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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Frederick

initiative to plead with her, “The

your

be very

man’s unusual attitude, Milani

and asked cautiously, “W-What

you want?”

hundred thousand! My

been diagnosed with cancer and needs to

Please, I’m begging

the money once I have it!” Frederick

He was that close to

the woman still had no

lending him any money.

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the fact that she

if she had, there was

lend it to him.

your mind. I don’t have

thousand to lend you.”

she continued,

pathetic. You can’t even afford

surgery expenses. Is it any wonder

wants to marry you?”

agree to

insult to injury before

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was burning with anger after the woman

stopped

to

down!” Emmanuel held Frederick in

best to comfort

on the verge

eventually managed to cool off.

he would have been arrested,

no one to find the money to

mother’s surgery.

contact

those he was not

than ten calls consecutively,

money from them.

to help his friend, Emmanuel

people

two men had

borrow seventy thousand in total, which

third of the

needed.

Emmanuel Has

mom might die if

the surgery!” Frederick finally

sobbing in front

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and said, “Please don’t cry.

wife. I’m sure

not sure if

agree to help.

of them had

wouldn’t be easy for

three hundred thousand in such a

of time.

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wife?” Frederick was so shocked that

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“Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

did you have

to explain

helplessly

the previous day’s incident,

in case

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the

his call. Besides, from the clear tone

of her voice, it did not seem like

in a

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I would like to

purpose of his

beating around the

Frederick was stunned. Is she

would he be addressing

“Borrow money?”

Emmanuel’s words. After

her senses a moment later, an amused smirk

across her face.

Emmanuel’s call, she

what happened the

the man might not

he already showing his true

asked, “How much do

need?”

hundred and twenty-eight thousand!”

replied at once.

he had managed

thousand thus

remaining

aroused at

I offered you a hundred

to borrow one hundred

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

you lend it to me?”

casually.

liked explaining himself, and neither

in front of his

Beep… Beep…

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the phone

crease appeared between Emmanuel’s

heard the

a reply is that? Is

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fully

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