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

loan he had given to Frederick to pay for his mother’s

them were best friends. However, she didn’t want Emmanuel to lose his wife on

of his friend.

that you didn’t

gifts? Or even something to

engagement with?”

I didn’t.” Emmanuel shook his head

“Mackenzie has plenty of money, so this

that isn’t important

“Are you silly?”

exasperated Alessandra poked his head.

this world who doesn’t like

giving a betrothal

girl is rich, you still

seal the engagement!”

getting Mackenzie a gift wasn’t his intention. He just couldn’t

that she would look

him because of that.

wanted to press

caused her kidneys to

broke out across

her upper abdomen.

step on

urging the driver to

mother’s pain by applying pressure on

acupoints.

arrival at the

the internal medicine department

Alessandra on his back.

attention of many at

hospital entrance.

back seat of a

a glimpse

person Emmanuel carrying

Her condition looks more

than mine.

Quillen, we have arrived

quickly alighted from the driver’s seat and