Chapter 101
“Ms. Quillen! Stop it!”
Emmanuel was a gynecologist after all. He had a better ability to resist
temptation and moved her face away.
The next moment, Mackenzie pinned him down domineeringly and started
kissing and leaving bright red lipstick marks on his face.
Her kisses were soft and wet, tantalizing Emmanuel.
What’s going on? Am I going to get intimate with her?
Just as Mackenzie was about to take off her clothes, Emmanuel
reluctantly knocked her unconscious. They wouldn’t be able to deal with
the aftermath if they kept going like this.
If Mackenzie was conscious, Emmanuel knew he wouldn’t be able to
restrain himself. However, she was not clear–headed. If he took advantage
of her, he would be no better than a jerk.
Most importantly, Mackenzie would kill him once she woke up.
Emmanuel didn’t want to die because of that.
The next morning, the first ray of sunlight shone through the glass
windows and fell on Mackenzie’s beautiful face.
She opened her eyes groggily and got up with great difficulty. Her
eyelashes quivered as her blanket fell from her body and revealed her
gorgeous naked figure.
What is going on?
Her expression changed drastically.
Why aren’t I wearing any clothes? What happened last night?
“Ms. Quillen, you’re awake?”
At this moment, Emmanuel walked in with the breakfast he had made. He
didn’t expect to see his wife’s naked body, which caused his blood to boil.
Men are typically full of vigor in the mornings. Is Mackenzie trying to test
my limits?
“Y–You b*stard!”
As soon as Mackenzie spotted him, she immediately grabbed something
to throw at him.
Emmanuel avoided it in time and said, “Ms. Quillen, calm down!”
“You pervert! What did you do to me last night? I never thought you were
such a person!”
Mackenzie was furious.
She had misandry, and even shaking hands with a man would give her
goosebumps. She couldn’t imagine that a man would rob her of her
virginity one day.
Enraged, she grabbed the scissors on the bedside table and pounced on
Emmanuel.
What the heck!
Emmanuel did not expect Mackenzie to act like this. He quickly grabbed
Mackenzie’s wrist, taken aback.
Does this woman want to castrate me?
“Ms. Quillen, stop being unreasonable! I was the victim last night!”
“You were the victim?”
Mackenzie was so angry that she was stunned.
Her chest rose and fell heavily. She was just like a volcano that would
erupt anytime soon.
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My clothes are gone, and I have lost my virginity. How could he claim to be
the victim? Can he be any more shameless than this?
“That’s right! You were no longer clear–headed when I brought you home.
You began hugging, kissing me, and even ripped your own clothes! I knew
you couldn’t control yourself, so I knocked you out. Then, I left after feeding
you some hangover remedy! I even made breakfast for you this morning,
but you tried to throw things at me and even kill me with scissors! Aren’t I
the.victim?”
Emmanuel told her the truth agitatedly.
He had no idea Mackenzie would undress in her sleep. Could he be
blamed for admiring her body inadvertently?
Mackenzie’s face flushed crimson after she listened to the entire truth.
She realized her body didn’t hurt at all. Also, the bedsheets were clean,
proving that Emmanuel didn’t take advantage of her.
“You vomit all over every time you get drunk. I bet I still smell like vomit!”
Emmanuel continued complaining.
Mackenzie felt embarrassed. “Stop it! S–Stop talking! I’m sorry, okay?”
Even her apology sounded domineering.
“There’s no need to apologiz
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In any case, Mackenzie didn’t do it on purpose. Moreover, he enjoyed last
night and got to see Mackenzie’s body. It was a pleasing sight to behold.
Although Emmanuel wanted to take a few more glances, he felt he should
give her, her privacy. He immediately turned around and said, “I made
breakfast for you. Remember to eat it. I’m leaving for work now!”
Bang!
He closed the door behind him.
Then, he leaned against the wall, breathing heavily.
He had seen countless women’s bodies as a gynecologist but had never
felt anything. Only when he saw Mackenzie did he felt as though his heart
was about to leap out of his chest.
Mackenzie slowly calmed down.
She had to admit Emmanuel was a gentleman.
Any other man would have exploited the situation last night, but he had
resisted temptation and stood firm in his principles.
Mackenzie pursed her lips as her impression of Emmanuel improved
slightly. However, she thought of something else.
“Am I not charming? How did he hold back given the situation last night?
Are all gynecologists like this?”
