Chapter 43

Upon receiving the loan, Emmanuel went to pick up

Alessandra in a taxi.

“Mom, why did you come to Uncle Benny’s house?”

Emmanuel asked Alessandra when she emerged from

Benny’s residential area.

“I–It’s nothing! I wanted to inform him of your marriage

and invite him over for a meal just to get to know each

other better,” Alessandra lied with a sheepish smile.

In spite of that, Emmanuel knew that she must have

asked Benny for a loan. Moreover, she was hiding the

fact that she was rejected in order for him not to

resent his uncle.

Emmanuel had no illusions as to what kind of person

Benny was. Despite the latter’s wealth, he had never

lent them a single penny. If that wasn’t bad enough,

Benny’s family, being cheap, would take whatever they

fancied every time they dropped by Emmanuel’s home

for a visit.

“Mom, Mackenzie has given me thirty thousand. I can

afford to pay for your treatment now,Emmanuel

informed her once she got into the car.

“What? You borrowed another thirty thousand?”

The news shocked Alessandra.

had told

to pay for his mother’s medical

friends. However, she didn’t want Emmanuel to

of his friend.

that you didn’t give her

gifts? Or even something to seal

engagement with?”

I didn’t.” Emmanuel shook his

“Mackenzie has plenty of money, so

that isn’t important to

“Are you silly?”

exasperated Alessandra poked

this world who

who marries without giving a

is rich, you still

seal the engagement!”

just couldn’t afford it for the time being.

worried that she would

him because of that.

as Alessandra wanted to press her case,

her kidneys to hurt

across her forehead as she

her upper abdomen.

step

to hurry, Emmanuel tried

pain by applying pressure

acupoints.

their arrival at the

the internal medicine department

Alessandra on his back.

caught the attention

hospital entrance.

the back seat of

caught a

the person Emmanuel

her? Her

than mine.

we have arrived at the

quickly alighted from the driver’s seat and

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