A Whirlwind Marriage with the Beautiful CEO novel Chapter 61

Chapter 63

I was the one who designed the logo. Did I do

something wrong?

“Mr. Zackas, I… I’m in the middle of a meal with Mr.

Lowe…”

The second those words were out of her mouth, the

relatives were stunned.

They wondered why Milani, who was supposed to be

an impressive woman, was referring to Emmanuel as

Mr. Lowe.

“Then hurry up and deal with it. If you mess this up, you

can forget about the bonus and your position as the

supervisor!” Walter screeched.

Milani was much paler by the end of the call as she

turned to look at Emmanuel in terror.

No one had any idea what was going on.

Roselynn was the only one who came back to her

senses quickly enough to figure out that the arrogant

woman had a favor to ask from her brother.

“Oh my, Ms. Zimmerman, aren’t you a capable woman

who earns millions every year? Why do you look so

pale?” Roselynn asked with a smile that did not reach

her eyes.

Milani was at a loss for words. She could only stare at

Emmanuel.

“Manny, let’s go.”

Roselynn did not know the details of the situation, but

she knew that Milani would definitely kneel before

Emmanuel and beg for him to stay if she were to lead

her brother away at a time like this.

Sure enough, Milani lunged over to grab Emmanuel’s

arm.

Her action left everyone dumbfounded.

In fact, Darren even lifted his brow.

He knew who Milani was, for he had met her when she

went to the hospital for a checkup the other time.

Milani’s good looks and figure, as well as her annual

wage of three hundred thousand, were what made

him court her.

However, dignity was important to Darren. He was

ashamed to see Milani hugging Emmanuel.

Nevertheless, his dignity was not something Milani

could think about at a crucial time like this.

“M–Mr. Lowe, please don’t go yet!”

“Ms. Zimmerman, we shouldn’t be too close to each

other. Your boyfriend is here. Please be mindful of your

action.”

Emmanuel mercilessly pushed her away.

Milani’s face turned pale before turning red.

It was humiliating.

Nevertheless, when she saw Emmanuel’s sister

continuing to pull him away, she cast away all

reservations about her reputation and threw herself at

him again.

Her urgency made her trip and fall to the ground. Still,

she managed to grab Emmanuel’s calf.

The crowd was stupefied.

Both Melody and Jacob felt ashamed.

Even Darren whispered, “This b*tch is too shameless!”

“Mr. Lowe, I’ve made a mistake with the logo for the

project. Please tell Terence Group to postpone the

deadline by a week. Please give me a chance!”

If the project were to go south, she would lose

everything.

That was not all. She would also be the laughingstock

of her friends and family.

“What?” Emmanuel pulled Milani off the floor angrily.

“What happened? I’ve already given you the detailed

blueprint, so how could you still make a mistake?”

While Milani would lose her job if she did not meet the

deadline, Emmanuel would lose his sweetheart.

Emmanuel was even more anxious than Milani to hear

the news, and he could barely rein in his anger.

Is this fate? Is Mackenzie fated not to be with me?

“I… I ruined the original blueprint, so I… made a new

one,” Milani explained hesitantly.

Emmanuel felt the urge to slap her, but he resisted.

In the next second, he dragged Milani out of the room,

wanting to find out if there was a way to salvage the

project.

“Manny, where are you going?” Roselynn cried out,

confused.

Does Manny still like this b*tch? Is that why he’s so

anxious to fix her mistake?

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Emmanuel did not care about what others thought

and towed Milani away from the restaurant.

“Mom, let’s go too.”

Once Roselynn towed the baffled Alessandra away

from the restaurant, the Zimmermans were the only

ones left, cringing in silence.

They shared looks with each other, not knowing what

to say.

“L–Let go of me!”

Milani only snapped back to her senses after getting

into the car, and she flung Emmanuel’s hand away.

Hmph! Is he trying to take advantage of me?

Emmanuel was too preoccupied with his fury to

entertain thoughts like those. “Why didn’t you come to

me for another blueprint when the original was ruined?

Must you foolishly draw another yourself?”

Milani did not dare to speak, but she was cold with

wrath too.

“It wouldn’t be an issue if you were actually skilled

enough to do it, but you’re not. I’d like to see what final

product you’re going to hand over to them tomorrow

after making a mistake with the logo!”

Milani hung her head low as Emmanuel berated her,

but at the same time, she was biting her lower lip hard.

Assh*le! Go on, keep up with the arrogant act! Keep

scolding me! Once this is over, I’m going to settle the

score with you!