Emmanuel didn’t know what Mackenzie was thinking. He headed
downstairs and left for work.
There was one thing he was concerned about, and that was the person
who had secretly drugged Mackenzie last night.
Is it Hubert? It doesn’t seem like it though!
If he hadn’t brought his wife back home in time, the consequences would
have been catastrophic.
At this moment, an MPV pulled over to the side of the road near the
entrance of the residential area.
Yociam Residence was a high–end residential area, so there were very
few people in the morning.
Four men got out of the car and charged toward Emmanuel, blocking him.
They were by no means ordinary people, and Emmanuel was confident
that their capabilities surpassed those hooligans last night.
Emmanuel frowned and asked, “Are you guys here for me? Are you sure
you didn’t get the wrong person?”
“That’s right! It’s you we’re here for!” the leader of the group replied coldly
as he threw a punch at Emmanuel.
The power of his punch could definitely crush Emmanuel’s head.
Surprised, Emmanuel dodged to the side.
At this moment, an eye–catching Lamborghini pulled over at the corner of
the road.
In the car, a handsome and classy man was eating chocolate and
watching the scene unfold in front of him.
What relationship does this loser have with Mackenzie? Is he her
bodyguard?
!
He and Mackenzie had been long–time business rivals. Although they had
their victories and defeats, he was still on the losing side.
He didn’t want to let this continue and wanted Mackenzie to become part
of his family. He was not going to let a loser derail his plans.
However, the next moment, he was dumbfounded by the scene before
him that he forgot to chew the chocolate in his mouth.
Emmanuel had defeated the four thugs whom he had paid large sums.
What is going on?
He had hired these thugs who were all champions from various martial
arts competitions in Nuthana.
Are they all undeserving of their titles?
“Who exactly is he?”
The handsome man was stupefied.
When did Mackenzie hire such a bodyguard? She must have paid an
exorbitant price for him.
Knock! Knock!
Right then, Emmanuel knocked on his car window.
Although he had suffered some injuries from fighting with the four martial
artists, he could still deal with another person easily.
The handsome man gritted his teeth.
He and Mackenzie were similar in this aspect. They both felt that knocking
on the car window was an extremely impolite and disrespectful gesture. It
was a sign of provocation.
As part of the Verkade family and one of the four renowned bachelors of
Yeringham, no one had dared to knock on his car window.
It had never happened before.
“Sir, I’m here for revenge. Please open the door. Thank you!” Emmanuel
said to him through the car window. He even smiled, revealing his pearly
white teeth.
He was a courteous person even when seeking revenge.
e!”
Emmanuel’s anger instantly dissipated.
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The handsome man burst out laughing once he recollected himself from
the shock.
He was born with a silver spoon, and he had bullied plenty of people since
he was young.
His victims could never utter a single word in protest, and none dared to
take revenge on him.
The man before him was definitely the first who was bold enough to state
that he wanted revenge.
“I’m really curious. Who exactly are you?” the handsome man asked with a
smile as he gradually stopped underestimating Emmanuel.
It seems that he’s not relying on just luck to be by Mackenzie’s side. In fact,
something in my mind tells me that this man isn’t as easy of a target as l
thought.
“Nice to meet you, I’m Emmanuel Lowe,” Emmanuel replied, smiling.
Alas, the handsome man did not introduce himself to Emmanuel.
A little displeased, Emmanuel asked, “Sir, have your mother never taught
you manners?”
A sneer instantly grew on the handsome man’s face. “You’re one annoying
man.”
Emmanuel grew even more irked at that. “You’re dressed like a gentleman,
so I thought you were someone cultured. I’ve been polite the entire time,
so why do you find me annoying? On the other hand, you have a scowl on
your face, and you’re disrespectful to others. Even if you’re really annoying,
have I said that you’re an annoying vermin? Of course not. Someone as
cultured as I will never say something like that.”
The handsome man was rendered speechless.
Are you serious? Your words are even worse than mine!
He was impressed. He could not even retort Emmanuel’s words.
“Open the door. You tried to take advantage of Ms. Quillen last night, and
you even tried to send men to teach me a lesson. If you be good and let
me slap you twice before apologizing to me, maybe we can put aside our
differences and become friends,” Emmanuel persuaded.
He did not wish to make the other man his enemy, but he could not
dismiss what had happened the night before. It would be best if the other
man were to agree to his suggestion.
