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

plead with her,

judging by your glamorous appearance,

very

by the man’s unusual

few steps back and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

hundred

diagnosed with cancer and

on immediately. Please, I’m begging you!

money once I have it!”

was

but the woman still

lending him any money.

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fact that she did not

even if she had, there was

lend it to him.

out of your mind. I don’t have

thousand to lend you.”

a pause, she continued, “That’s

so pathetic. You

surgery expenses. Is it

wants to marry you?”

Milani not agree

injury before she walked

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was burning with anger after

Emmanuel had not stopped him, he would

her to

Emmanuel held

embrace, trying his best to

on the verge of breaking

cool off. If he

he would have

would be no one to find the money to

mother’s surgery.

contact

including those he was not close to. He

ten calls consecutively,

money from them.

his friend,

some people he

efforts, the two

seventy thousand in total, which was

of the three hundred

needed.

Emmanuel

mom

surgery!” Frederick

sobbing in front of

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and

my wife. I’m sure she will lend

reality, Emmanuel was not sure if

agree to help.

them had

wouldn’t be

three hundred thousand in such a

of time.

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wife?” Frederick was so

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“Emmanuel, have

Since when did you

how to

smiled helplessly before calling

previous day’s

in case she

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that the woman

Besides, from

of her voice, it did not seem like she

or in a

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would like to borrow

stated the purpose of his

around

was stunned. Is she

he be addressing his

“Borrow money?”

Emmanuel’s words. After

senses a moment

across her face.

call, she

after what happened the

might not have married her for

he already

skepticism, she asked,

need?”

and twenty-eight thousand!”

replied at once.

managed

and seventy-two thousand thus far,

the remaining

curiosity was aroused at

I offered you a hundred

asking to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

you lend it to me?”

casually.

explaining himself, and

pitifully in

Beep… Beep…

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up the

between Emmanuel’s brows

heard the

reply is that? Is it

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fully process

like he was talking to his

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