Love At The Wrong Table

That night, Mackenzie did not have Emmanuel pick her up from work as she

had to attend a social event for business.

The driver, Wally, was approaching the entrance of the residential area in the

Bentley when he spotted Emmanuel standing by the gates. He hastily

slammed on the brakes.

There were lights at the entrance of the residential area, but the

surroundings were dark. For that reason, they could see Emmanuel and

Ryder, but Emmanuel might not necessarily have a clear view of them.

That was doubly true since the man was talking to Ryder.

“Mr. Lowe is at the gates, Ms. Quillen!” Wally reported, awaiting further

instructions.

It was only then that Mackenzie lifted her eyes. When she saw Emmanuel

discussing something emotionally with his cousin, she promptly ordered, “All

right, I’ll be getting down here. Just drive the car back.”

“Understood, Ms. Quillen!”

Upon receiving his orders, Wally instantly drove off and disappeared from

sight.

Mackenzie closed the distance before stepping forward to eavesdrop on the

two men’s conversation.

“What’s your decision, then, Ryder? My suggestion is to never agree to that

demand. Otherwise, it’d be exceedingly difficult for you to get Robby to leave

your house in the future!”

Emmanuel was already being very much polite in his speech. If it were

someone with an explosive temper, that person would have likely roared,

“Have that brat, Robby, buzz off!”

“I don’t want to agree either, but Abellyn said it’d mean I don’t respect her

family, and she’d leave the house immediately. On top of that, she even

threatened to get a divorce!”

Despite despising Abellyn greatly, he still could not accept getting a divorce

when it was such a huge issue. Furthermore, he was afraid that it would

affect Tommy’s life.

That left Emmanuel without a retort.

!

If he were in Ryder’s shoes, he would undoubtedly part ways with Abellyn.

Alas, Tommy had to be taken into consideration as well.

At the end of the day, a broken family is detrimental to a child’s growth.

“How could something so absurd happen?” Mackenzie interjected, strolling

up to them without warning when she could not stand hearing it anymore.

She wore an icy expression on her face, rendering her aura even more

oppressive.

“Ms. Quillen!” Ryder hurriedly greeted.

“Ms-” Emmanuel was about to address her in the same manner when he

remembered that his cousin was still there. “Mackenzie, you’re back?”

Mackenzie shot him a glare. Emmanuel flashed her an apologetic smile as

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though he had done something wrong.

Ignoring him, Mackenzie said to Ryder coldly, “Did you marry Abellyn or her

sister? Why are you indulging her when they’re obviously being

unreasonable? If you were to compromise, believe it or not, they’d demand

even more in the future.”

An epiphany dawned upon the two men.

Emmanuel similarly felt that his cousin should confront Abellyn in such a

manner.

Meanwhile, a light bulb went off in Ryder’s head. He felt that Mackenzie had

given voice to his sentiments.

Acting like his superior, Mackenzie continued lecturing, “Your responsibility is

to support your own family, not your wife’s family. Don’t be as stupid as

Emmanuel!”

“Me?”

Emmanuel pointed at himself in shock. Huh? Why did I get dragged into this

for no reason?

Sweeping a gaze over him, Mackenzie stepped into the residential area.

Ryder, who initially looked utterly depressed, felt as if he had been injected Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

with strength after listening to her words.

“Ms. Quillen is totally right! I’ll tell Abellyn that when I go home. What nerve!

Who exactly does she regard as her family? And who is more important to

her? Above all, who does she want to spend the rest of her life with?”

Hearing that, Emmanuel breathed a sigh of relief. He patted his cousin on the

shoulder in agreement.

Ryder climbed onto his electric bike. Before leaving, he said, “I forgot to thank

Ms. Quillen just now, Manny. Remember to thank her on my behalf when you

go back.”

“Got it, Ryder!”