A while later, Emmanuel stopped, not seeing the point

in chiding her anymore, and turned to look out the

window.

It was only when both fell silent did the taxi driver

finally teased, “I saw you holding hands while getting

into the car earlier, so I thought you were a couple. The

two of you make a perfect pair.”

The driver’s words only worsened the awkward

atmosphere.

The second Emmanuel and Milani glanced at each

other, they whipped their heads away to avert their

gazes.

“I’m not his darn partner. He was my blind date, but

there’s no way I’d want someone like him!” Milani

snapped, finally having a spot to vent her anger.

Emmanuel was equally furious at that moment. He

snarled, “I already have a wife, and she’s a thousand

times better than you!”

Those were not only words meant to spite Milani. While

Mackenzie was not the friendliest person around, she

was certainly far more reliable than Milani.

Besides, Milani would still lose to her in terms of

appearance, demeanor, and wealth.

“Ha! You’re good at brainwashing yourself, aren’t you?

You talk about having a wife all the time, so why don’t

you take out her photo and let me have a look at her!”

Milani yelled. “Let’s have the taxi driver tell us who’s

prettier.”

“Yes, yes!” The driver was more than happy to play the

role of a judge.

Since he already considered Milani a gorgeous

woman, he couldn’t help but wonder how attractive

Emmanuel’s wife could be.

“I’m not in the mood to argue with you.”

Emmanuel was still not going to show Milani a photo of

Mackenzie.

First of all, he did not actually have a photo of her with

him.

Secondly, Mackenzie would certainly be upset to hear

about the incident.

“Ha! Funny. Stop fantasizing about how you have a wife

from now on, or else you will need to check yourself

into a psychiatric ward soon!” Milani mocked.

The taxi soon reached its destination, and a glare from

Emmanuel made Milani clamp her mouth shut.

Milani had no choice but to bow to Emmanuel at work.

“Hurry up and find out what the finalized product looks

like. You have to find a way to fix it even if it means

staying up all night,” Emmanuel warned.

Milani could not read his mind. She thought he was

anxious about the commission and was taking the

opportunity to berate her. She frowned and gave him a

look of disdain.

Once Emmanuel finally had the chance to look at the

logo, he compared it with the original blueprint and

realized that a line was missing from the original four

lines.

It was not a major mistake, but it could be blown up.

The three lines were a popular brand symbol, and if

they were to go along with the mistake, they would risk

getting sued for plagiarism.

However, the final product was huge and made out of

marble. It was close to impossible to fix the mistake,

and if they were to redo the product, the product

would not be ready in time for the ribbon–cutting

ceremony of the project.

“Hey, what do we do now?”

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Panic swamped Milani, for the matter was inextricably

linked to her bonus and career.

“Shut up!” Emmanuel roared, finding her irritating to

the core.

Milani’s face went as black as thunder. Argh! How I wish

to call him out for a duel!

“Contact the craftsman. I want to talk to him!”

Emmanuel ordered.

Milani deliberately kept silent.

“What’s the meaning of this, Milani? Do you want

Terence Group to reject the product and have Cloud

Construction suffer hundreds of millions in losses?”

Emmanuel barked.

ミ

It was only then that Milani retorted furiously, “You

were the one who told me to shut up, Mr. Lowe! Isn’t it

rather unreasonable that you want me to speak now?” 

“You want to play games with me, huh?”

A frown marred Emmanuel’s countenance.

Intimidated, Milani relented and hastily huffed with at

pout, “Wait a moment. I’ll make the call right away.”

What a detestable loser! All he knows is to throw his

weight around! Hmph!

Shortly after, Milani put down the phone and reported,

“The craftsman is now at a bar. He has no time to

make a trip over, saying that we can seek him out if we

want to talk to him.”

“Hurry up, then! Bring me over posthaste!” Emmanuel

instructed coldly.

Unlike them, a craftsman merely followed the design

drawing. If they submitted the wrong design and the

product turned out wrong, he would not be held

responsible.

It was after working hours then. He had no obligation

to entertain any requests to return to work. Since they

were the ones who wanted to talk to him, they had no

choice but to seek him out.

Milani was fit to be tied. Nonetheless, she could only

swallow her anger for the sake of the three hundred

thousand in commission and her position as

supervisor.

Right then, it was already ten o’clock at night.

Mackenzie arrived home, only to find the house in

pitch–darkness. Surprisingly, Emmanuel had not

returned.

