Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Love at the 2011

Chapter 2011

Just as Emmanuel had promised, early the next morning, Quintus arrived

with a hundred elite members of the Blade Battalion to join Mackenzie.

“Mackenzie, I’m here!” Quintus greeted her enthusiastically, moving in for a

warm hug.

But seeing Rhett’s stern gaze fixed on him, he chuckled awkwardly.

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“Mackenzie, from today onward, I’ll be your knight in shining armor,

My–Dear–Princess!”

“Alright, I’ll be counting on you then!” Mackenzie smiled, flashing him a radiant

grin, far warmer than her usual reserved demeanor.

She knew deep down that Quintus had always truly loved her, and he was a

man of good character. Since he still harbored feelings for her, she decided

to maintain a friendly relationship with him.

Sure enough, just her smile left him flustered. “Mackenzie, you’ve changed!”

he stammered.

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“What? You don’t like the new me?” she teased. “Is it because I lost my figure

after having a baby? Or is it because I’m not as aloof anymore, and now you

think I’m boring?”

“No, no, not at all!” Quintus waved his hands frantically. “I’m not a glutton for

punishment! Treat me well, really well!”

Mackenzie laughed generously. “Have you guys eaten yet? How about I take

you to a farm restaurant and treat you all to a meal?”

“Really?” His eyes lit up with excitement. He immediately turned to his men

and ordered, “The goddess has spoken–first, we feast, then we work!”

“Hooray!” The members of the Blade Battalion cheered excitedly.

These guys hadn’t originally come from the military; they had joined the Wolf

Warrior Unit out of loyalty to Emmanuel. And now that Mackenzie was treating

them so well, they couldn’t be happier.

Mackenzie smiled again, her mood much lighter.

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Behind her, Phett, arms crossed, watched the men who had once fought

alongside him and couldn’t help but smile too..

He knew he had made the right choice. Freedom was the only way to find

true happiness, and these smiles were something he hadn’t seen during his

time in Dark Night Islands.

After their meal, Mackenzie returned to the Silvergate relief center.

This time, with such a formidable crew accompanying her, Anthony didn’t

dare act up. Instead, he politely explained the situation to her.

“Ms, Quillen, we had planned to use your donated supplies to make up for

what was stolen during the looting. Now that you know about it, I won’t hide

anything from you. I just hope you’ll show some mercy and help me transport

the remaining supplies to Riverhaven. Please, I’m begging you!”

He clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture, genuinely asking for her

help.

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hoggle or push for

“Great”

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visibly relieved. He immediately added, “Ms. Quillen,

I’ll definitely vote for you when

in acknowledgment before saying, “Send

supplies ourselves

Riverhoven safely

“Got it!”

bit worried. “But we

Right now, all we have are your donations.

able to

“If

that happens, we won’t be able to

We need to take enough to lure them

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*Well…”

decisive type,

help, you have to

rest of the supplies, how are you going to get them to Riverhaven

this, there’ll be

realizing she had a point. Gritting his teeth,

I’ll

in one go.

“Good!”

gave him an approving

of the essence when

transport trucks rolled

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Perepal

“Well…

clearly not the decisive type, began to waver

my help, you have to follow my lead and

“Think about it–if we go, and you hold

are you going to get them to

blamed for this, there’ll

realizing she had a point. Gritting his

Ms. Quillen, I trust you. I’ll arrange for

be sent in one go. This is

“Good!”

”

gave him

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essence when

set off. More than thirty

by several buses acting

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19:00 Sat Hey DODG

a massive, unstoppable train as it made

Riverhaven,

Anthony chose to trust Mackenzie, he decided to join the convoy

escort the supplies. Along the

geography of the

up ahead is Gourd Pass,

remote and rough. That’s where the last

growing

the landscape. The roads were in terrible

through, the larger trucks would

was indeed a prime spot for an

quite get it. Most of these relief

the food. What good would it do

stop;

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cort Duty

Ms. Quillen,” Anthony explained.

comfortable lifestyle. You have

the West End. On top of that, we’re close to

even second–hand goods can fetch

price.”

Mackenzie nodded thoughtfully.

strange–looking men perched atop

predators stalking their

quickly reported to a man in a felt hat. “Boss,

And it’s a big one this time. If we pull this off,

set for a while!”

in the felt hat stepped

eyes gleaming as

large buses following the trucks

this shipment was more heavily