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

to plead with her,

by your

very rich,

the man’s unusual attitude,

back and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

two hundred thousand! My mom

with cancer and needs to

immediately. Please, I’m begging

return the money once

desperately. He was that close to

the woman still had no

lending him any money.

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that she

if she had, there

lend it to him.

out of your mind.

thousand to lend you.”

she continued,

are so pathetic. You can’t even afford

expenses. Is it any

wants to marry you?”

not agree to help,

insult to injury before

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burning with anger after the

not stopped

her to a

Emmanuel held Frederick

trying his best to comfort

the verge of breaking

eventually managed to cool off. If

he would have been arrested,

one to find the money

mother’s surgery.

contact people in

was not close to. He

calls consecutively, asking to

money from them.

to help his

people

two men had

borrow seventy thousand in total, which

of the

needed.

Emmanuel

mom might die if she

Frederick finally broke

in

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sigh and said,

my wife. I’m sure she

was not

agree to help.

both of them had run out

status, it wouldn’t be easy

thousand in such a short

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has a

Frederick was so shocked that

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at once. “Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

did

how to

smiled helplessly before calling

previous day’s incident,

Mackenzie’s number in case

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that the woman

from

it did not

or in a

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I would like

purpose of

around

Quillen? Frederick was stunned. Is she really

he be addressing

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words. After

her senses a moment later, an amused smirk

across her face.

receiving Emmanuel’s call, she

after what happened the

might not have married her for

he already

asked, “How

need?”

and

replied at once.

he had managed to pool together

seventy-two thousand thus far,

the remaining balance they

was aroused at

when I offered you a

you’re asking to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

you lend it

casually.

explaining himself,

act pitifully in front

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has a

hung up the phone without

appeared between Emmanuel’s brows

the

a reply is

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to fully process the

sound like he was talking

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