Chapter 16

On that night, Emmanuel arrived at the nightclub

named The Paradise.

Beneath his clothes were all bandages!

Standing alone by the door, he puffed at a cigarette in

annoyance.

His mood plummeted when he received a call three

minutes ago, and Roselynn’s voice was still echoing in

his ear. “Manny, Mom was admitted to the hospital

again. She has nephritis! She was asking for you,

wondering when your wife will come and visit. She

thought your wife should have come to see her

already since you two are married.”

Roselynn’s words rendered Emmanuel speechless, and

her remarks still echoed in his ears.

Their father passed away at a young age, and their

mother had to raise him and his sister singlehandedly.

She worked too hard when she was young, and her

unhealthy diet caused her to develop kidney stones.

Some ten years ago, she had to have one of her

kidneys removed, and her only kidney was inflamed.

Emmanuel did not know how long his mother’s body

could hold up.

Her only wish now was to meet her daughter–in–law.

Even seeing her grandchild being born would be a

luxury!

Emmanuel knew he had repeatedly disappointed his

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mother, but this time, he was determined to bring

Mackenzie home to fulfill his mother’s wish!

Meanwhile, Mackenzie was in a daze. She might be

staring at the screen, but she was, in fact, zoning out.

She had never been so worried for someone in her life

that it significantly reduced her efficiency at work.

All of a sudden, her phone rang. It was a call from her

grandfather.

“Hey, Mackenzie! Can the strategic warehouse project

be completed in time? All the directors kept pressuring

me for the progress update!” Terence sounded

anxious.

After all, all shareholders wanted profits. As the

majority shareholder of the company, Terénce

undoubtedly hoped the project would succeed.

“Grandpa, I’m waiting for an update from someone,”

Mackenzie said calmly.

“Updates from someone? Who’s the CEO of Terence

Group? Who’s the decision maker of the company?

you’re waiting for

Terence expressed his dismay.

granddaughter? That’s not how

would usually behave!

me an answer

raised

is

Emmanuel?” Terence froze for

kept mum.

while, he expressed his

for him to

Group?”

stop asking, okay?”

“Anyway, I’ve informed the

to be on standby.

an ultimatum

that, she

a long breath

sit

could not believe that even

found herself expecting Emmanuel

solve the problem.

fell, Emmanuel

of The Paradise and was ready to

the premises.

from the

person was Sheldon.

you lost your mind? Would you

for the sake of money?

easy person to deal with, yet you

warned him and his men to vacate that

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easily send someone

you realize that?”

to dissuade

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he only had a

from human to human,

risk

him and walked straight

the nightclub.

refused to reveal

about their guest to

even chased

refused to

you stop acting crazy? We can’t

Just give up,

money!” Sheldon stayed

dampening Emmanuel’s spirit.

giving him the

knew Sheldon was saying that for his

know how I’m feeling and why

pointless for me to explain to him at

an Audi arrived at the parking

stepped out of her

were drawn to her. She was

that

skin

resembled white poppy flowers.

jaw dropped when he saw

from the aura she exuded, the woman’s

allure could

appeal

hold

goodness, isn’t that Elena Lyle, the top

The Paradise?” Sheldon

He was so taken aback that

hardly move.

in Yeringham, he was

the top hostess

Paradise.

that she never

and those who wanted

thirty–eight thousand per hour. She was

taste in wine

drink Lafite.

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Elena would

and influential. She was, indeed, the

a

about Elena,

him she was

he walked toward

Samuel

he was confident that he could

Samuel’s whereabouts

presumptuous move

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