Chapter 24


    “Roselynn, what are you doing? It hurts!”


    When Roselynn stepped out after changing, she was


    shocked to discover that her brother had a band–aid


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    on his body and a bandage on his back. She couldn’t


    help but impulsively reach out and give him a p on


    the shoulder.


    Emmanuel was a living, breathing human being, and it


    was only natural for him to cry out in anguish when he


    was unexpectedly struck by sudden pain.


    Alessandra had been engrossed in matters regarding


    her daughter–inw and paid no attention to her son.


    Btedly realizing he had been concealing his injuries,


    she asked anxiously, “Manny, how did you get hurt?”


    Not wanting his family to worry, Emmanuel lied, “Don’t


    worry, Mom. I identally fell down, that’s all.”


    “Fell down? This is a lie. You obviously got hurt. Did


    someone hit you or throw something at you?”


    Roselynn snapped. Her voice grew increasingly


    agitated as she demanded, “Manny, be honest with


    1. me. Did your wife beat you? Is this domestic violence?”


    Emmanuel nearly coughed out blood in exasperation.


    He quickly replied, “Roselynn, how could you think that


    way about my wife? This has nothing to do with her!”


    He couldn’t bring himself to say that Mackenzie hadn’t


    hit him, since she had quite obviously kicked him twice.


    His waist was still aching as a result.


    “Manny, be honest with me. How did you get hurt?”


    Emmanuel was Alessandra’s only son, so she was


    determined to get to the bottom of things. She was


    afraid that her son’s stubborn pride would prevent him.


    from confiding in her.


    “Some scoundrels tried to take advantage of


    Mackenzie, so I fought with them and ended up getting


    hurt,” Emmanuel exined.


    He wasn’t entirely fabricating the story as the ruffians


    were indeed stirring up trouble on Mackenzie’s project.


    She was the reason he had to fight them.


    “Oh, I see. Good job, Manny! I love that you’re so


    protective of your wife!” Roselynn rxed and gave


    him the thumbs–up.


    After all, the male leads in TV dramas were all manly.


    “It’s almost time, Roselynn. Let’s go!”


    Emmanuel didn’t want to hear his mother’s nagging


    and instantly changed the topic by urging Roselynn to


    leave.


    Alessandra grabbed his arm and said, “Manny,


    remember to find Roselynn a good man at the party.


    He doesn’t have to be rich as long as he’s a person of


    integrity!”


    A mother knew her daughter best. Naturally,


    Alessandra knew why Roselynn was still single and


    unmarried despite being in her thirties.


    Before arranging blind dates for Emmanuel, she had


    already introduced a lot of men to Roselynn.


    s, Roselynn was harsh in her criticism of all those


    men, dering that none of them measured up to the


    male leads of her favorite television shows. She said


    they were either too short, too ugly, or too meek.


    Naturally, all those men were scared out of their wits


    and quickly made their escape.


    If she was unwilling to be flexible and open to different


    possibilities, she would never get married, ever.


    “Got it, Mom,” Emmanuel hastily replied.


    Finding Roselynn a suitable husband would be a more


    difficult task than finding me a wife.


    The siblings hailed a taxi and went on their way.


    Throughout the journey, Roselynn was already


    swooning over the possible eligible bachelors at the


    party.


    “Manny, have you heard of the four prominent families


    in Yeringham?”


    “Yeah.”


    Emmanuel nodded and gave a cursory reply, but he


    knew that the four prominent families of Yeringham


    didn’t exist.


    This was not a television show, so it was impossible to


    determine the number of families in Yeringham that


    were involved inmerce.