Chapter 29
“I…” Claudette stared at Emmanuel in surprise and asked in a trembling voice, “W-Was it a whirlwind marriage, Dr. Lowe?”
Emmanuel nodded, shocking Claudette even more. She remembered him as a mature and composed man, and never imagined he would be involved in a whirlwind marriage.
Roselynn grabbed her arm and said with a smile, “Come on, Claudette. Take us to the banquet hall upstairs and show us what it’s like!”
Although Claudette nodded, her mood was clearly not as cheerful as before.
“By the way, Claudette, do you know who arrived at the banquet just now? That person seemed to attract a lot of attention,” Roselynn asked curiously as they started upstairs.
Claudette’s tone was cold as she replied, “Who else could it be? There aren't many in Yeringham who could cause such a commotion simply by their presence. It has to be Ms. Quillen of the Quillen family!”
“Oh, Ms. Quillen is here? That makes sense!” Roselynn had heard rumors about Mackenzie’s popularity, but this was her first time witnessing it.
“Roselynn, are you finally going to stop questioning whether Ms. Quillen is my wife?” Emmanuel asked with a chuckle.
“She’s a prominent woman that most upper-class men can only dream of dating, so why would she marry a man like my brother?” Roselynn could only shrug and dismiss the ridiculous notion.
Claudette, however, stared at Emmanuel with astonishment and disbelief.
“Others might find it ridiculous that Mackenzie would do something like this, but I think it’s quite possible. There have been rumors about her grandfather pressuring her to get married, so there’s nothing strange about her choosing Dr. Lowe as her husband. If my family pressured me into getting married, I’d probably choose Dr. Lowe without hesitation, too! After all, he’s the perfect choice! There’s no need to worry about him taking advantage of me, and I know for sure he’s not going to cheat either! He’s tall, handsome, and shows no interest in women…”
“All right, this is as far as I’ll take you two. I still have other business appointments to attend to, so I’ll be excusing myself now!” Claudette said, leaving after escorting them to the banquet hall on the third floor.
While Emmanuel and Roselynn were oblivious, Lexi had noticed their interaction from afar.
Why would the heiress of the Lenoir family set her sights on Ms. Quillen’s husband? I don’t even know if I should say she has good taste, or…
Being a foodie, Roselynn went after the food enthusiastically the moment they arrived at the banquet hall.
“Didn’t you eat enough earlier, Roselynn? How do you even fit all of that into your stomach?” Emmanuel protested, forced to help her get food.
“Shut up and help me get the food!” Roselynn snapped impatiently, taking advantage of her status as the older sister.
Emmanuel was speechless. Other girls have small appetites, but Roselynn is still hungry after stuffing her face earlier… Why is she so different?
Little did they know, their actions had caught the attention of another woman.
Cloud Construction was able to continue its work after Samuel and his men left the project site, and Milani took the credit, although she didn’t really do anything. That’s why Cloud Construction sent Milani an invitation to the banquet as a reward.
She was having a great time and posting pictures on Instagram until she saw Emmanuel and Roselynn.
How could they allow a man who only makes eighty thousand a year to attend a banquet like this? People are going to think poorly of this banquet if word gets out!
With that in mind, Milani walked up to him and asked loudly in a mocking tone, “Well, well, well… Look who we have here! It’s Emmanuel, the gynecologist! Shouldn’t you be examining women at the hospital? What are you doing here?”
Sure enough, many people turned to look when they heard there was a gynecologist on the third floor.
The italicised sections were internal thoughts and have been kept as such. The "Subscribe Now!" and "OX E" at the end seem out of place and have been removed. The hyphenation error in "upper-cla*s" has been corrected to "upper-class".