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,

the initiative to plead with

your glamorous

be very rich,

the man’s unusual attitude, Milani

steps back and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

hundred thousand!

with cancer

immediately. Please, I’m begging

once I have it!” Frederick

He was that close to

knees, but the woman still had no intention

lending him any money.

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fact that she did not have that

there was no reason for

lend it to him.

of your mind. I don’t have two

thousand to lend you.”

a pause, she

pathetic. You

surgery expenses. Is it any

wants to marry you?”

did Milani not agree to help,

to injury before she

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was burning with anger after

not stopped him, he would

her to a

Emmanuel held Frederick in

trying his best to

on the verge

eventually managed to cool off. If he

up, he would have been

to find the money to fund

mother’s surgery.

proceeded to contact people

those he was not close to. He

than ten calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

order to help his

some people

their efforts, the two men

borrow seventy thousand in total, which

third of the three hundred

needed.

Emmanuel

do? My mom might

Frederick

in

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and said,

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

was not sure

agree to help.

had

status, it wouldn’t be easy

thousand in such a

of time.

Emmanuel

so shocked

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once. “Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

did

to explain

smiled helplessly

the previous day’s incident, Emmanuel

number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that the

Besides, from the

of her voice, it did not seem like she

or in

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I would like

Emmanuel stated the purpose of his

around

was stunned. Is she

would he be

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s

senses a moment later,

across her face.

call, she was

after what happened the

the man might not have married her for

he already

asked,

need?”

hundred and

replied at once.

had managed to

and seventy-two thousand thus far,

remaining balance

was aroused at once.

I offered you

you’re asking to borrow one

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it to me?”

casually.

never liked explaining himself, and neither

in

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has a

up the phone without

crease appeared between Emmanuel’s

heard the disconnection

kind of a reply is that? Is

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had yet to fully process the situation,

not sound like he was

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