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 embarrassing 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

to plead with her, “The most

your glamorous appearance, you

be very

by the man’s

few steps back and

you want?”

two hundred thousand! My

with cancer and

I’m

I have it!”

He was that

but the woman still had no intention

any money.

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that she did not have

had, there was no reason for

it to

out of your mind. I don’t have

to lend

pause, she continued, “That’s

are so pathetic. You

surgery expenses. Is it any wonder no woman

marry you?”

did Milani not agree to help, but

to injury before she walked

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with anger after

stopped him, he

her to

down!” Emmanuel held Frederick

embrace, trying his best to comfort his

verge

managed to cool off.

Milani up, he would have been

would be no one to find the money

mother’s surgery.

proceeded to contact people

not close

calls consecutively,

money from them.

help his friend, Emmanuel

some people

their efforts, the two men had only

borrow seventy thousand in

third of the three hundred thousand they

needed.

Emmanuel Has a Wife

we do? My mom might

the surgery!” Frederick finally broke

in front of

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a sigh and said,

sure she

not sure if

agree to help.

had run out

their social status, it wouldn’t be easy for them

in

of time.

10 Emmanuel Has

Frederick was so shocked that

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have you

did you have a wife?”

to explain

helplessly before calling

day’s

in case she

on WhatsApp again.

“Hello. What’s up?”

the

Besides, from the clear

her voice, it did not seem like she

or in

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to borrow some money from

Emmanuel stated the purpose of his call directly

beating around the bush.

Quillen? Frederick was stunned. Is she

would he be addressing his wife

“Borrow money?”

froze at Emmanuel’s

a moment later, an

across her face.

call, she was

what happened the night

might not have married her

after all. Is he already showing his true

she asked, “How much do

need?”

and twenty-eight

replied at once.

and he had managed to pool together one

seventy-two thousand thus

the remaining balance

aroused at once.

it when I offered you a hundred thousand last

Now you’re asking to borrow one hundred

thousand from

lend it to me?” Emmanuel asked

casually.

himself, and neither

act pitifully in front of his wife.

Beep… Beep…

Emmanuel Has

up the phone without

appeared between Emmanuel’s

heard the disconnection tone.

a reply is that? Is it a rejection?

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yet to fully process

sound like he was talking

he was requesting a favor

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