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

to plead

by your

very

man’s unusual

steps back and asked

you want?”

hundred thousand! My

cancer and

immediately. Please, I’m

money once I have it!”

Milani desperately. He was that close to

knees, but the woman still

lending him any money.

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the fact that she did not

had, there was

lend it to him.

of your mind. I don’t have two

thousand to lend you.”

she continued, “That’s why

are so pathetic. You can’t

expenses. Is it any

wants to marry you?”

not agree to help, but she

to injury before

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anger after the

not stopped him, he would

her to a

calm down!” Emmanuel held Frederick in

best

the verge of breaking

eventually managed to cool off. If he

he would have been

one to find the money to

mother’s surgery.

contact people

was

than ten calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

order to help his friend,

some people

efforts, the two men had only

thousand in total, which was

of the

needed.

10 Emmanuel Has a

we do? My mom

the surgery!” Frederick finally broke down

sobbing in

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and

try asking my wife. I’m sure she

Emmanuel was not sure if

agree to help.

had run

social status, it wouldn’t be easy

thousand in such a

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has a

wife?” Frederick was so shocked that his

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once. “Emmanuel, have you

did you

knowing how to explain the

smiled helplessly before calling

previous day’s

number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that the

Besides, from the clear

not seem like she was

or in a

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would like to borrow

purpose

beating around the

Frederick was stunned. Is she

would he be

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s words.

senses a moment later, an

across her face.

receiving Emmanuel’s call, she

what happened the

man might not have married

all. Is he already

skepticism, she asked, “How

need?”

hundred and twenty-eight thousand!”

replied at once.

managed to

and seventy-two thousand

remaining

was aroused at once.

I offered you a hundred thousand

Now you’re asking to borrow one

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it to me?” Emmanuel

casually.

never liked explaining himself, and neither did

in front of

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel

up the phone without

appeared between Emmanuel’s brows

heard the

kind of a reply is that? Is it a

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fully

like he was

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