Chapter 41

"How about we make a bet, Lexi?" Beatrix proposed confidently. "I think this man will leave her by the end of this year—three months from now. Either she throws him out, or he leaves of his own volition. If he succeeds and even spends New Year's at the Quillen residence, I lose!" There's no way a man can tolerate my misandrist sister for three months. I know she's only married to him to please Grandpa. Nothing substantial will come of this relationship, much less a baby. Once Grandpa runs out of patience and urges Sarah to marry someone, Mackenzie will be free.

Meanwhile, Lexi was amused. What am I going to bet with her? I'm just a part-timer! she thought.

Excitedly, Beatrix continued, "If I win, I'll remain single for the rest of my life. If I lose, I'll marry someone and give birth to a baby boy for the Quillen family!"

Seeing Beatrix's enthusiasm, Lexi didn't feel right refusing the bet. Whether she wins or loses doesn't affect me, though. It seems like she's just making a bet with herself, she mused.

"What are you two talking about outside? Come in!" Mackenzie commanded coldly from inside her office.

As boisterous and wayward as Beatrix was, even she couldn't help but shudder when she heard her sister's voice. Swiftly, she entered the room, sticking her tongue out. "Morning, Mackenzie!"

"Good morning, Ms. Quillen!" Lexi greeted her with a smile.

In response, Mackenzie sneered, tossing her phone onto the table. It contained the photos Lexi had taken that Beatrix had sent her. "Mind explaining to me what's going on with this?"

Lexi trembled slightly as she faced her employer's frigid countenance.

After sticking her tongue out again, Beatrix contended, "As your sister, I have the responsibility of overseeing your happiness, Mackenzie! It's only normal that I need to expose my brother-in-law's flirtatious acts when I learned of them!"

"Expose him?" Amused, Mackenzie asked rhetorically, "Even when he's merely attending a banquet with his sister?"

"Huh? His sister?" Lexi was shocked; she genuinely didn't know Roselynn was Emmanuel's sister. It wasn't until half a second later that Beatrix reacted similarly. "What? His sister?"

Mackenzie glared at her sister coldly, making her feel as though she had fallen into a frozen cellar. "Why do I feel like you already know what's going on, Trixy?"

Out of her three sisters, she had the best relationship with Beatrix, which is why the latter was the only one she would refer to by a nickname. Everyone in the Quillen family and Terence Group knew Mackenzie was a human lie detector. Once she glared at someone, they wouldn't be able to lie any further.

Hence, Beatrix immediately tried to placate her sister. "I'm doing this so you'll have something to talk about with Emmanuel. Otherwise, you probably won't exchange more than a few sentences with him in a year."

Lexi nodded in agreement. It's not impossible for a woman like Ms. Quillen to go a whole year without speaking to a man! she thought.

"Don't give me that! I don't want you to do anything like this again!" Mackenzie reprimanded. "You have no idea how awkward I felt last night! I've never been so embarrassed before!"

"Yes, Ms. Quillen!" Lexi nodded.

"Understood!" Beatrix stuck her tongue out. Despite her promise, she'd still investigate Emmanuel if she saw him spending time with other women.

At that moment, Mackenzie's phone rang. It was Emmanuel.