Mistaken Match Marrying the Enigmatic CEO novel Chapter 411
Chapter 411
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I can’t believe Emmanuel’s wife is begging him to go back not long after.
Besides, the way Mackenzie summoned Emmanuel back home is also pretty
bone-chilling, I’d say. Jack had always thought that Mackenzie was just an
ordinary woman who happened to be beautiful and rich, but after reading
the message, he realized he had been wrong all the while. She must be
someone influential for making Yeringham’s press send that kind of
message; this isn’t just about money, but also connections!
Meanwhile, Jaxton was as surprised as Jack after reading the message.
Although he had long known Mackenzie was from the rich and powerful
Quillen family, he didn’t think she would go so far just to reconcile with
Emmanuel. After all, Mackenzie’s action of using the press to send out a
personal message could be followed by serious consequences that might
put the Quillen family in trouble. Therefore, he couldn’t help but wonder why
she would do that. Looks like she’s pretty determined!
“Do you see that, Mom? Mackenzie isn’t going to divorce Emmanuel!”
Roselynn shared the news with Alessandra in excitement.
“Yeah, I’m aware of that, but I wonder where Emmanuel is right now!”
Alessandra was relieved when she heard the news. Turns out that Mackenzie
has been searching for Emmanuel too. That’s good! What’s left now is to find
Emmanuel, and everything should come to an end.
“Yeah, let’s figure out a way to look for Emmanuel!” Roselynn couldn’t wait to
find her own brother, but soon, she caught a glimpse of Jaxton still standing
there from the corner of her eyes. “Why are you still standing here? Beat it!”
Jaxton’s face was written with an awkward expression. After all, he didn’t think
the situation would take such an unexpected and dramatic turn. It turned out
that it wasn’t Mackenzie who wanted to divorce Emmanuel. Instead, it was
Emmanuel who hadn’t responded to Mackenzie at all. “My bad, Roselynn. As
your husband, I’ll do my best to get your brother back.”
Did you forget that you were trying to cut ties with me moments ago? But
now, you’re calling Emmanuel as if he’s your actual brother. “No need for
that!” Roselynn knew what the man was up to. Although he was her legal
husband, she would not protect him.
Jaxton was awkward, but he hid his feelings well. “I’ll get in touch with you
once you feel better, Roselynn. Stay in touch!” He finished his words and left
the Lowe family.
Roselynn couldn’t accept the fact that Jaxton acted as though he forgot
everything he just did like nothing happened, feeling disappointed with him.
You should be grateful that Emmanuel isn’t here now, or I swear I’ll make you
regret it!
“For now, how would you like us to find Emmanuel, Roselynn? Just tell us what
to do. We’ll back you up!” Benny showed enthusiasm by volunteering to help
look for Emmanuel despite gloating about the man’s situation earlier.
“That’s right, Roselynn. Just tell me what I can do! I know some of the places
that Emmanuel used to frequent. I’ll look for him!” Jack tried to flatter
Roselynn by offering a helping hand, knowing how powerful and influential
Mackenzie was. Because of Mackenzie’s decision to remarry Emmanuel, he
reckoned that he needed to win his cousin’s favor. After all, the Lowe family
was just a modest family that couldn’t even come close to Mackenzie alone
in terms of wealth and influence.
In the meantime, Roselynn felt angry when she saw the way they reacted.
Thus, she sarcastically mocked them and asked, “Didn’t you just call my
brother a fool? Why are you so worried about him now?”
“Well…” Jack wanted to call Emmanuel ́a fool, yet he was unable to refute how
lucky he was to have someone like Mackenzie as his wife.
“Alright, Roselynn. Let’s not waste time quarreling here. We need to act now!”
Alessandra quickly stepped in to defuse the situation as she persuaded all
the Lowe family members to join the search for Emmanuel.
Nevertheless, their efforts were soon met with a huge setback; even
Mackenzie could not find Emmanuel. Even after visiting every place that
Emmanuel had been to or could possibly be, no one had found him. It
seemed like he had just disappeared from the surface of the planet.
However, little did they know that all information about the members of the
Wolf Warrior Unit had been heavily encrypted by national security. Therefore,
since Emmanuel decided to return to the Northern Region, his whereabouts
would be concealed and kept a secret, leaving no trail for anyone to find him.
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On the other hand, the military camp in the Northern Region was filled with a
cold breeze. At the same time, the buildings there looked like mighty huge
beasts guarding their kingdom, Chanaea, keeping outsiders from setting foot
on their land.
