Chapter 15


    “Kill him! Kill him!”


    Fro’s orders ripped through the air, spurring the thugs


    into action.


    He might be powerful, but he was only one person, so


    why should they be afraid of him?


    A dozen men charged toward Emmanuel in the


    following second, clutching various weapons in their


    hands.


    Sheldon froze at the unfolding scene, bing aware


    of a strange tingling sensation at the top of his head.


    Mni took advantage of the chaos to flee in her car.


    This is none of my business!


    The car suddenly screeched to a halt some distance


    away, and she bolted out of the car, shocked by what


    she saw in the rearview mirror.


    Emmanuel was fighting more than ten guys and


    seemed to be winning!


    “Are you kidding me?”


    A shudder crept down her spine as one burly man


    after another copsed on the ground.


    Sheldon staggered to his feet after sitting on the


    ground, his legs still like jelly. Then, he knelt toward


    Emmanuel in reverence.


    This man is too d*mn incredible and ruthless!


    Emmanuel’s savagery made fear crawl icily up their


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    spines.


    Emmanuel spat out a mouthful of blood and grabbed


    Fro by the cor, coldly asking, “Will you tell me where


    Mr. Webber is now?”


    He, too, was wounded and bleeding after taking down


    approximately ten guys, radiating a malevolent air


    that filled everyone with dread.


    “I–I’ll tell you!”


    It was obvious he had taken lives. Otherwise, he


    wouldn’t exude such a violent aura.


    Fro swallowed audibly. “I’m not sure about Mr. Webber’s


    itinerary, and I couldn’t contact him. He recently has


    the hots for the head girl at The Paradise and will often


    frequent the establishment for pleasure.”


    The Paradise?


    As a citizen of Yeringham, of course, Emmanuel had


    heard of its ptial area and hidden nooks and


    crannies. It wouldn’t be easy to locate someone inside,


    but he would do it toplete the task given by


    Mackenzie.


    Emmanuel flung Fro away and turned to leave.


    Shocked to his core, Sheldon closed his gaping mouth


    with effort and gave chase.


    “Emmanuel… I mean, Mr. Lowe, are you really going to


    look for Mr. Webber?”


    Mni’s gaze shifted to Emmanuel after Sheldon posed


    the question, her heart hammering.


    “Yes, and I need to get rid of all these people for Cloud


    Construction toplete the project on time.”


    Sheldon, and especially Mni, was taken aback by his


    reply.


    Is he out of his mind? He’s even more insane than I am


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    for money!


    Emmanuel paid them no heed, immediately returning


    to Yociam Residence to clean his wounds and rest for


    a few days.


    Mackenzie was still in a meeting in Terence Group after


    working hours, discussing thepany’s strategic


    warehouse project and how if it weren’t utilized by the


    beginning of next month, Terence Group would lose


    out on arge number of business deals and nearly


    one billion in profit.


    The shareholders were feeling the pressure, and in


    turn, Mackenzie felt her stress mounting.


    At that moment, she thought of Emmanuel.


    A day has passed, and he hasn’t updated me. How


    unreliable!


    “Lexi, check on the progress of Cloud Construction’s


    project and update me immediately!”


    “Yes, Ms. Quillen!” she quickly replied.


    Lexi Summerton was Mackenzie’s secretary, and her


    biggest responsibility was to keep Mackenzie updated


    on any and all progress.


    A few minutester, she approached Mackenzie and


    gave a detailed report. “Ms. Quillen, the Cloud


    Construction project is still on hold and will not be


    from Terence Group went to the site today and got


    into a brawl with the thugs there.”


    “What?”


    Lexi was startled by Mackenzie’s vehement response.


    Beatrix, who was seated beside Mackenzie, was


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    Surprised


    shocked at her animated expression. Mackenzie had


    always been an ice queen for as long as she could


    remember.


    “What happened to our representatives?” Mackenzie


    asked nervously.


    Is Emmanuel dumb, or what? Those thugs have


    nothing to do with Terence Group. Even if a fight broke


    out, Cloud Construction should be the one to break it


    1. up. Why did he intervene?


    “Ms. Quillen, it seems like he left after the fight. I’m not


    sure of the situation.” Lexi was still unaware that


    Emmanuel was Mackenzie’s husband. She was


    bewildered by Mackenzie’s unusual manner and her


    disy of concern for him.


    “Dismissed!” Mackenzie rose to her feet and left the


    conference room.


    The senior management of Terence Group exchanged


    puzzled looks at the sudden shift in her attitude.


    “Lexi, who sent out representatives from Terence


    Group?” Beatrix inquired, still aghast.*


    “It’s Emmanuel, Ms. Beatrix. He had direct orders from


    Ms. Quillen.”


    “Oh, I see.” Realization dawned on Beatrix, and she bit


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    her lip to stifle a smile.


    Only she noticed that the switch in Mackenzie seemed


    to be precipitated by that man.


    Mackenzie returned to Yociam Residence to bloody


    bandages strewn across the floor as soon as she


    opened the front door while Emmanuel was dressing


    his wounds.


    Her brows drew together, and she said coldly, “Do you


    have a death wish? To go up against them alone?”


    Emmanuel raised his head and met her gaze,


    continuing his ministrations wordlessly.


    “What a jerk…” Mackenzie bristled with anger. She had


    never been ignored, no matter what the


    circumstances or people.


    He really has a death wish.


    She took in the injuries covering his entire body and


    the gashes still oozing blood from his back and


    approached him to tend to his wounds.


    Whatever he did, he did it either for money or to bring


    her home.


    Emmanuel stilled when he felt her touch on his back.


    Color me surprised! Am I mistaken? Is this proud


    woman tending to my wounds?


    He reflexively pulled away from her, worried that his


    sweat and blood would dirty the hands of this


    “Don’t move!” Mackenzie barked, and it was as if her


    voice held a sorcery that rendered Emmanuel


    immobile.


    Then, she applied the remaining antiseptic on his back


    mercilessly, like she was kneading dough.


    Emmanuel yelled and jumped in pain, snarling, “Are


    you trying to kill me?”


    Mackenzie wore an impassive expression. “Oh, you’re


    afraid of pain? I thought you were invincible when you


    decided to fight with the thugs!”


    His anger rose at her words, and although he wanted


    to yell, I did all that so you could aplish your goal,


    the words were stuck in his throat.


    She could tell what he was thinking by the


    unconcealed expression on his face, even if he didn’t


    say a word.


    “Sit back down!” Mackenzie ordered sternly.


    Emmanuel frowned. It serves me right that I can’t reach


    the wounds on my back. I have no choice but to sit


    back down.


    To his surprise, her touch gentled, and everyone in


    Terence Group, especially Beatrix, would have a


    mental breakdown if they witnessed this scene,


    wondering why a distinguished female CEO would


    minister to a man.


    “If Cloud Construction’s engineering team can’t get on


    site to start work tomorrow, the project will almost


    certainly not bepleted by the end of the month.


    Can you get rid of those people?” Mackenzie asked


    after a moment passed.


    In reality, there was nothing she could do to drive away


    those thugs without hurting anyone.


    Emmanuel looked her square in the eye and gritted his


    teeth. “I’ll give you an answer by tonight.”


    A tremor ran through Mackenzie’s body as her


    beautiful eyes took in the bloodied man in front of her,


    and she was suddenly acutely aware of a wave of