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 saw Milani,

initiative to plead with her, “The most

judging by your

very

aback by the man’s

and

you want?”

two hundred thousand! My mom

been diagnosed with cancer and needs to

immediately. Please, I’m

return the money once I

Milani desperately. He was that close

but the woman still had

lending him any money.

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she did not have

if she had, there was

lend it to him.

You’re out of your mind. I don’t have

thousand to lend you.”

she

so pathetic. You can’t even

surgery expenses. Is it any wonder

wants to marry you?”

only did Milani not agree to

injury before she

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anger after the woman

stopped him, he

her to a

Emmanuel held Frederick in

trying his best

the verge

to cool off.

up, he would have been arrested,

to find

mother’s surgery.

contact people

was not close to. He

than ten calls consecutively, asking

money from them.

to help his

people he

the two men had

borrow seventy thousand in total, which

of the three

needed.

10 Emmanuel Has a

should we do? My mom might die if

surgery!” Frederick finally broke

in front of

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sigh and said, “Please don’t cry.

wife. I’m sure she will lend it to

Emmanuel was not sure

agree to help.

both of them had run

status, it wouldn’t

hundred thousand in such a

of time.

Emmanuel

wife?” Frederick was so shocked that his

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“Emmanuel, have

did you have

to explain the situation,

smiled helplessly before

previous day’s incident,

Mackenzie’s number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the woman

Besides, from the clear tone

not seem like she was

or in a

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like to borrow some money

stated the purpose of

beating around the

Frederick was stunned. Is she

Why would he be

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s words. After

a moment later, an

across her face.

call,

after what happened

the man might not have married her

Is he already

she asked, “How

need?”

hundred and

replied at once.

he had managed to pool

seventy-two thousand thus far, so

remaining

curiosity was aroused at once.

I offered you a

to

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it to me?” Emmanuel

casually.

himself, and neither did

to act pitifully in front of his

Beep… Beep…

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the phone

appeared between Emmanuel’s brows

the

is

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yet to fully

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