At that moment, Emmanuel appeared to be serving an old man a cup of
black tea in a spacious room. Served with the most common drink in the
military camp, the old man with gray hair seemed touched as he excitedly
raised the cup and took a sip. “Finally, haha! It’s been three years since I last
drank the tea you made. I must say that you make the best black tea in the
world.” While the man had a huge liking for drinking tea, it was in fact the
person whom he had missed.
Eight years ago, when the old man found Emmanuel among hundreds of
elites and discovered his talent in healing, he was so excited that he couldn’t
sleep. For the next few years, he dedicated all his time and effort to training
and making Emmanuel the Northern Region Wolf Warrior. Nevertheless,
Emmanuel later made a mistake as he was still too young and impulsive.
Troubled by that, he reluctantly decided to leave the Northern Region, which
came as a disappointment to the old man. Therefore, when he finally
reunited with Emmanuel three years later, he couldn’t help but feel happy
about it.
“I’m sorry, Master!” Emmanuel spoke tersely like he always did, letting out a
sigh after that.
As Emmanuel’s mentor and the Northern Region’s commander, Santiago
Adkins had sacrificed and made a lot of contributions to his nation. Therefore,
Emmanuel was especially grateful to have a respectable figure like Santiago
as his mentor.
In the first few years of his career, Emmanuel performed outstandingly on the
battlefield to repay his mentor. However, things took a turn for the worse in
the Battle of Waterloo three years ago.
Having made a mistake during that battle, he decided to put a stop to his
career to atone for his errors. As time flew, three years pa*sed by without him.
knowing it. He later went on to kill the traitor, Kan Bender, but despite that, he
couldn’t make the guilt that was gnawing at him go away.
“Hmph! What’s the point of apologizing?! Have you returned to repay me by
resuming your military career?” Santiago suddenly became serious. “Do you
still remember how I used to teach you? No matter how many times he falls
down, a true man always gets back up.”
“Master, I…” Emmanuel swallowed his words, not knowing what to say next. In
fact, the reason Emmanuel left was not only because of his own reasons but
also because he was forced to take responsibility for the war that was lost in
the Northern Region. Right after he left the task force, it didn’t occur to him to
return to the Northern Region again. After all, he was so devastated by his
disheartenment that he no longer saw a purpose in his own life.
“Well, if you know your mistakes, you must right the wrongs!” Santiago could
sense Emmanuel’s dispirited morale, but even so, he went on to strictly say,
“Kan Bender was the one who betrayed the Wolf Warrior Unit. Although your
took his life later on, the actual mastermind is still at large. I don’t care
whether you’re back to avenge your deceased brothers, but I know you must
take responsibility and resume the mission!”
“Well…” Emmanuel became hesitant upon hearing that. After all, he didn’t
think about resuming his military career, but his vengeance had never
stopped reminding him to avenge his dead comrades.
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The members of the Wolf Warrior Unit were rather close with each other, so
Emmanuel could never forget about the times they fought side by side in the
most life-threatening situations. Despite countless near-death experiences,
the bonds that they built between each other were stronger than the world’s
toughest shield.
Among the squad, Emmanuel used to call the youngest soldier Blockhead. He
once smiled and told Emmanuel that he would return home and visit his
family when the battle was over, but unfortunately, he didn’t live to see
another day during the battle. I will avenge you, Blockhead!
“What’s wrong? Did you get lost in the world out there? Is that why you refuse.
to return even until now?” Santiago teased Emmanuel, but deep down, he
knew how righteous and honest of a person his mentee was. After all,
Santiago’s granddaughter was deemed to be the prettiest lady in the
Northern Region. While she subtly expressed her feelings for Emmanuel to
him, the man didn’t seem to feel the same way, eventually leading to a
missed opportunity for them to be together. Because of that, Santiago didn’t
think Emmanuel would fall for any woman so easily, considering the fact that
he didn’t even fall for his beautiful granddaughter.
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No way! Emmanuel nodded. “Yeah, there is indeed someone I can never
forget!”
“What?!” Santiago realized he had been wrong about Emmanuel, spitting the
tea out of his mouth in disbelief. What?! No way! thought the old man to
himself,
“It’s my mother. Her health has worsened these days. Since my sister is
already married, I reckon I must return home to look after her,” Emmanuel
responded sincerely.
Upon hearing Emmanuel’s reply, Santiago heaved a sigh of relief. For a
second, he thought Emmanuel had found someone he loved. Shortly after
that, he let out a sigh and nodded. Well, a true man should also care about
his family besides fighting for his country.
