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 Milani,

initiative to plead with her, “The

your glamorous appearance,

be very

the man’s unusual attitude, Milani

back and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

me two hundred thousand! My mom

with cancer and

on immediately. Please,

return the money once I

Milani desperately. He was that close to

knees, but the woman still

lending him any money.

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the fact that she did

had, there was no reason

lend it to him.

mind.

thousand to lend you.”

she continued, “That’s why

pathetic. You can’t

surgery expenses. Is it any wonder

wants to marry you?”

Milani not agree

insult to injury

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was burning with anger after the

not stopped him, he

to

down!” Emmanuel

best to

was on the verge

managed to cool

he would

no one to find the money to

mother’s surgery.

to contact people

he was not close to.

than ten calls

money from them.

to help his

people he

the two men

borrow seventy thousand in

the

needed.

Emmanuel

mom might die if

surgery!” Frederick finally broke down

in front

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

I’m sure she will lend

was not

agree to help.

both of them had run

it wouldn’t be easy

hundred thousand in such a short

of time.

10 Emmanuel

so shocked that

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“Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

when did you have a

to explain the

smiled helplessly before calling

the previous day’s incident, Emmanuel

number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the woman had

his call. Besides, from the clear tone

it did not seem like she was

or in

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would like to borrow some

purpose of his call

around

was stunned.

be

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words. After

her senses a moment later, an

across her face.

Emmanuel’s call, she

happened the night before,

man might not have married her for

Is he already showing his true

she asked, “How

need?”

and twenty-eight thousand!”

replied at once.

managed to pool

seventy-two thousand thus

the remaining balance

curiosity was aroused at

when I offered you a

to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

lend it to me?”

casually.

himself, and neither

pitifully in front of

Beep… Beep…

10 Emmanuel Has

up the phone

between

the disconnection

of a reply is that? Is it

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yet to fully

did not sound like he was talking

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