Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 138

After finishing his shift at the hospital, Emmanuel drove his Maserati straight

to Terence Group the next day.

To his surprise, he ran into Beatrix just as she got out of her car at the

entrance of the company building.

“Hey, Dummy!” Beatrix waved at Emmanuel.

Frowning, the man stepped out of his car and approached her, adopting a

serious tone. “Ms. Beatrix, I am not a dummy.”

“If you aren’t a dummy, why did you respond when I called?” Beatrix chuckled.

If she wasn’t his boss, he would have considered snapping back.

“All right, I won’t call you that anymore, okay? Don’t be so angry!”

Beatrix quickly tried to placate him, considering he had saved her life and

was also her brother–in–law. She felt obligated to show him some respect.

After all, the nickname was reserved exclusively for Mackenzie.

“Do you have a nickname?” Beatrix asked.

even though he had one which

by his family.

I’ll give you one now. From now on, you’ll

announced, disregarding Emmanuel’s preferences. Before

she continued, “I’ll call you Manuel from now

Emmanuel furrowed

stubborn and willful. She had forced a

you manage to leave the hotel unscathed

night?” she asked.

incident grew stronger.

her relentless questioning. She

hoping to unravel

couldn’t provide a straightforward response

anyone to know about his past

some sort of deal with the

when she saw his

over it last night,

After all, Emmanuel had good looks and

It was possible that the woman had

even imagined explicit scenes in

the case, she couldn’t help

Mackenzie.

What kind of deal? We just spent some time alone together,”

Emmanuel confessed.

Alone together? Did

gave me a hug, and that

a tight hug? And then

Why are

furrowed his brows, thinking that

this the demeanor of an esteemed young lady from a