Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 43

Upon receiving the loan, Emmanuel went to pick up

Alessandra in a taxi.

“Mom, why did you come to Uncle Benny’s house?”

Emmanuel asked Alessandra when she emerged from

Benny’s residential area.

“I–It’s nothing! I wanted to inform him of your marriage

and invite him over for a meal just to get to know each

other better,” Alessandra lied with a sheepish smile.

In spite of that, Emmanuel knew that she must have

asked Benny for a loan. Moreover, she was hiding the

fact that she was rejected in order for him not to

resent his uncle.

Emmanuel had no illusions as to what kind of person

Benny was. Despite the latter’s wealth, he had never

lent them a single penny. If that wasn’t bad enough,

Benny’s family, being cheap, would take whatever they

fancied every time they dropped by Emmanuel’s home

for a visit.

“Mom, Mackenzie has given me thirty thousand. I can

afford to pay for your treatment now,” Emmanuel

informed her once she got into the car.

“What? You borrowed another thirty thousand?”

The news shocked Alessandra.

told

to Frederick to pay for his mother’s medical fees. She didn’t blame

were best friends. However, she didn’t

of his friend.

mean that you didn’t

even

engagement with?”

I didn’t.” Emmanuel shook his head

plenty of

isn’t important

“Are you silly?”

exasperated Alessandra poked his head.

girl in this world who doesn’t like presents. On

giving a betrothal gift?

is rich, you still have to gift

seal the engagement!”

a gift wasn’t his intention. He just couldn’t afford it for the time being. If he

he was worried that she would look down

him because of that.

as Alessandra wanted to press her case,

emotions caused her kidneys to hurt

out across her forehead

her upper abdomen.

please step on

to hurry, Emmanuel tried to

by applying pressure

acupoints.

their arrival at the

internal medicine

Alessandra on his back.

attention of many

hospital entrance.

in the back seat

a glimpse

person Emmanuel carrying

to her? Her condition

than mine.

have arrived

alighted from the driver’s seat and