“Moreover, I already have a crush on someone, and I can’t just leave her
behind like that, which is why I don’t think I’m fit to fight on the battlefield
anymore.” Emmanuel’s next response left Santiago startled as he spat the
black tea on the former’s face.
“W-What did you just say? You have a crush on someone?!” Santiago was
stupefied. Goodness! If my granddaughter finds out about this, she’s going to
make a big scene about it.
Emmanuel wiped off the droplets on his face, wondering why Santiago was
so agitated. What’s so surprising about having a crush on someone?
“In that case, I guess I have to tell you the situation about the Northern
Region.” Santiago eventually decided to tell Emmanuel about the Northern
Region after some hesitation, for he was afraid he would never see him again
if he made up his mind not to return.
Emmanuel nodded as he was concerned about the Northern Region as well.
After all, the place was like a second home to him.
“When you left the Northern Region back then, many people wanted to take
over your position as the new captain. Nevertheless, your outstanding
performance left a pair of big shoes to fill. Needless to say, whoever took over
your place often had to put up with the pressure of being severely criticized.
Because of that, the Wolf Warrior Unit became divided as everyone refused
to come together. As a result, many tough and difficult missions became
hard to accomplish, unlike how they used to be,” Santiago said despondently,
implying that Emmanuel’s return as the Wolf Warrior was the only way for the
squad to triumph like before.
Nevertheless, Emmanuel was seen with a complicated look on his face, but
even so, he didn’t accept his mentor’s offer, knowing he could never perform
as well as he used to.
Santiago became irritable. “Emmanuel, are you seriously going to stand by
and watch the Northern Region and the Wolf Warrior Unit fall?”
“You think too highly of me, Master! I have become nothing different from an
ordinary man ever since getting severely wounded three years ago.
Furthermore, I still have something I cannot forget. I’m sorry about that!”
replied Emmanuel helplessly.
“Alas, you’re such a disappointment, son! How many times have I taught you
this? Without our country, neither of us would survive until now. Have you
really forgotten your mission as a warrior for the Northern Region?” Santiago
let out a sigh once more.
How can I forget? Emmanuel thought to himself. Every warrior and soldier in
the Northern Region knew their purpose as they all had an obligation to fight
for Chanaea until their last breath.
When Emmanuel still hadn’t changed his mind even after Santiago’s
persistent persuasion, the latter sighed and said, “You took back the Wolf
Warrior Tablet, rascal! Naturally, you’re going to be his master! Furthermore,
even if you agree to return to the Northern Region, your reinstatement won’t
be easy either. Anyway, since you don’t want to come back, I’ll make an
exception for someone outside of the Wolf Warrior Unit to undertake a
triple-S cla*s mission.”
“What kind of mission is that?” Emmanuel paused and asked. After all, he
didn’t think he was as fit as he used to be before, not to mention his
reluctance to return to the battlefield. Therefore, he didn’t understand why his
mentor still trusted him so much.
let out a sigh once more.
How can I forget? Emmanuel thought to himself. Every warrior and soldier in
the Northern Region knew their purpose as they all had an obligation to fight
for Chanaea until their last breath.
When Emmanuel still hadn’t changed his mind even after Santiago’s
persistent persuasion, the latter sighed and said, “You took back the Wolf
Warrior Tablet, rascal! Naturally, you’re going to be his master! Furthermore,
even if you agree to return to the Northern Region, your reinstatement won’t
be easy either. Anyway, since you don’t want to come back, I’ll make an
exception for someone outside of the Wolf Warrior Unit to undertake a
triple-S cla*s mission.”
“What kind of mission is that?” Emmanuel paused and asked. After all, he
didn’t think he was as fit as he used to be before, not to mention his
reluctance to return to the battlefield. Therefore, he didn’t understand why his
mentor still trusted him so much.
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“To take out the enemy of the country! The enemy who abetted Kan Bender
in betraying Chanaea! The enemy who put our country through so much
unimaginable suffering!” Santiago replied briefly, showing his trust in his
mentee, Emmanuel. Deep down, he trusted his own judgment about
Emmanuel, believing he could perform as well as he used to before despite
not being as fit as his former self.
Emmanuel was surprised, not expecting Santiago to a*sign him with such a
mission. “Master, I…”
“What’s wrong? Have you lost your guts or something?” Santiago interrupted
Emmanuel when the latter didn’t give him an affirmative answer. “It’s been
three years! The punishment that the country imposed on you back then is
no longer effective, so what are you waiting for? Don’t you want to avenge
your dead comrades? Don’t you want to do something about the humiliation
the Wolf Warrior Unit suffered, as well as the Northern Region’s defeat?”
