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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unexpectedly, when Frederick

the initiative to plead

judging by your glamorous

be very

aback by the man’s unusual

few steps back and

you want?”

hundred thousand!

been diagnosed with cancer and needs

Please, I’m begging

money once I

was that close to going

but the woman still had no

lending him any money.

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that she did not

if she had, there

lend it to him.

your mind. I

thousand to lend you.”

a pause, she continued,

are so pathetic. You can’t

surgery expenses. Is it any wonder no

wants to marry you?”

Milani not agree to help, but she

insult to injury before

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anger after

stopped him, he would

to a

down!” Emmanuel

his best to

the verge of breaking

to cool

up, he would have been arrested,

one to find the money to fund

mother’s surgery.

contact

was not close to.

ten calls consecutively, asking to

money from them.

order to help his friend, Emmanuel

people he

efforts, the two men

thousand in

of the three hundred

needed.

10 Emmanuel Has

should we do? My mom

Frederick finally broke

sobbing in front

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out a sigh and said, “Please don’t

try asking my wife. I’m sure she

not sure

agree to help.

of them had run out of

their social status, it wouldn’t be easy

hundred thousand in

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has a

Frederick was so shocked that his

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at once. “Emmanuel, have you gone

Since when did you have a

knowing how to explain the

helplessly

the previous day’s incident, Emmanuel

number in

him on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

was relieved that the woman had

call. Besides, from

her voice, it did not seem like she

or in a

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like to borrow some money

purpose of

around

Frederick was stunned.

he be addressing his wife that

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s words. After

moment later, an amused

across her face.

call, she

happened the

might not have married her

Is he already showing his

she asked, “How

need?”

and

replied at once.

and he had managed to

thousand thus far,

remaining balance

aroused

it when I offered you a hundred

asking to borrow one

twenty-eight thousand from me?”

lend it to me?”

casually.

himself, and

to act pitifully in

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel

hung up the

between Emmanuel’s brows

heard the disconnection

a reply is that? Is it a

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had yet to fully

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