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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when Frederick saw Milani,

to plead

judging by your

be very rich,

aback by the man’s unusual

and

you want?”

hundred thousand!

with cancer

immediately. Please, I’m begging you!

once I have it!”

was that

the woman still

lending him any money.

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fact that she did

she had, there was no reason for

lend it to him.

out of your mind. I don’t

thousand to lend you.”

a pause, she continued,

pathetic. You can’t

it

wants to marry you?”

only did Milani not agree to help, but she

to injury before

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with anger after the woman

Emmanuel had not stopped him, he would

to a

Emmanuel held Frederick

trying his best

the verge of breaking

to cool off. If he

up, he would

no one to find the money to

mother’s surgery.

contact people in his

those he was

ten calls consecutively,

money from them.

help his friend, Emmanuel also reached

some people he

their efforts, the two men

borrow seventy thousand in

a third of the three hundred

needed.

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do? My mom

the surgery!” Frederick finally

sobbing in

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let out a sigh and said, “Please don’t

asking my wife. I’m sure

Emmanuel was not sure

agree to help.

both of them had run

their social status, it wouldn’t be easy for

three hundred thousand in such a

of time.

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wife?” Frederick was so shocked that

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at once. “Emmanuel, have you

did you

how to explain

smiled helplessly

previous day’s incident,

Mackenzie’s number in case she

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the woman

from the clear

it did not seem like she was

in a

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Quillen, I would like to borrow

stated the purpose of

around

Frederick was stunned. Is

Why would he be addressing

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s

her senses a moment later, an

across her face.

receiving Emmanuel’s call, she

happened

man might not have married her for

all. Is he already showing his

asked, “How much

need?”

hundred and twenty-eight

replied at once.

managed

and seventy-two thousand thus

the remaining

was aroused at

offered you a hundred

Now you’re asking to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

you lend it to

casually.

liked explaining himself, and

pitifully in front of

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has a

up the

appeared between Emmanuel’s

heard the

of a reply is that? Is

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fully process the

did not sound like he was

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