Chapter 24

“Roselynn, what are you doing? It hurts!”

When Roselynn stepped out after changing, she was

shocked to discover that her brother had a band–aid

on his body and a bandage on his back. She couldn’t

help but impulsively reach out and give him a slap on

the shoulder.

Emmanuel was a living, breathing human being, and it

was only natural for him to cry out in anguish when he

was unexpectedly struck by sudden pain.

Alessandra had been engrossed in matters regarding

her daughter–in–law and paid no attention to her son.

Belatedly realizing he had been concealing his injuries,

she asked anxiously, “Manny, how did you get hurt?”

Not wanting his family to worry, Emmanuel lied, “Don’t

worry, Mom. I accidentally fell down, that’s all.”

“Fell down? This is a lie. You obviously got hurt. Did

someone hit you or throw something at you?”

Roselynn snapped. Her voice grew increasingly

agitated as she demanded, “Manny, be honest with

  1. me. Did your wife beat you? Is this domestic violence?”

    out

    quickly replied, “Roselynn, how could you think that

    This has nothing to

    himself to say

    quite obviously kicked

    waist was still aching as a

    honest with me. How did you

    only son, so she was

    the bottom of things. She

    that her son’s stubborn

    in

    to

    fought with them and ended up

    hurt,” Emmanuel explained.

    fabricating the story as the

    indeed stirring up trouble

    was the reason he had to fight them.

    I see. Good job, Manny!

    Roselynn

    him the thumbs–up.

    the male leads in

    almost time, Roselynn.

    hear his mother’s nagging

    the topic by urging Roselynn to

    leave.

    his arm and said, “Manny,

    a good man at the

    to be rich as

    integrity!”

    her

    why Roselynn was still single and

    being in

    for Emmanuel, she

    of men to Roselynn.

    her criticism of all those

    4/6

    them

    her favorite television

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