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

plead

your glamorous

be very rich,

the man’s

few steps back and asked

you want?”

lend me two hundred thousand! My mom

cancer and

immediately. Please, I’m

once I have

desperately. He was that close

knees, but the woman still had no intention

lending him any money.

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that she did not have

had, there was no

lend it to him.

of your mind. I

thousand to lend you.”

she continued, “That’s

You can’t even afford

expenses. Is it any

wants to marry you?”

not agree to help, but

injury

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was burning with anger after

not stopped him,

to

calm down!” Emmanuel

his best to

was on the

managed to cool off. If he

up, he would have been

be no one to find the

mother’s surgery.

proceeded to contact people

those he was not close to. He

ten calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

order to help his friend, Emmanuel also reached

people he

efforts, the two men

borrow seventy thousand in total,

third of the three

needed.

10 Emmanuel Has a

do? My mom

surgery!” Frederick finally broke down

in

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sigh and said, “Please

sure she will lend it to

Emmanuel was not sure if

agree to help.

them had run out

it wouldn’t be easy for them

three hundred thousand in

of time.

10 Emmanuel

was so shocked that his

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at once. “Emmanuel, have you gone

Since when did you

knowing how to

smiled helplessly

previous day’s incident,

Mackenzie’s number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the woman

call. Besides, from the clear tone and

not seem like

or in

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would like to borrow some money

Emmanuel stated the purpose of his call

beating around

Frederick was stunned.

he be addressing

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words.

a moment later, an

across her face.

call, she was

after what happened the night before,

the man might not have married

all. Is he

her skepticism, she asked,

need?”

hundred and

replied at once.

managed to pool together

and seventy-two thousand thus far,

the remaining balance

was aroused at once.

it when I offered you a hundred

you’re asking to

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

Will you lend it to me?”

casually.

liked explaining himself, and neither did

in front of his

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has

up the

crease appeared between Emmanuel’s

the disconnection

a reply is that? Is it a

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to fully process the situation,

sound like he was talking to his

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