At that precise moment, Beatrix phoned her.

As a problem had transpired with the project, but she

and Lexi could not come up with a solution after

racking their brains for a long time, she had no other

recourse but to come clean with Mackenzie earlier

despite the possibility of a scolding.

“What’s going on? How could there be such a

mistake?”

Sure enough, her temper spiked after she learned

about the matter.

I personally handed the design drawing of the logo to

Emmanuel, planning to have Beatrix arrange a higher

position for him and give him an increment after the

project concluded flawlessly. Never had I expected him

to be so useless!

“This is Cloud Construction’s problem, Mackenzie. After

we handed them the design drawing, the logo was

delivered to the project site upon completion, and we

discovered the mistake immediately! Emmanuel has

already told me about it a while ago. He’s now seeking

out Cloud Construction to resolve the issue,” Beatrix

hurriedly explained.

It was not that she wanted to shirk responsibility, but

she was afraid that Mackenzie would put the blame on

Emmanuel, adversely affecting their marital

relationship.

Although she had bet that Emmanuel would not be

able to last until the new year, she was not the kind of

person to resort to trickery.

“Got it,” Mackenzie replied frostily before hanging up

the phone.

Beatrix was very much surprised that Mackenzie did

not lecture her at length. Hmm, it looks like she has

really changed after getting married despite her

perfectionist nature!

In truth, Mackenzie did not admonish Beatrix because

she had something far more important to do.

For some inexplicable reason, she wanted to chastise

the dumb Emmanuel more than lecturing her cousin.

If he’d gone to the factory to check on things during the production of the logo, he wouldn’t be in such a

passive position right now!

It went without saying that the man could not possibly

have gone to such lengths as this was only his side job.

However, she felt differently.

After all, her principle in doing things was to ensure

everything was comprehensive and perfect.

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Mackenzie gave Emmanuel a call, only to discover that his phone was

turned off.

“Sure enough, he’s an idiot! He doesn’t even realize that his phone has

died!”

Unadulterated anxiety gripped her.

The man wearing a gold chain promptly swung a hand and bellowed,

“Who do you think you are that you dare say such a thing to us?”

No pushover, the manager instantly warned coldly, “You’ve got no right to

kick up a fuss here, buddy. We also have someone backing us up!”

Unexpectedly, Rat burst into raucous laughter. Patting the manager’s face

haughtily, he hissed, “You’ve got someone backing you up? Does he dare

to go against me?”

“W-Who exactly are you?”

When the manager saw that the man remained as arrogant as ever, he

knew that the latter must be someone influential. His heart lurched.

“Tell him!”

“Understood, Rat!” Kicking a chair, the man wearing a gold chain

announced proudly, “Rat is Mr. Webber’s sworn brother! Got it?”

“What? Mr. Webber?”

As expected, the manager was frightened, his expression changing

drastically.

As the manager of the bar, he knew Samuel and his men’s ruthlessness

better than anyone else.

They were all vicious men who were accustomed to bloodshed, especially

Samuel. Rumor had it that the man even had blood on his hands.

That aside, it was rumored that even big companies such as Terence

Group and Cloud Construction dared not offend them easily. It went

without saying that he had not the guts to go against the group of savage

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men when he was merely an insignificant bar manager.

Taking in the terror on the manager’s face, the group of ruffians grew all

the more arrogant and guffawed loudly.

“Hurry up and scram! You’re not needed here!”

The man wearing a gold chain shoved the manager away. Without

warning, he yanked at Xylie’s dress forcefully.

“Ahh!”

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Alongside Xylie’s terrified scream, the top of her dress was ripped. The look

of her in tattered clothes further inflamed the men.

No longer able to hold himself back, Rat reached out to divest her of all

clothing.

Heh! The more innocent and aloof she is, the greater my possessiveness

toward her!

Unfortunately, before his filthy paw could make contact, it was restrained

by a clean and strong hand.

The grip was so tight that it felt like an iron manacle.

“Who’s that? Who dares to stop me?”

Rat saw red at once.

Around him, his lackeys were also surprised, never having expected

someone to dare go up against them when they had made their identity

known.

“What a piece of trash!”

Loathed to talk to him, Emmanuel snagged a beer bottle and brought it

down on the man’s head hard.

Crash!

The sound of the beer bottle shattering had the patrons around jumping

in fright.

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Milani felt as though a bomb had gone off deep within her, and terror

struck her.

She really could not fathom it all. This loser usually looks gentle, but he’s

more ruthless than the last every time he fights for real!

