Chapter 21

Emmanuel uttered that in a daze.

“That’s why you risked your life?” asked Mackenzie with

a frown.

“Of course. I can’t believe it’s so difficult to bring my

wife home even after I’m married. I’m such a failure.”

Emmanuel laughed self–deprecatingly.

He had read many trending novels about live–in

sons–in–law, but he found himself more pitiful than

them. At least those mothers had seen their

daughters–in–law before.

Mackenzie sighed inwardly, feeling utterly conflicted.

“By the way, I’ve negotiated with Mr. Webber. We only

need to pay them three million, and they’ll get lost. I’ve

helped Terence Group save two million. The boss will

praise you, won’t he?” Emmanuel added with a smile.

Mackenzie’s lips curled into a disdainful smile. So, he

thinks I work for someone?

“All right. Stop spouting nonsense. Don’t talk about the

company’s affairs in public,” Mackenzie warned. She

then called a taxi and went home with him.

To her surprise, Emmanuel was so drunk that he fell

into a deep sleep the moment he got into the car.

When they arrived at Yociam Residence, Mackenzie

no matter

you need

a middle–aged

at her from the rearview mirror

throughout the journey.

beautiful woman in

for him.

3/7

her

a chance to take

her? My life would be worth living

moment with her.

met Mackenzie’s icy gaze. Her hostile

enough to make him

you want to live,” she snapped. That

driver’s imagination, and he quickly

dropping

offer, Mackenzie had no

but to carry Emmanuel home

fight since

limit to a woman’s

someone as heavy

Emmanuel.

effort to help him into the

they arrived at the seventeenth floor,

staggered and fell,

fall with him.

“Ugh. This b*stard!”

was two times lighter than him, but it

in pain as

eldest daughter of the Quillen family,

to the

only that, but he also reeked

about cleanliness, it

with

This is unforgivable!

did

in the house, to walk out with

hearing the commotion

bodyguard saw the scene in the

his jaw

they serious?

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