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.

Emmanuel had told her

he had given to Frederick to pay for

However, she didn’t want Emmanuel to lose his

of his friend.

mean that you didn’t give her

even something

engagement with?”

shook his head

“Mackenzie has plenty of

isn’t important to

“Are you silly?”

Alessandra poked his

world who doesn’t like presents.

marries without giving a betrothal

rich, you still have to gift her

seal the engagement!”

sighed in response. Not getting Mackenzie a gift wasn’t his intention. He just couldn’t afford

was worried that she would look

him because of that.

wanted to press her

caused her kidneys

sweat broke out across her forehead as

her upper abdomen.

please step on

the driver to hurry, Emmanuel tried to

pain by applying

acupoints.

at the

the internal medicine

Alessandra on his back.

attention of

hospital entrance.

back seat of a Bentley,

caught a glimpse

person Emmanuel

her? Her condition

than mine.

Quillen, we have

quickly alighted from the