The handsome man froze and burst into laughter the next second.
He was in disbelief and was even angrier than before.
He thought he was arrogant, but he finally realized what arrogance meant
after meeting Emmanuel.
Is this loser really asking me, the eldest son of the Verkade family, to let
him slap me so that I can be friends with him? He’s insane!
“Sounds good, but unfortunately, I don’t think you’re worthy enough to be a
friend of Gautier Verkade!” the handsome man mocked.
Emmanuel was momentarily stunned. So this man really is Gautier
Verkade.
Emmanuel had guessed that Gautier was behind Mackenzie’s attack.
“All right, Mr. Verkade. It looks like we can’t be friends. I’m going to treat you
as my enemy.”
Right as he said that, he gritted his teeth and his veins popped.
Crack!
In the next instance, he pried open the car door.
What the h*ll?
As if he had seen a ghost, Gautier paled.
Where did Mackenzie get a monster like him? How did he just pry open the
car door?
After forcing the door open, Emmanuel casually sat on the front
passenger seat before abruptly swinging the back of his hand at Gautier’s
face.
Smack!
It was a swift slap.
Immediately, blood spurted out of Gautier’s nose and gums, staining the
steering wheel.
In no time, the metallic stench of blood filled the space in the car.
“You-”
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Gautier had never thought that the other man would have the guts to hit
him, let alone slap him that roughly..
Right as he was about to enter an angry outburst, Emmanuel slapped him
with the back of his hand again.
Smack!
It was only after Emmanuel delivered two slaps to Gautier did he dusted
his hands in satisfaction.
Gautier felt deflated. He wanted to defend himself, but he could not, and
somehow, his anger was shoved out of him.
He fell silent, and he did not even wipe his blood away, letting the droplets
fall from his face.
All he did was glare at Emmanuel.
Emmanuel was unfazed. Glares could not kill, after all.
“Mr. Verkade, it’s time for me to head to work,” he said, then let out a sigh.
“If you had accepted my earlier suggestion, we would have been friends
by now. Why did you reject me?”
Gautier could only laugh in silence, but the look on his face turned icier
and icier as he watched Emmanuel leave with wide eyes.
Meanwhile, the driver who sent Mackenzie to work and was in the Bentley
had his jaw drop in shock.
Gautier hastily left. He did not want others to catch his unsightly
appearance.
Not long after that, Mackenzie emerged from her residential area.
The driver, Wally, quickly drove over to her.
Mackenzie furrowed her brows. “Why did you drive your car here?”
To hide her financial status, she had been instructing her driver to avoid
Emmanuel so that Emmanuel would not find out that she went to work in a
Bentley.
Wally quickly replied, “Ms. Quillen, Emmanuel has already gone to work. I
saw him leave with my own two eyes. He even slapped Mr. Verkade twice
before he left!”
“What?” Mackenzie stiffened. “He slapped Hubert?”
“No, Ms. Quillen. Not Mr. Hubert. It was… It was Mr. Gautier!” Wally informed
in a shaky voice.
“What?” Mackenzie grew even more agitated.
She had thought it was Hubert who had come again. Emmanuel knew that
Hubert was courting him, so she thought he was teaching Hubert a lesson
out of jealousy to stop him from harassing her.
As it turned out, she was completely wrong.
Mackenzie was in disbelief. She could not believe Emmanuel had actually
slapped the CEO of Verkade Group.
If the socialites of Yeringham find out about this, chaos is going to break
out! They’re all going to curse Emmanuel to death!
Even though Mackenzie yearned to beat Gautier up, she had never acted
on her thoughts. She did not expect Emmanuel to hit Gautier instead.
“Wally, why would Emmanuel hit Mr. Gautier?”
“My apologies, Ms. Quillen, but I don’t know either.”
Wally had only seen what happened. He did not know what went on
between Emmanuel and Gautier.
“All right, let’s head to my workplace, then.”
Once Mackenzie was in the Bentley, she called Gautier to find out what the
man was feeling at that moment.
To her knowledge, Gautier had a violent streak despite his attractive
appearance. She was certain that he had to be furious after getting
slapped by Emmanuel.
Yet, much to her surprise, Gautier sounded nonchalant when he picked up
the call. “Hey, Mackenzie, I don’t recall you ever calling me this early in the
morning. Is something the matter?”