Bang! Agitated, Santiago slammed the wooden table with his palm and
broke it into two. At the same time, the old man’s hair billowed in the air as his
sleeves fluttered in an intimidating manner. As the Northern Region’s
experienced commander, Santiago’s charismatic persona and persuasive
words seemingly awoke the pa*sion within Emmanuel, who had left his
career for the past three years. “Avenge our brother! Kill our enemies!”
Emmanuel also echoed his mentor’s words.
As the atmosphere intensified with their emotions, Santiago went on to
bellow in anger, saying, “Those people would do anything for their personal
gains at the cost of the country’s interest. After so many years, that man is
still at large, and because he has a huge network of connections, he takes
advantage of the rich and powerful to cover for his tracks. Can you tolerate
this?”
“Who exactly is he?” Emmanuel asked with a glacial look on his face,
wondering what kind of relationship that mysterious person had with the
Zelinsky family.
Instead of answering Emmanuel’s question directly, Santiago placed a
brocade bag in front of Emmanuel. When Emmanuel opened it, he saw a
picture of an individual and, some documents related to the person’s identity.
At the sight of that, he felt goosebumps running all over his body, his eyes
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filled with disbelief. “Well, I can’t force you to rejoin the squad if you insist, but
since you’ve accepted this mission, this is your payment. The contract will be
effective for two years, so don’t let me down.” Santiago then placed a golden
card right in front of Emmanuel.
“But…” Emmanuel was filled with mixed feelings, knowing the card was no
ordinary item when he glanced at it. I bet I’m going to have a lot of money to
spend with this card, but I’m someone who made a terrible mistake in the
past, so do I really deserve this?
Nonetheless, Santiago waved his hand, his agitated reaction slowly turning
into a benevolent and calm look. “These awards were given to you back then.
Thus, they belong to you. Now that you’ve killed Kan and returned to the
Northern Region once more, I’m just returning the things you left behind three
years ago to their rightful owner.”
Emmanuel felt touched, thinking Santiago was just like a loving father to him.
“By the way, if you’re going back, don’t go back directly to Yeringham!”
Santiago reminded Emmanuel after discussing important business with him.
Emmanuel nodded as a gesture that meant he understood Santiago,
showing he didn’t need his mentor to elaborate. After all, he knew how
important it was to keep his whereabouts mysterious. Furthermore, his plan
was to kill the main enemy behind the treason conducted against Chanaea,
which was all the more reason for him to lay low, or his enemy would know
he was onto them. Thus, he did everything he could to keep his whereabouts
a secret and was even thinking about taking a few days off in another city to
create some confusion.
Half a month later, Mackenzie was hosting a board meeting in the
conference room at Terence Group. “Mr. Schwartz, your on-time delivery date
has gone down by 30 percent this quarter. If this continues, you can prepare
your resignation letter this month.”
“Mr. Lanaway, it appears that your marketing strategy is working. Our next
target is to expand our reach to the Southwest region and increase our
coverage by 30 percent!”
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“Mr. Langstrom, I’m counting on you to expand our business to the market in
the Southeast region.” Mackenzie spoke coldly, demonstrating her efficiency
in delegating duties. As soon as she dismissed the meeting, everybody else
left, whereupon she sat down in her seat in exhaustion. At that moment, Lexi
was the only one who was still keeping her company in the conference room.
“It’s been two weeks, but why hasn’t that moron responded to my message?”
Mackenzie gently rubbed her temples and murmured to herself, although
she sounded like she was asking someone a question.
As someone who knew Mackenzie well, Lexi had been carefully observing her
for the past few days. Until she saw how concerned Mackenzie was about
Emmanuel, she never thought her boss would miss a man so dearly.
Maybe it’s true that the power of love is unimaginable. Lexi nudged her own.
gla*ses, complimenting herself for making a smart move to stay single. It
looks like I’m doing the right thing without dating anyone, or I’m going to be
the one suffering.
“Answer me, Lexi.”
When Mackenzie set her piercing gaze upon Lexi, the latter felt shivers
running down her spine and quickly answered, “Ms. Quillen, everyone across
the city knows whom you’re looking for. They’re just not sure if you’re the one
who sent that message. We’ve done everything we could, but Emmanuel is
still nowhere to be found, which can only mean one thing-he is out of
Yeringham.
“Damn it!” Mackenzie clenched her fists. “I’m going to make him pay for this
when I find him!”
