Chapter 92


    “What’s going on? I don’t remember locking the door,” Emmanuel


    muttered under his breath as he tried to open the door.


    He was sure he only closed the door and did not lock it.


    Only one possible scenario exists; Mackenzie must have locked the door.


    Likely she didn’t know I was out of the house and went to lock the door


    when she passed by the living room since it was nearing bedtime. What


    do I do now?


    Emmanuel knew pressing the doorbell would not work if Mackenzie was


    already in her room with the door closed. With the exceptional


    soundproofing and the location of her room being the farthest in the


    house, she could not hear the doorbell sound.


    Emmanuel had no choice but to call her.


    Ever since they signed the agreement, their rtionship became tense.


    Even making a phone call now made Emmanuel jittery for fear Mackenzie


    would lose her temper. This did not happen in the past.


    After being together for a while, Emmanuel knew Mackenzie did not like to


    be disturbed during her rest. Hence, she would switch off her phone while


    she slept.


    He was mentally prepared to spend the night outside the house should


    the call not get through.


    After all, he had slept outside once when he was drunk.


    Unexpectedly, the call got through. But, nobody answered.


    He tried dialing again. After waiting for a while, the call was disconnected.


    What’s the meaning of this? Emmanuel was bbergasted.


    Mackenzie did not answer Emmanuel’s call despite her phone being


    switched on!


    Meanwhile, Mackenzie was wide awake in her room. Earlier, she purposely


    locked the main door even though she knew Emmanuel was outside the


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    house.


    She could not exin her actions, but perhaps the earlier sight of


    Emmanuel and udette together prompted her to do so. She felt they


    looked morepatible, and thus, she decided to give them her blessing.


    Well, go and find udette since you can’t enter the house!


    In Mackenzie’s mind, Emmanuel was a love scammer who purposely


    became a gynecologist and portrayed a favorable image to get close to


    his victims. But in reality, he did not love them and only married them for


    his benefit.


    Yes, that must be it! Grandpa has fallen to his scam! If I am to bear him a


    baby boy, which technically will not happen, but if that happens, he will


    find ways toy his hands on Grandpa’s ten billion worth of savings.


    Thus, Mackenzie felt Emmanuel must have changed his strategy and


    secretly worked on a backup n after she forced him to sign the


    agreement.


    udette was his backup. Though her family might not be as prestigious


    as Mackenzie’s, she was still someone of stature. Further, she was na?ve,


    which made her more susceptible to deception.


    That must be why he started to make his move on her. Yes, no doubt


    about it!


    The more Mackenzie thought about it, the firmer she was about her


    conjectures, so she refused to answer his call even when the phone kept


    ringing.


    Finally, the phone stopped ringing.


    Meanwhile, Emmanuel felt Mackenzie would not open the door and was


    mentally prepared to spend the night outside.


    But he could not resist it and sent Mackenzie a voice message. “Ms.


    Quillen, you have locked the door, and I can’t enter the house as I don’t


    have the key. However, as I need to prepare for work tomorrow morning,


    please leave my key below the doormat when you leave the house. Thank


    you!”


    With that, he prepared to press the elevator and leave.


    He was not worried about spending the night outside-he knew of a


    suitable spot within the residential area.


    Moreover, it would not be difficult to find lodging for one night, even


    without an ID card, as long as one was willing to spend.


    At that moment, the apartment door opened about the same time as the


    elevator door.


    Donned in thin sleepwear, Mackenzie stood at the door and scorned


    coldly, “What’s the matter? Going to look for your backup?”


    Emmanuel’s brows drew together. He was baffled by her words.


    Irritated by his reaction, Mackenzie scoffed and proceeded to close the door.


    Emmanuel reacted quickly and rushed forward to get hold of the door before it closed.


    Given a choice, he rather not go through the hassle and spend the night outside.