“Mr. Gautier, where are you right now?” Mackenzie asked straightforwardly.
“Me? What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly worried about me? I’d think
that you have feelings for me if you keep this up.”
He’s joking at a time like this? Mackenzie drew her brows together. But if
Wally didn’t see the wrong person earlier, then I have to say that Gautier’s
one h*ll of an actor. He was just beaten up by Emmanuel at Yociam
Residence, but he sounds completely fine.
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“Mr. Gautier, my driver told me that he saw you getting hit pretty badly by
the entrance of Yociam Residence earlier. As your business partner, I’m
concerned about you,” Mackenzie said honestly, wondering what Gautier
would answer her.
Is it possible that Gautier doesn’t know Emmanuel is my husband?
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“Haha! Your driver must have gotten the wrong person. How could I
possibly be attacked? It’s more plausible if your driver told you he saw me
attacking someone,” Gautier denied.
Without a doubt, he was never going to tell Mackenzie the truth. He was a
man of dignity too.
He had brought a group of men to mess with Emmanuel, but he had
ended up getting slapped by his target. If news of this were to spread, his
reputation would be ruined.
“Hmm, you’re right. How could you possibly be attacked, Mr. Gautier?
Everyone knows that you have a large group of capable bodyguards no
one can defeat.”
Mackenzie’s words were loaded.
Even though she had no evidence to prove that Gautier was behind those
two incidents, she knew well that he was the mastermind.
It was fine by her if Gautier denied that he had been attacked. The man
was a predator, not a gossipmonger. He did not need to utter a word of
complaint to others. He only needed to take revenge from the shadows.
“Anyway, thank you for your concern, Mackenzie. If you ever join the
Verkade family, you’ll get to be under the Verkades‘ bodyguards‘
protection too,” Gautier responded, still lying through his teeth about his
sorry state.
“Hilarious. I won’t need your group of losers to protect me,” Mackenzie icily
retorted before ending the call. She was not going to waste her breath on
men like him.
Gautier lowered his phone as the look in his eyes turned frigid. He felt that
Mackenzie was mocking him and rubbing salt into his wound.
He had a group of bodyguards by his side, but he had still lost to the one
and only bodyguard she had. His reputation would be ruined if anyone
were to hear about this.
Gautier had never thought about the possibility of Emmanuel being
Mackenzie’s husband. He just thought that Mackenzie had hired a
pompous bodyguard.
I’m going to kill that bodyguard of hers one day. Let’s see how long he can
stay smug.
By the time Emmanuel returned home at night, Mackenzie was already
waiting at home for him.
“Did you hit someone when you went out this morning?”
“Huh? Oh, you found out about it already?”
Emmanuel had no plans to hide it or ask her how she found out about it
either. She was a resident of Yociam Residence, so he was sure that she
had many ways to find out about what went on in the neighborhood.
“You must have lost your mind! Do you know who you hit?” Mackenzie
questioned.
“Gautier, I think,” was Emmanuel’s response.
Mackenzie laughed in exasperation. Is this what they mean when they say
ignorant fools are fearless? Who else in Yeringham is capable of staying
so calm after slapping Gautier? That’s not something even I can do.
Besides feeling angry, Mackenzie also found the man before her
courageous.
“You’ll be sending me to and fro work from tomorrow onward,” Mackenzie
demanded abruptly.
“What? Why?”
Emmanuel blinked in confusion.
“Is it that tough for you to send your wife to work?” Mackenzie asked, fixing
her angry gaze on him.
“No. I’m just confused. We’re going to be getting a divorce half a year later,
right? So is there really a need for us to cultivate our relationship?”
Emmanuel blurted out.
He… Ugh!
Mackenzie nearly stomped her feet at the peak of her anger. The
agreement she had forced him to sign was now a weapon he used
against her.
“Didn’t your scooter break down? How are you going to travel to work
without any vehicle?” Mackenzie snapped.
Emmanuel nodded. Indeed, that was a problem he was facing.
He had to take several transportations to reach his workplace. It would be
fine if it was only a day or two, but it was going to last for a while. It would
be troublesome.
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Most importantly, he was broke. He did not have money to buy another
scooter.
“Anyway, I’m partially responsible for your broken scooter. I’ll borrow you
my Maserati tomorrow, and when I’m free, I’ll go with you to buy a new
car.”
“What?”
Emmanuel could not believe his ears.