Lexi couldn’t help but shudder at the sight of Mackenzie’s intimidating eyes,
thinking Emmanuel would never dare show up again if he saw her menacing
expression. Suddenly, Mackenzie heard a notification alert from her phone
and saw an incoming message. Upon skimming through the text, she was
seen with her mouth slightly wide agape, her face changing. The next
moment, she rose from her seat and walked straight out the door.
“Where are you going, Ms. Quillen?” Lexi asked in a panicky manner, following
closely behind Mackenzie.
“Onza!” Mackenzie gave a terse reply, leaving in a hurry without waiting for
anyone to come along with her. Upon rushing downstairs to the parking lot,
she entered her Maserati and drove to Onza straight away. It turned out that
the message she received not long ago was from Beatrix, who had informed
her of something related to Emmanuel’s whereabouts.
I can’t believe she actually found something about Emmanuel’s whereabouts
after skipping work for ten days. At that moment, Mackenzie’s mind was filled
with only Emmanuel, thinking, she would punish him terribly when she found
him. Finally, Emmanuel! I’m going to make you regret ghosting me! Hmph!
Putting her foot on the gas pedal, Mackenzie sped up on the road as she
couldn’t wait to arrive in Onza. At the same time, she couldn’t help but
question what was wrong with herself. After all, she didn’t feel quite like
herself as she had always disliked being anywhere close to any man until
Emmanuel entered her life. Since then, her life seemed to have changed so
much that she could never go back to the life she once had before he
showed up.
Having lived together with Emmanuel for nearly two months, Mackenzie was
already used to the life in which he prepared her daily meals and drove her
anywhere she wanted to go. Also, she had already grown used to frequently
interacting with Emmanuel’s family members. Thus, without Emmanuel, she
felt as if something was missing from her life. Also, she couldn’t stop thinking
about the last two times Emmanuel came to her rescue in a foolhardy
manner despite the dire situation she was in.
Just when Mackenzie was still absorbed in her thoughts, she began to enter
Onza’s main road when she found herself stuck in the traffic. Then, after she
took a closer look at what was going on ahead of her, her eyes were filled
with indifference.
Several people were standing in a circle with candles around them at the
junction. Then, a man was seen holding a bouquet, getting ready to confess
to a lady. She was the same person whom Emmanuel met during his
eighteenth speed date, Milani. As their romantic interaction drew the
attention of many bystanders, the traffic soon became congested, but the
duo wasn’t concerned by that as they seemed to enjoy the feeling of being in
the spotlight.
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Today, Milani was in an especially good mood. Previously, she had failed in
wooing Emmanuel and even disclosed a lot of mushy confessions because
she thought that she could achieve a lot by just making a small sacrifice.
Unexpectedly, Emmanuel already had a wife, and it was pointless for her to
cling to him. After all, a woman with her qualifications shouldn’t stoop down
to be a third party in someone’s relationship.
More importantly, Emmanuel was financially dependent on his wealthy wife,
and it would make her the gigolo’s second-hand lover if she asked him to
provide for her instead. Just the thought of this idea seemed ridiculous, so
she had no other choice but to give up. So, she moved to Onza, too
embarra*sed to remain in Yeringham.
Alas, she managed to entrap a rich man. Finally, after all her efforts, the man
was going to publicly confess to her, which made her feel that she was the
main female character in one of the novels.
“Give me a kiss, baby.” The man had a white suit and looked a little pampered
and noble-just like a kid born with a silver spoon-despite having greasy skin
problems. Also, he looked a few years younger than Milani.
“Honey, you haven’t gone down on one knee to confess yet!” There was no
way Milani would agree to his proposal so easily. Even though she loved
money, she was after romance and status, too. Does he think that I’m just a
club hostess if he could just ask anything of me in public?
The man’s name was Noah Lofis, the son of a wealthy man in Onza, and had
a lot of experience playing the field. He could come up with any means to
please a woman and was ready to bend his knee just to get a kiss from
Milani. Unfortunately, an accident happened right then.
Suddenly, Mackenzie marched into the scene, raised her long leg, and kicked
the candles around, instantly putting out more than half of them. “Get out of
the way and don’t be a hindrance on the road! Get rid of this quickly or I’ll run
you over with my car. Just try me if you don’t believe me.” After she spat out
her order, she twirled around and stomped back to her car. Getting things
done in a swift manner had always been her way.
Oh no, this is bad! Many from the scene were shocked, their jaws hanging as
they watched Mackenzie’s indifferent, heartless silhouette, and when she was
back in her car, they slowly realized what just happened.
“How long did this guy rent the room for? When did he leave?” Mackenzie
Jude sighed inwardly and felt his cheeks heating up. Fortunately, he hadn’t
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