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 saw

plead with her, “The

your glamorous

be very rich,

man’s unusual attitude, Milani

and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

two hundred

diagnosed with cancer and needs

Please, I’m

once I have it!”

He was that close

woman still had

lending him any money.

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she did not

had, there was no reason

lend it to him.

your mind. I don’t have

thousand to lend you.”

pause, she continued, “That’s

so pathetic. You

surgery expenses. Is it

wants to marry you?”

agree to help,

injury

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anger after the woman

not stopped him, he would

her to a

down!” Emmanuel held Frederick

best to comfort his

the

to cool off.

Milani up, he would have been arrested,

no one to find the money

mother’s surgery.

contact

was not close

calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

to help his

some people

the two men had only

thousand in total, which

of the three hundred

needed.

Emmanuel Has a

we do? My mom

Frederick finally

in front

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out a sigh and said, “Please

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

Emmanuel was not sure

agree to help.

them had run out of

it wouldn’t be easy

thousand in

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has a

so shocked that

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“Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

Since when did you

how to explain

helplessly before calling

previous day’s incident,

number in case

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that the woman had

from the

of her voice, it did not seem like she

or in

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like to borrow some money

stated the purpose of his call

beating around

Quillen? Frederick was stunned. Is she

Why would he be addressing

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words.

senses a moment later,

across her face.

Emmanuel’s call,

after what happened the night before,

not have married

he already showing his

her skepticism, she asked, “How much do

need?”

hundred and twenty-eight thousand!”

replied at once.

he had managed to

seventy-two thousand thus far,

remaining

curiosity was aroused at once.

when I offered you

to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

Will you lend it to

casually.

explaining himself, and neither did

act pitifully in front of his

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel

hung up the phone without

between

the

kind of a reply is that? Is it a

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to fully

not sound like he was talking

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