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

loan he had given to Frederick to pay for his mother’s medical fees. She

she didn’t want Emmanuel

of his friend.

mean that you

something

engagement with?”

his head

“Mackenzie has plenty of money,

isn’t important to her.”

“Are you silly?”

poked his

world who doesn’t like presents.

marries without giving

girl is rich, you still have to

seal the engagement!”

sighed in response. Not getting Mackenzie a gift wasn’t his intention. He just couldn’t afford it for the time being. If he ended up

that she would look down on

because of that.

as Alessandra wanted to press her case,

emotions caused her kidneys to hurt

broke out across her forehead as

her upper abdomen.

step on

hurry, Emmanuel

applying pressure on her

acupoints.

arrival at the hospital ten minutes later,

the internal

on his

scene caught the attention of

hospital entrance.

back seat of

a glimpse of them.

person Emmanuel carrying

her? Her condition looks more

than mine.

Quillen, we have arrived at the hospital.”

the driver’s seat and

to open the

Mackenzie suffered

rushed her to the hospital and

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