Mackenzie was amused by his expression. Men like cars, so I’m sure he
To her surprise, Emmanuel waved his hands dismissively and said, “It’s
fine, Ms. Quillen. I’ll be able to buy a new scooter when I get my salary next
month. Before that, I can drive your Maserati to pick you up and send you
to work.”
“Don’t you want a car?”
“Yes, others will look down on me, but I should be earning a good
reputation on my own instead of relying on a woman for it.”
The corner of Mackenzie’s lips twitched at that. “Whatever.”
She was sure that the man would change his mind once he finds out how
She was sure that the battle with Gautier had begun and that the man
would not let her and Emmanuel go so easily.
The following day, Emmanuel sent Mackenzie to Terence Group’s
headquarters with the Maserati.
However, before they arrived at the office building, Mackenzie asked him
to stop, stating that it would be troublesome for him to drive in and back
Is Ms. Quillen in a good mood? I can’t believe she’s covering this distance
on foot!
When Lexi saw the scene, she was bewildered too.
she wondered who the angel was descending for.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel drove the Maserati into the hospital parking lot.
The luxury car, naturally, drew the attention of the hospital staff.
When they saw that Emmanuel the gynecologist was the one driving it,
their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
“Wait, what? What did I just see?”
“Emmanuel, did you win the lottery? How much did you win? Did you use
all the money on this car?”
Frederick’s questions were questions the others were thinking about too.
Darren, who had just arrived at the hospital, came over upon hearing the
commotion. He was taken aback to see Emmanuel and the Maserati.
After all, he often looked down on Emmanuel, and he had even given
Emmanuel’s mother’s ward to someone else back then.
He would be in a disadvantageous situation if Emmanuel were to rise to
great heights.
drive to work?” Frederick probed.
Those were Frederick’s heartfelt words. It was only a while back when both
Presently, Emmanuel had a wife who provided him with money to spend
and a car to drive. In contrast, Frederick had to pay for his mother’s costly
How did our lives turn out so different?
Although Frederick was envious of his friend, he was not jealous at all. In
fact, he was more than happy for him, “Your wife is a hundred times better
“I borrowed it. What are you going to do if you lend me all your money?
her your appreciation. I’ll slowly pay you back the rest of what I owe you.”
Without providing an explanation, Emmanuel merely smiled helplessly
while transferring the money back to Frederick.
He and Mackenzie had already signed an agreement, stating that they
“What are you doing? Are you looking down on me?” Feeling upset,
Frederick returned the money to Emmanuel. “A good wife is not easy to
lose her.”
Emmanuel did not know what to say. He had no choice but to accept the
money. “All right, then. I’ll keep the money. But don’t hesitate to let me
know if you need it! We’re best friends, so you don’t have to feel bad about
it!”
“Of course!” Frederick patted Emmanuel’s shoulder. The two men looked at
each other and smiled.
In the end, Emmanuel decided to take Frederick’s advice and made a trip
Although divorce was inevitable, he did not want to feel too indebted to
As the mall was very crowded that day, it took Emmanuel quite a while to
get a space in the parking lot.
skills, he managed to reverse his car into the lot quickly and with ease.
A woman wearing a skin–tight mini–dress stepped out and scolded, “Hey!
You’re such a rogue! I saw this parking spot first, but you snatched it from
- me. How could you be so shameless?”
A crease appeared between Emmanuel’s brows as he sized the woman
“Ruby, mind your manners!” Just then, another woman’s voice sounded as
Little did she expect to see a familiar face.
“It’s you?”
Realizing it was Emmanuel, the woman in the skin–tight mini–dress said
with a contemptuous smile, “I was just wondering who this rogue is. It
“Ruby, just shut up!” Milani quickly intervened.
She was appalled by her cousin’s ignorance. How could she threaten to
scratch a luxury car? Can she afford to pay?
Earlier, Milani had been harboring thoughts of seducing the owner of the
car but was worried that he might not easily succumb. Even worse, he
Milani and Darren had broken up after he intentionally accused her of
However, riding on Emmanuel’s coattails, Milani subsequently managed to
Although Walter neither promoted her nor gave her a pay raise due to the
logo incident, it was still a rather good outcome for the woman.
After having a few days to collect her thoughts, Milani concluded that not
only should she not blame Emmanuel, but she should also be grateful to
him. She had also intended to let bygones be bygones since they were
not likely to cross paths again.
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