Chapter 56

No matter what, I’ll have to confront her tonight and

get a confirmation.

Having made up his mind, Emmanuel went home after

getting off work and waited for Mackenzie’s return

anxiously.

To his frustration, Mackenzie came home later than

usual, not arriving until half past ten.

“Ms. Quillen, you came home later than usual today,

huh?” Emmanuel broke the silence.

Mackenzie was busy. She gave her husband a grunt

instead of a verbal response. Obviously, she was going

to grab her pajamas, take a shower, and go to bed.

Emmanuel knew she would sleep at eleven sharp, so

he stood in front of her, blocking her path.

“What is it?” Mackenzie frowned.

“Ms. Quillen, you promised to pay my family a visit, so

my mom has gone out of her way to make all the

necessary arrangements, even inviting our relatives. If

you were to suddenly change your mind and not

come, I wouldn’t be able to explain it to her.”

After a pause, he added, “If you don’t keep your word,

I’ll have no choice but to let your grandpa know.”

Mackenzie scoffed in disdain.

Everyone knows I hate being threatened. I can’t believe

he’s so bold to threaten me!

Despite the fact that she had made a commitment to go and visit his family earlier, she changed her mind

as she believed he had spent a

with someone else.

the truth had been unveiled,

but think that he was

I have a task that

you to complete.”

Quillen?”

long as

family.

promised to visit your family if Cloud

but a minor

occurred.”

flash drive and placed it in front of him. “Following today’s strategic

the conclusion that the

Tomorrow, you need to persuade

Construction to alter the logo in accordance

the new design without compromising the

of the project.”

but he

flash drive nonetheless.

Mackenzie wasn’t trying to make

for him on purpose. She

obliged

parted her lips to

encouragement for

to her room.

than delegating the task to someone

to demonstrate

so she could promote him to a higher rank

Organization.

the

husband may be foolish at times, I cannot

the sight of him and Alessandra struggling

financial woes.

complete Mackenzie’s task,

a half–day leave of absence from the

where he worked.

the next day, he was

the company tasked her to

project’s alteration

completed by the designated date.

to meet her. When

to meet, he

familiar BMW.

woman who stepped out of the vehicle was none

other than Lexi.

we meet

as strikingly beautiful as Mackenzie, but

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