Chapter-56

No matter what, I'll have to confront her tonight and 

get a confirmation. 

Having made up his mind, Emmanuel went home after 

getting off work and waited for Mackenzie's return 

anxiously. 

To his frustration, Mackenzie came home later than 

usual, not arriving until half past ten. 

"Ms. Quillen, you came home later than usual today, 

huh?" Emmanuel broke the silence. 

Mackenzie was busy. She gave her husband a grunt 

instead of a verbal response. Obviously, she was going 

to grab her pajamas, take a shower, and go to bed. 

Emmanuel knew she would sleep at eleven sharp, so 

he stood in front of her, blocking her path. 

"What is it?" Mackenzie frowned. 

"Ms. Quillen, you promised to pay my family a visit, so 

my mom has gone out of her way to make all the 

necessary arrangements, even inviting our relatives. If 

you were to suddenly change your mind and not 

come, I wouldn't be able to explain it to her." 

After a pause, he added, "If you don't keep your word, 

I'll have no choice but to let your grandpa know." 

Mackenzie scoffed in disdain. 

Everyone knows I hate being threatened. I can't believe 

he's so bold to threaten me! 

Despite the fact that she had made a commitment to go and visit his family earlier, she changed her mind 

later as she believed he had spent a romantic evening 

with someone else. 

Now that the truth had been unveiled, she couldn't 

help but think that he was a fool. 

"Since you brought this up, I have a task that I need 

you to complete." 

"What is it, Ms. Quillen?" Emmanuel asked politely. 

I can do anything as long as she agrees to meet my 

family. 

"I promised to visit your family if Cloud Construction's 

project ends on time, but a minor problem has 

occurred." 

Mackenzie retrieved a flash drive and placed it in front of him. "Following today's strategic meeting, we have 

come to the conclusion that the logo for the building 

must be changed. Tomorrow, you need to persuade 

Cloud Construction to alter the logo in accordance 

with the new design without compromising the 

timeline of the project." 

Emmanuel's brows scrunched up, but he accepted the 

flash drive nonetheless. 

He knew that Mackenzie wasn't trying to make things 

difficult for him on purpose. She had just helped his 

mother out, so he was obliged to return her favor. 

"Good luck!" Mackenzie parted her lips to utter some 

words of encouragement for formality's sake before 

returning to her room. 

Rather than delegating the task to someone else, she 

wanted him to demonstrate his worthiness and 

potential so she could promote him to a higher rank in 

Organization. 

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Though my husband may be foolish at times, I cannot 

stand the sight of him and Alessandra struggling with 

financial woes. 

To complete Mackenzie's task, Emmanuel had to 

request a half–day leave of absence from the hospital 

where he worked. 

Early the next day, he was contacted by a woman who 

claimed that the company tasked her to assist him 

with the Cloud Construction project's alteration so it 

could be completed by the designated date. 

Emmanuel agreed to meet her. When he arrived at the 

place where they agreed to meet, he was surprised to 

see a familiar BMW. 

The woman who stepped out of the vehicle was none 

other than Lexi. 

"Mr. Lowe, we meet again!" 

Lexi wasn't as strikingly beautiful as Mackenzie, but she 

was still a stylish and lovely lady. 

"Oh, it's you. Do you work at Terence Group, too?" 

Back when Emmanuel helped Lexi to get rid of the 

scammer at the café, he left without getting her 

contact details. Thus, he knew nothing about her. 

"Yes, I am a senior secretary at Terence Group," Lexi 

revealed honestly as she stretched her hand out 

calmly. 

Emmanuel shook her hand. They then got into her 

BMW and headed to Cloud Construction, 

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"Ms. Summerton, welcome. Please excuse me for my 

lack of hospitality." 

The project manager of the Cloud Construction project 

was a middle–aged man going by the name of Walter 

Zackas. 

Naturally, he was aware of Lexi's important role as 

Mackenzie's closest ally and came to give her a warm 

welcome. 

"Mr. Zackas, let me introduce you to the person in 

charge of this project, Mr. Emmanuel Lowe." Lexi 

personally made the introductions. 

Emmanuel was surprised. When did I become the 

person in charge? 

Walter could barely hide his shock. 

He was completely unaware that the individual 

accompanying Lexi had a greater standing than her as 

he assumed that Terence Group had been considerate 

enough to send Lexi as a representative. 

I can't take their visit lightly!