Love at the Wrong Table Emmanuel Lowe Chapter 591
Love at the Wrong Table
Chapter 591
All women in the Quillen family were extremely hostile toward Felicity for one
reason alone. Since marrying into the Quillens, she had been constantly
damaging their interests by taking advantage of her status as the familyâs
daughterâinâlaw. She benefited her own family in every way possible:
projects, markets, funds, even landownerships or futures⦠She would give
whatever she could to the Lenoirs regardless of the situation. Sometimes she
succeeded, sometimes she didnât. Still, she always based her interests on the
Lenoirs, not the Quillens. Because of this, the Quillen familyâs women had long
detested this bloodsucking parasite of their family. Had Terence not focused
on the bigger picture, they would have gotten rid of her at the quickest
opportunity!
Taking heed of her example, most women in the Quillen family thus chose to
stay unmarried to prevent any man from marrying into their family. Even the
daughters who were married off had no real power in the family, so they
could never give away the familyâs assets.
However, going on like this wasnât the solution, considering that the Quillens
were mostly women in the first place. At the end of the day, the Quillen family
was in need of men. Therefore, it went without saying that Mackenzieâs
husband was now the familyâs top priority. Every woman in the Quillen family
would keep a check on him, so it wouldnât be that easy for him to really
become part of their family! At the sight of the look on Mackenzieâs face,
Samantha hurriedly stopped Hannah. âHannah, what are you talking about?
Stop it already!â
Hannah wouldnât shut up, though. âWhy should I stop it? Iâm saying this for the
good of both Mackenzie and our family!â
Samantha stared straight at her, arguing, âEmmanuel was picked out by Dad
for Mackenzie, who only gave her approval after keeping him under
observation for three months! By saying that, do you mean you donât believe
in Dad and Mackenzieâs judgment?â
Hannah retorted defiantly, âI know both Dad and Mackenzie have great
wisdom, but even they can slip up sometimes! And besides, Mackenzie isnât
an expert when it comes to relationships. Is it wrong of me to share my
experience with her as someone experienced in romance?â
Knowing Hannahâs sharp tongue, Samantha was really at a loss for a
counterargument for a while. Even though she was also one of those who
helped keep a check on Emmanuel, she wasnât of the same view as Hannah.
She sincerely didnât think Emmanuel was the kind of âSocialite Collectorâ that
Hannah described.
Neither did Mackenzie believe this. She and Emmanuel had spent three
months together, but this idiot never spent a penny of hers. He insisted on
paying back the money he borrowed from her; not only that, he even chose
to leave without taking anything from her as compensation in the event of a
divorce. I know better than anyone else whether heâs pretending to be a
decent guy! If heâs really pretending and is able to fool even me, Iâll have to
hand it to him.
âWhatâs the matter? Whatâs all the argument about?â
âMackenzie, why donât you dump that Emmanuel guy? You two are from
different backgrounds!â
âI think so, too. At first, I thought he was pretty nice, but he dared to actually
disrespect our family! Who the hell does he think he is?â
âDonât accept anyone who doesnât know their place! We already have a
precedent here!â
More and more of the Quillen familyâs women came in, each expressing their
own views, acting as though they were guardians of Mackenzieâs love life.
âShut up, all of you!â snapped a really annoyed Mackenzie. âYouâre so noisy!â
With that, she returned to her room, leaving these women stunned for a
moment before they continued to argue endlessly in the living room.
Meanwhile, Hubert was sent back to the Verkade residence by the Quillen
familyâs men.
âWhat happened? Where is Hubert? Is he okay?â asked Winona Zelinsky,
Hubertâs mother. She had just heard that something had happened to her
son. Before she could find out the details, the Verkade familyâs servants
reported that Hubert had been sent home.
Hubert was lying on his stomach on the living room couch. Despite being a
man, he burst into tears of grievance as soon as he saw his mother. âMomâ¦
Mom!â
âWhatâs wrong, Hubert? What on earth happened to you?â Winona was only
relieved when she saw that her son was still in one piece. All her friends and
relatives had texted her just now, saying that her son was in great trouble or
that her son was really incredible. However, none of them let her in on the
details, and she was worried to death as a result.
Hubert sobbed like a baby with despair written all over his face. âMom, I want
to die! I donât want to live anymoreâ¦
Clasping him in her arms, Winona pressed his face to her bosom with loving
eyes. âCome on, son, be good and tell me what happened. Who bullied you?
Iâll stand up for you!â