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

initiative to plead with

your

very

man’s

steps back and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

lend me two hundred thousand! My

with cancer

immediately. Please, I’m begging

money once

desperately. He was that close to going

woman still

lending him any money.

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she did not

had, there was no

lend it to him.

your mind. I

thousand to lend you.”

pause, she continued, “That’s why

pathetic. You can’t even

it any wonder no

wants to marry you?”

agree to

insult to injury

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anger

had not stopped him,

her to

Emmanuel held Frederick in

embrace, trying his best

the

managed to cool off. If he

would have been arrested,

would be no one to find the money to

mother’s surgery.

contact people in his

was not close

than ten calls consecutively, asking to

money from them.

to help his friend, Emmanuel

people he

two men had

thousand in total,

a third of the

needed.

Emmanuel Has a

we do? My mom might die if she

Frederick finally broke down

sobbing in

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sigh and said, “Please don’t cry.

sure she will lend it to

not

agree to help.

had run out of

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

hundred thousand in such

of time.

Emmanuel Has

wife?” Frederick was so

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have you gone

Since when did you have a

knowing how to explain the situation,

smiled helplessly

day’s incident,

in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the

his call. Besides, from the clear

did not seem like she

or in a

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like to

purpose of his call

around the

was stunned. Is

Why would he be addressing his wife that

“Borrow money?”

Emmanuel’s words. After

moment later,

across her face.

receiving Emmanuel’s call, she was

happened the night before,

not

all. Is he already showing his

she asked, “How

need?”

and

replied at once.

had managed to pool together

thousand

the remaining balance they

curiosity was aroused at

when I offered you a hundred

asking to

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it

casually.

explaining himself, and neither

in

Beep… Beep…

10 Emmanuel Has

hung up the phone without

crease appeared between Emmanuel’s brows

heard the

of a reply is that? Is

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yet to fully process

he

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