone
book, including those he was not close to. He made
more than ten calls consecutively, asking to borrow
money from them.
In order to help his friend, Emmanuel also reached out
to some people he knew.
Despite their efforts, the two men had only managed
to borrow seventy thousand in total, which was not
even a third of the three hundred thousand they
needed.
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“What should we do? My mom might die if she delays
getting the surgery!” Frederick finally broke down and
started sobbing in front of Emmanuel.
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Emmanuel let out a sigh and said, “Please don’t cry. Let
me try asking my wife. I’m sure she will lend it to you!”
In reality, Emmanuel was not sure if Mackenzie would
agree to help.
However, both of them had run out of ideas.
With their social status, it wouldn’t be easy for them to
borrow three hundred thousand in such a short period
of time.
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“Your wife?” Frederick was so shocked that his tears
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stopped at once. “Emmanuel, have you gone crazy as
well? Since when did you have a wife?”
Not knowing how to explain the situation, Emmanuel
merely smiled helplessly before calling Mackenzie.
After the previous day’s incident, Emmanuel had
memorized Mackenzie’s number in case she blocked
him on WhatsApp again.
“Hello. What’s up?”
Emmanuel was relieved that the woman had picked
up his call. Besides, from the clear tone and steady
pace of her voice, it did not seem like she was in a
meeting or in a rush.
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“Ms. Quillen, I would like to borrow some money from
you,” Emmanuel stated the purpose of his call directly
without beating around the bush.
Ms. Quillen? Frederick was stunned. Is she really his
wife? Why would he be addressing his wife that way?
“Borrow money?”
Mackenzie froze at Emmanuel’s words. After returning
to her senses a moment later, an amused smirk crept
across her face.
Before receiving Emmanuel’s call, she was having
doubts after what happened the night before, thinking
that the man might not have married her for her
money after all. Is he already showing his true colors?
Despite her skepticism, she asked, “How much do you
need?”
“One hundred and twenty-eight thousand!” Emmanuel
replied at once.
Frederick and he had managed to pool together one
hundred and seventy-two thousand thus far, so that
was the remaining balance they needed.
Mackenzie’s curiosity was aroused at once. “You
rejected it when I offered you a hundred thousand last
night. Now you’re asking to borrow one hundred and
twenty-eight thousand from me?”
“Yup. Will you lend it to me?” Emmanuel asked
casually.
He never liked explaining himself, and neither did he
want to act pitifully in front of his wife.
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Mackenzie hung up the phone without replying.
A crease appeared between Emmanuel’s brows when
he heard the disconnection tone.
What kind of a reply is that? Is it a rejection?
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Frederick had yet to fully process the situation, but
Emmanuel did not sound like he was talking to his wife.
It felt more like he was requesting a favor from his
superior!
“Emmanuel, maybe I should try borrowing from loan
sharks instead…”
Frederick did not want to put his best friend in a
difficult spot. It was too late for him to take out a loan
through proper channels, but Frederick was confident
that loan sharks would lend him a hundred thousand
straight away.
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“You can’t do that!” Emmanuel objected. “You would be
in deep trouble if you failed to repay them on time.”
Ding!
While the two of them were feeling torn, Emmanuel
suddenly got a text on his phone: You have received
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two hundred thousand wired to your account from
Mackenzie.
What the heck?
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Frederick could hardly believe his eyes when he saw
the message. Fixing his gaze on Emmanuel, he said
with envy, “Oh my goodness! Is this woman really your
wife? She… Is she very rich?”
He was certain that she had no lack of money, seeing
that she had instantly transferred Emmanuel two
hundred thousand, almost twice the amount the latter
had asked for.
Emmanuel simply smiled without replying. He could
not help but feel embarrassed when he saw the look
on Frederick’s face. It was as though the latter was
envious of him living off a woman!
Moreover, apart from knowing that Mackenzie was a
senior executive at a company, he had no idea about
her true identity and how wealthy she was. Hence, he
was unable to answer Frederick’s question.
“Take it and ask the hospital to arrange for your mom’s
surgery immediately!” Emmanuel said while
transferring the money to Frederick.
“Thank you! Please help me thank your wife too. Tell
her I will return her money as soon as I can!” Tears of
gratitude flowed down Frederick’s cheeks.
He was immensely thankful to the couple for lending
him a helping hand in this time of crisis, thereby
solving all his problems.
“No rush. Don’t worry about this now!” Emmanuel
reassured with a smile.
From the looks of it, he was sure that Mackenzie was
not hard up for the money.
That being said, he would still try to pay her back as
soon as possible. After all, he did not want Mackenzie
to mistake him for a gold digger.
Milani had just finished settling her bill when Frederick
approached the counter to make payment.
Upon seeing him, she was stunned that Frederick had
managed to scrape together three hundred thousand
so quickly.
She could not believe that the pauper who was
begging her to lend him two hundred thousand just a
moment ago had gotten the money to pay for the
surgery in the blink of an eye.
“Ha! I bet you went to a loan shark, didn’t you? Be
careful of the compounding interest. You might end up
having to pay them with your life!” Milani mocked.
Frederick did not like the woman in the first place. After
hearing what she said, he retorted sharply,
“Emmanuel’s wife lent me the money. In fact, she
transferred two hundred thousand to Emmanuel’s
account right after he asked. Thank goodness
Emmanuel wasn’t interested in a woman like you.
Otherwise, his life would be so sad!”
What?
Milani was in utter disbelief when she heard that.
Emmanuel’s wife?
That pauper has gotten himself a wife?
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