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 with her, “The

your glamorous appearance,

very

by the man’s unusual attitude, Milani

few steps back and asked cautiously,

you want?”

lend me two hundred thousand! My mom

cancer

Please,

once I

Milani desperately. He was that close to

but the woman

lending him any money.

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she did not

she had, there was no reason for her

lend it to him.

You’re out of your mind. I don’t have two

thousand to lend you.”

pause, she continued,

pathetic. You can’t even

it

wants to marry you?”

did Milani not agree

injury before

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with anger after the woman

not stopped

to

calm down!” Emmanuel held

best

was on the verge

managed to cool

up, he would have

one to find

mother’s surgery.

to contact people in his

those he was not

calls consecutively,

money from them.

his friend, Emmanuel also reached

some people he

efforts, the two men had

borrow seventy thousand in total, which

third of the three hundred

needed.

10 Emmanuel Has

do? My mom might die if she

the surgery!” Frederick finally

sobbing in front

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sigh and said, “Please don’t

asking my wife. I’m sure she will lend it to

not

agree to help.

both of them had

wouldn’t

hundred thousand in such a short

of time.

Emmanuel Has a

so

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once. “Emmanuel, have you gone

Since when did

to

helplessly before

previous day’s

number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the woman had

from the

did not seem

or in

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like to borrow some money

purpose of his call

around

Quillen? Frederick was stunned. Is she really

be addressing

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words.

her senses a moment later, an

across her face.

receiving Emmanuel’s call, she

after what happened

man might not have married

Is he

her skepticism, she asked,

need?”

and twenty-eight thousand!”

replied at once.

had managed to

and seventy-two thousand thus far, so

remaining balance they

curiosity was aroused at

when I offered you

to borrow one

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it to

casually.

explaining himself, and

act pitifully in front of his

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel

the

appeared between Emmanuel’s

heard the

reply is

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fully process

not sound like he was talking to

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