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.

at

not wake him up, no

you need

was a middle–aged

her from

throughout the journey.

a beautiful woman in his taxi was

for him.

3/7

was helping her

Will I have a chance

would be worth living if

moment with her.

Mackenzie’s icy

to make him

you want to live,” she

the driver’s imagination, and he quickly

dropping them

refused the driver’s offer,

to carry Emmanuel

to fight since

limit to a woman’s strength. Moreover,

carry someone as

Emmanuel.

effort to help him into

When they arrived at the seventeenth

fell, causing

fall with him.

“Ugh. This b*stard!”

than him, but

pain as she lay on

was the eldest daughter of the Quillen family,

was being pressed to the ground by a

but he also reeked of sweat

about

Mackenzie scowl with disgust.

This is unforgivable!

that, she did not expect

the house, to walk out with

the commotion

moment the bodyguard saw

elevator, his jaw dropped.

Are they serious? Isn’t this

to the ground

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