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 saw

initiative to plead

your glamorous

be very rich,

the man’s unusual attitude, Milani

back and asked cautiously,

you want?”

me two hundred

with cancer and needs

on immediately. Please, I’m

the money once I have it!” Frederick

He was that close to

knees, but the woman still had no

lending him any money.

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fact that she did not have

if she had, there was no reason for her

lend it to him.

your mind. I

thousand to lend you.”

pause, she continued, “That’s

so pathetic. You

expenses. Is it any wonder no

wants to marry you?”

Milani not agree to help, but

to injury before she

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anger after the

not stopped him, he

her to

down!” Emmanuel held Frederick in

trying his best to

the

to cool

he would have been

be no one to find the

mother’s surgery.

proceeded to contact people in his

those he was

ten calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

help his friend, Emmanuel also reached

some people

their efforts, the two men had only

borrow seventy thousand in total,

of the three

needed.

Emmanuel Has a

My mom

the surgery!” Frederick finally broke

sobbing in front

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out a sigh and said, “Please don’t cry.

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

Emmanuel was not sure if

agree to help.

had run out

social status, it wouldn’t be easy for them

thousand in such a short

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has a

Frederick was so

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once. “Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

when did you

knowing how to

smiled helplessly before calling

day’s incident,

Mackenzie’s number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that the woman had

call. Besides, from the clear

voice, it did not seem like she

in

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Quillen, I would like to borrow

purpose of

beating around the

Frederick was stunned. Is she really

be addressing his wife

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s words. After

her senses a moment

across her face.

Emmanuel’s call, she was

after what happened

man might not have

Is he

skepticism, she asked, “How much

need?”

and twenty-eight

replied at once.

and he had managed

and seventy-two thousand

the remaining balance

curiosity was aroused

it when I offered you a

to borrow

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

Will you lend it to me?” Emmanuel

casually.

himself, and neither did

act pitifully in

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has

the

appeared between Emmanuel’s

heard the disconnection

kind of a reply is that?

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fully process the

did not sound like he was talking to

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