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.

had told

pay for his mother’s medical

best friends. However, she didn’t want

of his friend.

that you

Or even something

engagement with?”

I didn’t.” Emmanuel shook his

of money, so

isn’t important

“Are you silly?”

Alessandra poked

who doesn’t

without giving a betrothal gift?

you still have to gift her something

seal the engagement!”

a gift wasn’t his intention. He just couldn’t afford it for the

that

him because of that.

wanted to press her case,

her kidneys to

broke out across

her upper abdomen.

please step

to hurry, Emmanuel tried to

pain by applying

acupoints.

their arrival at the hospital ten minutes

the internal medicine department

Alessandra on his back.

attention of

hospital entrance.

back seat of a

caught a glimpse of

Emmanuel carrying

to her? Her condition looks more

than mine.

Quillen, we have arrived at

from the

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