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 embarra*sing 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

initiative to plead

your glamorous appearance,

be very rich,

aback by the man’s unusual attitude, Milani

steps back and asked cautiously,

you want?”

lend me two hundred

been diagnosed with cancer

Please,

return the money once I have it!” Frederick

desperately. He was that close to

but the woman still had

lending him any money.

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she did not

even if she had, there

lend it to him.

mind. I don’t

thousand to lend you.”

a pause, she continued, “That’s why

are so pathetic. You can’t even

surgery expenses. Is it any wonder no

wants to marry you?”

Milani not agree to help, but she

insult to injury

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was burning with anger after the

had not stopped

to a

Emmanuel

embrace, trying his best to comfort

the verge

managed to cool

would have been

no one to find the

mother’s surgery.

proceeded to contact people in

was not

ten calls consecutively, asking to

money from them.

help his friend, Emmanuel also reached

people he

two men had only

borrow seventy thousand in total, which was

third of the

needed.

Emmanuel Has

we do? My mom might die

Frederick

sobbing in front

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and said,

wife. I’m sure she will lend it to

not sure

agree to help.

them had

social status, it wouldn’t be easy for

hundred thousand in such a

of time.

Emmanuel Has a

wife?” Frederick was so shocked

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have you gone crazy

did

knowing how to explain the situation,

smiled helplessly before calling

day’s incident,

in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

relieved that

call. Besides, from the

voice, it did not seem

or in

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Quillen, I would like to

the purpose of his

around the

was stunned. Is she

would he be addressing

“Borrow money?”

Emmanuel’s words.

moment later, an amused smirk

across her face.

call, she was

happened the night before,

the man might not have married

all. Is he

she asked, “How

need?”

hundred and

replied at once.

had managed to pool

seventy-two thousand thus far, so

the remaining balance they

was aroused

when I offered you

to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it to

casually.

never liked explaining himself,

pitifully in front of

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has a

the

between Emmanuel’s brows

heard the

kind of a reply is

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had yet to fully process

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