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

the initiative to plead with her, “The

by your glamorous appearance,

very

man’s

steps back and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

me two hundred thousand!

been diagnosed with cancer and needs

immediately. Please, I’m begging

money once I have

desperately. He was that

but the woman still had no

lending him any money.

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the fact that she did

even if she had, there was no reason for her

lend it to him.

mind. I

thousand to lend you.”

she continued, “That’s

You can’t

it any wonder no

wants to marry you?”

not agree to help, but she

injury before she

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anger after the woman

not stopped

her to a

Emmanuel held Frederick

best to comfort his

was on the

eventually managed to cool off.

Milani up, he would have been

one to

mother’s surgery.

to contact

he was

calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

help his

some people

two men had

thousand in total,

third of the three hundred

needed.

10 Emmanuel Has a

do? My mom might die

surgery!” Frederick finally

in front

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and said, “Please

wife. I’m sure she will

reality, Emmanuel was not sure if

agree to help.

of them had run out

status, it wouldn’t be

thousand in such

of time.

Emmanuel Has

was so shocked that his

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have you

Since when did you have a

to explain the

helplessly before

previous day’s incident,

Mackenzie’s number in case she

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that

from

it did not seem like

in a

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I would like to borrow

Emmanuel stated the purpose of his call

around

Quillen? Frederick was stunned.

Why would he be

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s

her senses a moment later, an amused

across her face.

call, she

happened the night before,

might not have married

after all. Is he already showing his

her skepticism, she asked,

need?”

and

replied at once.

managed to pool

seventy-two thousand thus far,

the remaining

aroused

when I offered you a

you’re asking to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

Will you lend it to me?”

casually.

liked explaining himself, and neither did

pitifully in front of

Beep… Beep…

10 Emmanuel Has

hung up the phone

between Emmanuel’s

heard the

reply is that?

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to fully

did not sound like he was talking to

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