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Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Emmanuel Has a Wife
“What should we do? My mom might die if she delays
getting the surgery!” Frederick finally broke down and
started sobbing in front of Emmanuel.
Emmanuel let out a sigh and said, “Please don’t cry. Let
me try asking my wife. I’m sure she will lend it to you!”
In reality, Emmanuel was not sure if Mackenzie would
agree to help.
However, both of them had run out of ideas.
With their social status, it wouldn’t be easy for them to
borrow three hundred thousand in such a short period of time.
“Your wife?” Frederick was so shocked that his tears stopped at once. “Emmanuel, have you gone crazy as well? Since when did you have a wife?”
Not knowing how to explain the situation, Emmanuel merely smiled helplessly before calling Mackenzie.
After the previous day’s incident, Emmanuel had
memorized Mackenzie’s number in case she blocked
him on WhatsApp again.
“Hello. What’s up?”
Emmanuel was relieved that the woman had picked
up his call. Besides, from the clear tone and steady
pace of her voice, it did not seem like she was in a
meeting or in a rush.
“Ms. Quillen, I would like to borrow some money from
you,” Emmanuel stated the purpose of his call directly
without beating around the bush.
Ms. Quillen? Frederick was stunned. Is she really his
wife? Why would he be addressing his wife that way?
“Borrow money?”
Mackenzie froze at Emmanuel’s words. After returning
to her senses a moment later, an amused smirk crept
across her face.
Before receiving Emmanuel’s call, she was having
doubts after what happened the night before, thinking
that the man might not have married her for her
money after all. Is he already showing his true colors?
Despite her skepticism, she asked, “How much do you
need?”
“One hundred and twenty-eight thousand!” Emmanuel
replied at once.
Frederick and he had managed to pool together one
hundred and seventy-two thousand thus far, so that
was the remaining balance they needed.
Mackenzie’s curiosity was aroused at once. “You
rejected it when I offered you a hundred thousand last
night. Now you’re asking to borrow one hundred and
twenty-eight thousand from me?”
“Yup. Will you lend it to me?” Emmanuel asked
casually.
He never liked explaining himself, and neither did he
want to act pitifully in front of his wife.
Beep… Beep…
Mackenzie hung up the phone without replying.
A crease appeared between Emmanuel’s brows when
he heard the disconnection tone.
What kind of a reply is that? Is it a rejection?
Frederick had yet to fully process the situation, but
Emmanuel did not sound like he was talking to his wife.
It felt more like he was requesting a favor from his
superior!
“Emmanuel, maybe I should try borrowing from loan
sharks instead…”
Frederick did not want to put his best friend in a
difficult spot. It was too late for him to take out a loan
through proper channels, but Frederick was confident
that loan sharks would lend him a hundred thousand
straight away.
“You can’t do that!” Emmanuel objected. “You would be
in deep trouble if you failed to repay them on time.”
Ding!
While the two of them were feeling torn, Emmanuel
suddenly got a text on his phone: You have received
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two hundred thousand wired to your account from
Mackenzie.
What the heck?
Frederick could hardly believe his eyes when he saw
the message. Fixing his gaze on Emmanuel, he said
with envy, “Oh my goodness! Is this woman really your
wife? She… Is she very rich?”
He was certain that she had no lack of money, seeing
that she had instantly transferred Emmanuel two
hundred thousand, almost twice the amount the latter
had asked for.
Emmanuel simply smiled without replying. He could
not help but feel embarrassed when he saw the look
on Frederick’s face. It was as though the latter was
envious of him living off a woman!
Moreover, apart from knowing that Mackenzie was a
senior executive at a company, he had no idea about
her true identity and how wealthy she was. Hence, he
was unable to answer Frederick’s question.
“Take it and ask the hospital to arrange for your mom’s
surgery immediately!” Emmanuel said while
transferring the money to Frederick.
“Thank you! Please help me thank your wife too. Tell
her I will return her money as soon as I can!” Tears of
gratitude flowed down Frederick’s cheeks.
He was immensely thankful to the couple for lending
him a helping hand in this time of crisis, thereby
solving all his problems.
“No rush. Don’t worry about this now!” Emmanuel
reassured with a smile.
From the looks of it, he was sure that Mackenzie was
not hard up for the money.
That being said, he would still try to pay her back as
soon as possible. After all, he did not want Mackenzie
to mistake him for a gold digger.
Milani had just finished settling her bill when Frederick
approached the counter to make payment.
Upon seeing him, she was stunned that Frederick had
managed to scrape together three hundred thousand
so quickly.
She could not believe that the pauper who was
begging her to lend him two hundred thousand just a
moment ago had gotten the money to pay for the
surgery in the blink of an eye.
“Ha! I bet you went to a loan shark, didn’t you? Be
careful of the compounding interest. You might end up
having to pay them with your life!” Milani mocked.
Frederick did not like the woman in the first place. After
hearing what she said, he retorted sharply,
“Emmanuel’s wife lent me the money. In fact, she
transferred two hundred thousand to Emmanuel’s
account right after he asked. Thank goodness
Emmanuel wasn’t interested in a woman like you.
Otherwise, his life would be so sad!”
What?
Milani was in utter disbelief when she heard that.
Emmanuel’s wife?
That pauper has gotten himself a wife?