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

plead with her, “The most

your glamorous appearance,

be very rich,

by the man’s

steps back and asked cautiously,

you want?”

me two hundred thousand!

cancer and

on immediately. Please, I’m begging you!

money once

desperately. He was

knees, but the woman

lending him any money.

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fact that she did not have

there

lend it to him.

of your mind. I don’t

thousand to lend you.”

she continued, “That’s

so pathetic. You can’t even afford

it any wonder no

wants to marry you?”

Milani not agree to help,

insult to injury

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was burning with anger after the

Emmanuel had not stopped

to

down!” Emmanuel held Frederick in

embrace, trying his best to comfort his

the verge of

managed to cool off. If

would have

to

mother’s surgery.

to contact people in

he was not close to.

than ten calls

money from them.

his friend, Emmanuel

some people he

two men had only

borrow seventy thousand in total,

a third of the

needed.

10 Emmanuel Has a

mom might die

the surgery!” Frederick finally broke down

sobbing in front of

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out a sigh and said, “Please don’t cry.

my wife. I’m sure she will

not

agree to help.

both of them had run

wouldn’t be easy

in such

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has

so

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at once. “Emmanuel, have you gone crazy

Since when did you

knowing how to explain the situation,

smiled helplessly before

the previous day’s incident,

Mackenzie’s number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

that the woman

his call. Besides, from the clear tone

it did not seem like she

in a

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I would like to borrow

the purpose

around the

stunned.

he be addressing his

“Borrow money?”

at Emmanuel’s

her senses a moment later, an amused smirk

across her face.

call, she was

what happened the night before,

the man might not

after all. Is he already showing his

she asked, “How

need?”

and

replied at once.

had managed to

and seventy-two thousand thus

remaining

aroused at

I offered

you’re asking to

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

it to

casually.

liked explaining himself, and neither

act pitifully in

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has

the

between

heard the

is that? Is it

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fully process the situation,

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