Chapter 590
Samantha asked right away, “Mackenzie, where is Emmanuel? Didn’t he leave
the table with you just now?”
“He’s got something to deal with.” Mackenzie didn’t say that Emmanuel had
left; she just wanted to evade the question.
All at once, the atmosphere at the dining table changed. That guy is the
focus of attention at the Quillen residence tonight! How dare he actually
disappear halfway through when everyone in our family has shown enough
respect for him despite his humble background? “What on earth happened,
Mr. Grishaw? I saw Emmanuel and Mackenzie walk together toward the gate
just now!” Samantha immediately asked Alfred, who came back afterward.
Alfred threw a look at Terence before answering her truthfully, “Emmanuel
has left with Quintus Lenoir to go to the Lenoir residence.”
“What?!”
“Why is he going to the Lenoir residence?”
“Didn’t he know that we’re holding this dinner party for him tonight?”
“How,dare he! He’s not giving a damn to our family at all!”
Many women in the Quillen family blew up then and there. In reality, many of
them didn’t want a man from a humble background to marry into their family
and make the Quillens a public laughingstock. After all, it was a common
belief that one should marry within their station. It was only out of respect for
Mackenzie and Terence that they had no choice but to play nice with
Emmanuel just now; despite their inner protests, they dared not voice them
out loud. However, now that Emmanuel had done something like this, they
couldn’t stand it anymore!
“Shut up, all of you! I don’t remember our family ever having the tradition of
arguing over dinner! Where’s your sense of decency?” barked Terence at
once, stopping these women’s protests with his authority.
In her heart, Mackenzie also felt bitter. She had long known that many in her
family would frown upon Emmanuel, which was why she felt under pressure
and wanted him to behave better today. At first, he had done admirably well
tonight, showing both the usually hidden clever and humorous side of him
and his readiness to take charge as a man. But now that he was gone like
this, the women in the Quillen family would never remember anything good
about him. All they would remember was that he had made the Quillens and
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