Chapter 6

“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 going to do

she

It’s what Mom wants.”

him a glance.

her mother well, so

that Alessandra would surely fear

leaving if Emmanuel didn’t

asked.

had to take the money

present it to

it or

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thank Mom, come

as you can so we can take

her,” Roselynn added.

doubts. Her brother had gotten

marriage, after

“I understand.”

around and left quickly.

wasn’t that he had no

red his

so guilty now.

had always wanted him to have a blissful

instead, he had

in a mere

never come to light-at

the man muttered to

of a

way Alessandra would be able to

that this was all a

Emmanuel headed over to Yociam

as instructed by Mackenzie via

message.

area in Yeringham

per square meter.

there, but Mackenzie

the apartment

mentioning the block

the sense

outside City Hall. I’d better

he left Mackenzie a

it being six in the evening, Mackenzie

of a

of Terence Group, she

messages during meetings.

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for a long while and not

Emmanuel figured that the woman’s

allow her to listen to his

sent her

reply. The sky had turned dark, and

ate at his patience.

to video call her.

how aloof

to speak

to her

earlier. At present, she

ring and

screen impatiently.

an extremely rare occurrence.

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her understood that she would

her, but when it

bother

would change

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someone with the username Covertly

profile picture

frowned and blocked his

ever give this person my contact?

hung up, Emmanuel knew

and

notification:

and messages from

What the hell?

screen in a daze for a long

time.

with me, is she?

smart enough to

Terence was

have

him earlier this morning, so

was a quick look at his call history to find

Candy Crush

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