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 her about

for his mother’s medical

However, she didn’t want Emmanuel to lose his wife on the

of his friend.

mean that you

even something to seal the

engagement with?”

his head with a

has plenty of money, so

that isn’t important

“Are you silly?”

Alessandra poked his

doesn’t like

without giving a

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

was worried that she would look down

of

wanted to press her case, her

emotions caused her kidneys to hurt again.

broke out across her forehead as she held

her upper abdomen.

step on it!”

hurry,

applying pressure

acupoints.

arrival at the hospital ten

internal medicine department with

his back.

attention of many

hospital entrance.

back seat of a Bentley, Mackenzie

caught a glimpse of

carrying his mother?

Her condition looks

than mine.

we have arrived at the hospital.”

the driver’s seat and

to open the door.

short while ago, Mackenzie suffered a gastric attack

Lexi rushed her to the

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