Chapter 16

On that night, Emmanuel arrived at the nightclub

named The Paradise.

Beneath his clothes were all bandages!

Standing alone by the door, he puffed at a cigarette in

annoyance.

His mood plummeted when he received a call three

minutes ago, and Roselynn’s voice was still echoing in

his ear. “Manny, Mom was admitted to the hospital

again. She has nephritis! She was asking for you,

wondering when your wife will come and visit. She

thought your wife should have come to see her

already since you two are married.”

Roselynn’s words rendered Emmanuel speechless, and

her remarks still echoed in his ears.

Their father passed away at a young age, and their

mother had to raise him and his sister singlehandedly.

She worked too hard when she was young, and her

unhealthy diet caused her to develop kidney stones.

Some ten years ago, she had to have one of her

kidneys removed, and her only kidney was inflamed.

Emmanuel did not know how long his mother’s body

could hold up.

Her only wish now was to meet her daughter–in–law.

Even seeing her grandchild being born would be a

luxury!

Emmanuel knew he had repeatedly disappointed his

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mother, but this time, he was determined to bring

Mackenzie home to fulfill his mother’s wish!

Meanwhile, Mackenzie was in a daze. She might be

staring at the screen, but she was, in fact, zoning out.

She had never been so worried for someone in her life

that it significantly reduced her efficiency at work.

All of a sudden, her phone rang. It was a call from her

grandfather.

“Hey, Mackenzie! Can the strategic warehouse project

be completed in time? All the directors kept pressuring

me for the progress update!” Terence sounded

anxious.

After all, all shareholders wanted profits. As the

majority shareholder of the company, Terénce

undoubtedly hoped the project would succeed.

“Grandpa, I’m waiting for an update from someone,”

Mackenzie said calmly.

“Updates from someone? Who’s the CEO of Terence

Group? Who’s the decision maker of the company?

And you’re telling me you’re waiting for updates from

person?” Terence expressed his dismay. What

my granddaughter? That’s not

would usually behave!

me an answer

Terence raised his voice.

that person is

Emmanuel?” Terence froze for a moment

kept mum.

while, he expressed his shock. “Why do you

to

Group?”

stop asking, okay?” Mackenzie replied

I’ve informed the engineering

to be on standby.

by

she ended the call.

let out a long breath and found

to sit

that

she still found herself expecting

solve the problem.

the night fell, Emmanuel flicked his cigarette in

of The Paradise and was ready to enter

the premises.

someone pulled him from the back,

person was Sheldon.

your mind?

sake of

deal with, yet you went

warned him and his men to

Fits

someone to

realize that?” Sheldon exclaimed in

dissuade the man.

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only had a professional relationship

he did

risk

him and walked

the nightclub.

the receptionist refused to

their guest to him:

him out of

refused

stop acting crazy? We can’t even

Just give up, okay? It’s impossible

earn that money!”

dampening Emmanuel’s spirit.

continued giving him

was saying that for his own good. But

I’m feeling and why I’m doing this.

explain to him at this point.

Audi arrived at

a stunning lady stepped out of her car

drawn to her.

revealed her

was

white poppy

dropped when he saw

from the aura she

allure could rival

sex appeal and

even hold a candle to her.

isn’t that Elena Lyle,

The Paradise?” Sheldon exclaimed, captivated by

was so taken aback that he could

hardly move.

in Yeringham, he was

surrounding the top

Paradise.

that she never

to

per hour. She

taste in wine

drink Lafite.

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other words, Elena would

and influential. She was, indeed, the very

of a successful hostess.

knew nothing about Elena, but

the top hostess in

toward

that Samuel would always

so he was confident that he

Samuel’s whereabouts

move left Sheldon

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