Chapter 10

Frederick was in utter shock at that diagnosis.

Just then, a doctor from the internal medicine

department approached him and said, “Your mom’s

cancer is already at the advanced stage. She needs to

be operated on immediately. Otherwise, her life will be

in danger!”

Frederick’s voice was shaking as he asked, “How… How

much does the surgery cost?”

“Three hundred thousand. Any additional procedures

will be charged separately.” The doctor left after saying

that.

Being a doctor at the hospital, Frederick knew the

hospital policies well. He was aware that the surgery

would only be arranged after payment was made.

“Emmanuel, what should I do now? I don’t have three

hundred thousand!”

Frederick was at a loss as to what to do.

He had only been working at the hospital for two years,

and most of his income had been spent on his

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younger sister’s college education. As such, he did not

have much savings left.

“Don’t worry, we will think of something!” Emmanuel

comforted his friend.

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After a pause, he shoved the bank card that

Alessandra had given to him into Frederick’s hand and

said, “Take this first. There’s sixty thousand in here.”

“T-This… Isn’t this your mom’s bank card? How can I use

this money?” Frederick’s body was trembling as his

eyes welled up with tears.

That was his best friend’s mother’s hard-earned

money, and it did not feel right for him to use it.

“Don’t worry about that. The current priority is to save

your mom!” Emmanuel insisted that Frederick keep the

bank card.

“But even with this, I still don’t have three hundred

thousand! A hundred thousand is the most I can

scrape together by today,” Frederick replied in a

quavering voice, sounding as if he was on the verge of

bursting into tears.

“Besides, I really can’t take your mom’s money. I don’t

know how long it will take for me to repay it…”

Emmanuel felt rather helpless as well upon seeing the

agonized look on Frederick’s face.

At that moment, Milani happened to walk past and

noticed the interaction between the two men.

“Ha! Don’t you guys find it embarrassing for two grown

men to be seen crying in the hospital?”

Milani had always looked down on Emmanuel and had

just fought with Frederick earlier. Obviously, she would

not miss the chance to mock them upon witnessing

the scene.

“Milani, just shut up!” Emmanuel chided the woman for

her sarcastic remarks.

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As Frederick was already devastated by the news of

his mother’s cancer diagnosis, Emmanuel could not let

Milani rub salt into the man’s wound.

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unexpectedly, when Frederick

plead

judging by your glamorous

very rich,

aback by the man’s unusual attitude, Milani

and asked

you want?”

two hundred thousand!

diagnosed with cancer and

Please, I’m begging

once I have it!” Frederick

desperately. He was that close to going

the woman still had no

lending him any money.

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that she

she had, there

lend it to him.

out of your mind. I don’t have

thousand to lend you.”

pause, she continued,

so pathetic. You can’t

expenses. Is it

wants to marry you?”

Milani not agree

insult to injury before she walked

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burning with anger after the

had not stopped him, he would

her to

Emmanuel

trying his best

on the verge of

managed to cool

would have

to find

mother’s surgery.

proceeded to contact people in his

those he was not close to. He

than ten calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

help his

some people

their efforts, the two

borrow seventy thousand in total, which

a third of the three

needed.

Emmanuel Has a

we do? My mom might

surgery!” Frederick finally broke

sobbing in

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and said, “Please don’t cry.

I’m sure she

reality, Emmanuel was not sure if

agree to help.

of them had run out

social status, it wouldn’t be easy

hundred thousand in such

of time.

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wife?” Frederick was so shocked that

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“Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

when did you have a

knowing how to

helplessly

previous day’s

in case she

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

was relieved that the woman

his call. Besides, from the clear tone

her voice, it did not seem like

or in

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Quillen, I would like to borrow

stated the purpose of his

around

stunned. Is she

be addressing his

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s words. After

her senses a moment later, an amused

across her face.

Emmanuel’s call, she

after what happened the night

might not

all. Is he already showing his

skepticism, she asked, “How much

need?”

and twenty-eight

replied at once.

and he had managed to pool

and seventy-two thousand

remaining

was aroused at

it when I offered you a

to

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

Will you lend it to me?” Emmanuel

casually.

himself, and neither did

to act pitifully in front of his

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel

hung up the

appeared between

the

is that? Is

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had yet to fully process the

he was talking to his

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