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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when Frederick

the initiative to plead with her,

by your glamorous

very rich,

the man’s unusual attitude,

and asked cautiously,

you want?”

two hundred

with cancer and needs

immediately. Please, I’m begging you!

the money once I

Milani desperately. He was

woman

lending him any money.

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fact that she

even if she had, there was no reason

lend it to him.

out of your mind. I

thousand to lend you.”

a pause, she continued, “That’s why

are so pathetic. You can’t even

surgery expenses. Is it any

wants to marry you?”

did Milani not agree to

injury

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burning with anger after the woman

had not stopped him, he

to

calm down!” Emmanuel held Frederick in

trying his best to comfort his

on the verge of

to cool

would have been

to find the money

mother’s surgery.

to contact people in

those he was not

calls consecutively,

money from them.

help his friend, Emmanuel

people

the two men had only

thousand in total, which

a third of the three hundred thousand

needed.

Emmanuel Has

do? My mom might

Frederick

in front of

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sigh and said, “Please don’t

try asking my wife. I’m sure

not sure if Mackenzie

agree to help.

had run

social status, it wouldn’t be easy for

three hundred thousand in such a short

of time.

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so shocked that

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once. “Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

did you have

to explain

helplessly before

the previous day’s incident,

number in case she

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that

from the clear tone and

of her voice, it did not seem like

or in a

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would like to borrow

the purpose of his

beating around

Frederick was stunned.

he be

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s words.

a moment later, an

across her face.

receiving Emmanuel’s call, she was

what happened the night before,

not have

Is he already

her skepticism, she asked, “How

need?”

hundred and

replied at once.

and he had managed to pool

and seventy-two thousand thus far,

the remaining balance they

was aroused at

offered you a

to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

Will you lend it to me?”

casually.

explaining himself, and neither did

to act pitifully in front of

Beep… Beep…

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the

crease appeared between

heard the

is

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fully process the

not sound like he was talking to

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