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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Frederick

to plead

your glamorous appearance,

very rich,

by the man’s unusual attitude, Milani

steps back and asked cautiously,

you want?”

me two hundred thousand! My mom

been diagnosed with cancer and needs to

on immediately. Please,

money once I have it!” Frederick

He was that close to going

knees, but the woman

lending him any money.

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fact that she did

if she had, there was no

lend it to him.

of your mind. I don’t have

thousand to lend you.”

a pause, she continued, “That’s why

You can’t

expenses. Is it

wants to marry you?”

only did Milani not agree to

injury before

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with anger

not stopped him, he would

to a

down!” Emmanuel held Frederick

embrace, trying his best

on the verge of breaking

managed to cool off. If

up, he would have been

no one to find the money to

mother’s surgery.

to contact people

including those he was not close to. He

calls consecutively,

money from them.

help his

some people he

two men had only

borrow seventy thousand in total, which was

the three hundred thousand

needed.

10 Emmanuel

mom might die if

Frederick finally broke down

in front of

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let out a sigh and

my wife. I’m sure

reality, Emmanuel was not sure if

agree to help.

both of them had run out of

wouldn’t

three hundred thousand in such a short

of time.

Emmanuel

was so shocked that his

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“Emmanuel, have you gone

did

to explain the

helplessly before

day’s

in case

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

was relieved that

call. Besides, from the clear tone

of her voice, it did not seem like she

in

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I would like to borrow some money

the purpose

around

Quillen? Frederick was stunned. Is she really

be

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words.

her senses a moment later, an

across her face.

call,

after what happened the

man might not have

after all. Is he

asked, “How much do

need?”

and twenty-eight

replied at once.

he had managed to pool

thousand thus far, so

the remaining

was aroused at

I offered you

you’re asking to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

Will you lend it to

casually.

never liked explaining himself, and neither

in front

Beep… Beep…

10 Emmanuel Has a

hung up the phone

appeared between Emmanuel’s

heard the disconnection

of a reply is that?

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fully process the

did not sound like he was

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