“Damn it! Kill him!”

At Emmanuel’s sudden act of violence, a long time passed before the

group of ruffians managed to gather their wits about them.

They quickly snagged beer bottles and charged toward the man.

Milani hastily hid in a corner, afraid that she would be caught in the

crossfire.

Yoel, on the other hand, was utterly anxious, worried that Xylie would be

injured in the fight.

“Ahh!”

At the sight of a beer bottle heading toward her, Xylie shrieked, her face

draining of all color in horror.

Wrapping an arm around her slender waist, Emmanuel spun and dodged

the attack while kicking his leg out at the other person.

Whoa! How incredible!

Xylie was entirely astounded.

Admiration similarly flooded Yoel. No wonder he could even subdue Mr.

Webber!

Naturally, Milani was the most shocked among them all.

Although she looked down upon Emmanuel, she could not deny that he

was more than ten times cooler than usual when he fought.

Sweeping his gaze over his lackeys, who were not Emmanuel’s match, Rat

cradled his head as he sat on the ground. His face was contorted in rage.

“Damn it! Just wait! I’m going to call someone over to kill you!”

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It was past eleven o’clock, but Emmanuel was not home yet.

Mackenzie could no longer remain calm and unaffected.

“That man is truly hateful! Didn’t I tell him that he’s to be home by eleven

o’clock?”

Gritting her teeth, she decided to seek him out and see what exactly he

was doing that he had not turned on his phone after such a long time.

Emmanuel had no idea that Mackenzie would seek him out. He was still

hugging Xylie with an arm.

“T-Thank you!” Xylie thanked Emmanuel after he wiped the floor with the

ruffians, her gaze trained on his arm around her.

In a flash, Emmanuel dropped his hold on her and urged, “It’s difficult to

remain untouched when you’re working in a bar. Be careful next time.

Others may not respect your wishes when you turn their advances down.”

“All right…”

Xylie nodded, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the man.

Never had she imagined that such a trope of a knight in shining armor

saving the damsel in distress would happen to her.

Not only was the man before her tall and handsome, but he also radiated

maturity. Coincidentally, he happened to be her cup of tea.

“What is this? What happened here?”

At that precise moment, Samuel arrived with a group of men.

Seeing that, all the patrons in the bar started taking off.

Even the manager was scared witless.

Oh God, what should I do if they fight in the bar when there are so many of

them?

However, Samuel stopped short when he had drawn close to the scene.

What on earth is happening here? The man on the ground is my sworn

brother, Rat. Meanwhile, the person who defeated them turned out to be

Emmanuel! He’s the ruthless man who wiped the floor with us alone at The

Paradise that night!

“You’re here just in time, Mr. Webber! I’m never going to rest until I’ve

ripped this brat to shreds today!”

Fury blazed in Rat’s eyes, and he struggled to his feet in excitement upon

seeing that his backup was here.

Such a scene frightened Xylie so much that she trembled incessantly. She

voluntarily leaned against Emmanuel, only to discover that he was still as

calm as ever.

Whoa! What a real man!

“What are you planning to do if you’re never going to rest?” Emmanuel

retorted with a sneer, shielding Xylie.

“Damn it! You’re never going to realize your mistake until you’ve seen what

I’m capable of!”

With rage staining his features, Rat snagged a beer bottle to smash it at

the man.

“Stop it!”

”

Never in his wildest dreams had he ever imagined that Samuel would

personally stop him.

Everyone present was stunned to the core.

“What are you doing, Mr. Webber? Quick, help me kill this brat!” Rat roared.

Unexpectedly, Samuel snatched the beer bottle away from his hand.

Rat bellowed, “What are you doing, Mr. Webber? If you tarry any longer, I’ll

sever my relationship with you!”

A conflicted expression manifested on Samuel’s face.

How can I possibly allow him to make a move against Emmanuel? That’s

impossible! Putting aside the fact that I’m acquainted with the latter, even

if there are no ties between us both, we might not be his match if we were

to attack him together! I’m helping Rat out of the kindness of my heart, yet

this idiot has no idea and even threatens to sever his relationship with me!

“Quick, return the beer bottle to me! Otherwise, I’m going to beat you up!

Make it fast! Damn it!”

Enraged, Rat started pushing at Samuel.

That scene stumped the onlookers around them.

“F*ck you! How dare you make a move against me!”

Even more surprising was the fact that Samuel snapped. In his towering

rage, he smashed the beer bottle on Rat’s head.

Crash!

