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.

shook his head even though he

by his family.

you one now. From now on, you’ll

Emmanuel’s

she continued, “I’ll call you Manuel from

Emmanuel furrowed

indeed stubborn and willful. She had forced a name upon

yes, Manuel, how did you manage to leave

night?” she asked.

about the incident grew

her relentless questioning. She turned her

hoping to unravel the

a straightforward

to know about

sort of deal with the female boss to save your

a guess when she saw his

had pondered over it last night, and this seemed

all, Emmanuel had good

the

had even imagined explicit scenes

were indeed the case, she couldn’t help but feel

Mackenzie.

deal? We just spent some time

Emmanuel confessed.

Alone together? Did anything

hug, and that

you? Was it a

was a tight hug. Why are you

furrowed his brows, thinking that there was something

the demeanor of an esteemed