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 saw

plead with her, “The

judging by your glamorous appearance,

be very

man’s

steps back and

you want?”

lend me two hundred thousand!

cancer and

Please, I’m

once I have it!” Frederick

He was that close

but the woman

lending him any money.

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fact that she did not have

had, there was no

lend it to him.

your mind. I don’t

thousand to lend you.”

she continued,

pathetic. You

Is it any wonder

wants to marry you?”

only did Milani not agree to

insult to injury

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was burning with anger after the

not stopped him,

her to

calm down!” Emmanuel held

best to

the verge of breaking

to cool off. If

up, he would have been

no one to find the money

mother’s surgery.

proceeded to contact people in his

was not close

than ten calls consecutively, asking to

money from them.

order to help his friend,

people he

their efforts, the two men

seventy thousand in total,

the three hundred

needed.

10 Emmanuel

My mom might die if she

the surgery!” Frederick finally broke

in front of

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sigh and

wife. I’m sure

reality, Emmanuel was not sure

agree to help.

both of them had run out of

their social status, it wouldn’t be easy for them

hundred thousand in such a

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has

was so shocked that

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have you gone crazy

Since when did you have a

to

smiled helplessly before calling

the previous day’s

number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

was relieved that

call. Besides, from the

her voice, it did not seem like she

or in a

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Quillen, I would like to borrow some

the purpose

around the

stunned.

be

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words. After

her senses a moment later, an

across her face.

Emmanuel’s call, she

happened

not have married her for

after all. Is he already showing his true

asked,

need?”

and twenty-eight

replied at once.

and he had managed

and seventy-two thousand

remaining

aroused at once.

when I offered you

Now you’re asking to

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it to me?” Emmanuel

casually.

explaining himself, and neither

to act pitifully in front of

Beep… Beep…

10 Emmanuel Has

up the phone without

appeared between Emmanuel’s brows

the disconnection

a reply is that?

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to fully process the situation,

sound like he was talking to his

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