Following that, the entire bar plunged into an uproar.

Everyone had thought that Samuel had rushed over to back Rat up, never

having expected the man to teach the latter a lesson instead.

Bewilderment was written all over Rat’s face. His finger trembled violently

as he pointed at his sworn brother. “Y-You actually hit me?”

“I’m going to kill you if you continue running your mouth!” Fed up with that

idiotic man, Samuel hastily added furiously, “He’s Emmanuel Lowe, the

skilled fighter who defeated thirteen of my men that night!”

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“What?” Rat exclaimed in surprise as clarity washed over him. No wonder

he’s so skilled at fighting. I can’t believe I just messed with someone out of

my league. Damn you Mr. Webber for not informing me earlier. I even gave

you a beer bottle.

“Manny, I’m sorry. It was just a friendly fire. I apologize to you on behalf of

Rat.” Samuel bowed slightly, regarding Emmanuel with the utmost

respect.

“Apologize to her if that’s what you want to do.” Emmanuel pointed at

Xylie. “Forgive my bluntness, but all of you are only capable of bullying

women. You’re not up to the mark to lay even a finger on me.”

The crowd around them gasped in surprise.

Those words weren’t particularly hurtful, but they were extremely

–humiliating, and yet Rat and his party didn’t dare to utter a word.

Samuel even bowed and laughed. “You’re right. Thank you for showing

mercy, Manny.”

Taking in that scene, Xylie admired Emmanuel even more. This man is so

formidable!

“Come. Since we’re all here, let’s have a few more drinks tonight. Out of

blows, our friendship grows. Haha!” Samuel pulled Emmanuel to sit down

and enjoy alcohol together.

”

Emmanuel was a man who valued loyalty. Since Samuel had shown him

respect earlier, he had to reciprocate.

After a few drinks, Samuel learned the entire story. It turned out Emmanuel

and Rat had a big fight over a bargirl.

“Haha! Manny, you have good taste!” Samuel immediately pushed Xylie

next to Emmanuel, causing her tender body to press tightly against him.

“Serve Manny well, and I’ll reward you with ten thousand!”

“I-” Xylie hesitated and didn’t refuse at once.

“Mr. Webber, you’ve misunderstood. I-” Emmanuel wanted to decline, but

Samuel and the other men started clamoring.

“Misunderstood? Don’t tell me you’re not satisfied with just one girl? Haha!

In that case, let’s have two girls to accompany him! Manager, make the

arrangement!”

Worried they would complicate things, Emmanuel quickly waved his hand

and stood up.

As he got to his feet, Xylie subconsciously followed suit.

The manager was also a competent and tactful person. If it hadn’t been

for Emmanuel, their bar would have surely been thrashed.

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Moreover, seeing how Emmanuel was able to be on such good terms with

Samuel at such a young age, the manager figured Emmanuel must be

influential and needed to be treated well.

“Mr. Lowe, the private room is ready for you.” The manager swiftly

approached Emmanuel and Xylie.

Xylie kept her head down, blushing but not refusing.

Milani, standing at one side, mocked Yoel, “Ha! Your goddess is gone. How

should I describe this? It’s like sending the girl you like to a lion’s den!”

Yoel was brokenhearted and deeply upset.

Nevertheless, he wasn’t someone as foolish as Milani. He could tell

Emmanuel wasn’t a lecher.

Besides, since Xylie didn’t rebuff Emmanuel, that implied she felt safer with

Emmanuel. That was certainly better than her being bullied by those

ruffians.

“Haha!” Samuel hurriedly shoved Emmanuel and Xylie into the private

room. “Manny, enjoy yourself tonight! Consider this a return of the favor for

the time you helped me earn three million!”

“Hey-” Emmanuel still wanted to resist, but Samuel closed the door and

locked it from outside.

Click!

The door was shut, leaving Emmanuel and Xylie alone inside the room.

The atmosphere instantly turned ambiguous.

Xylie instinctively clutched her chest as her clothes had been torn earlier.

“Are you all right?” Although Emmanuel had a lot of alcohol, he was

actually more composed than Xylie because he had never harbored any

improper thoughts toward women.

“Yes, I’m fine. Thank you for saving me!” she replied shyly.

“I’m glad to hear that.” Emmanuel smiled. “Let me introduce a friend to

you. In fact, he’s the one who asked me to help you…”

He took out his phone as he spoke, wanting to contact Yoel to come in.

However, when he looked at the screen, Emmanuel realized his phone had

run out of battery.