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?”

    coughed out blood

    “Roselynn, how could you think

    wife? This has nothing to do with her!”

    bring himself to say that Mackenzie

    since she had quite obviously

    still aching as a

    How did you get hurt?”

    was Alessandra’s only son, so she

    get to the bottom of things. She was

    that her son’s stubborn

    in

    to take advantage of

    so I fought with them and

    hurt,” Emmanuel explained.

    the story as the

    indeed stirring up trouble on Mackenzie’s

    was the reason he had

    job, Manny!

    your wife!” Roselynn relaxed and gave

    him the thumbs–up.

    the male leads in TV

    almost time, Roselynn.

    to hear his

    the topic by urging Roselynn to

    leave.

    grabbed his arm and

    find Roselynn a good man

    as long as

    integrity!”

    her daughter

    Roselynn was still single

    in her

    for Emmanuel, she had

    lot of men to

    her criticism

    4/6

    that none of them measured up to the

    leads of her favorite television shows. She said

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