Chapter 42


    “What? You want to borrow money from me again?”


    Mackenzie furrowed her brows. “How much?”


    “Three thousand. Can you spare it?”


    Mackenzie was annoyed at his request for a loan.


    When she previously gave him an allowance, he


    refused it out of his chauvinistic pride. Yet, he kept


    borrowing money from her time and again.


    Men are such prideful creatures! What a joke!


    “I’ll definitely pay you back once I receive my sry.”


    “Pay me back? How much do you earn? How are you going to keep your promise of giving me five


    thousand


    a month?” Mackenzie asked sarcastically, causing


    Emmanuel to fall silent.


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    Money really makes the world go round. Given how


    little I make, I can’t even pay back three thousand, let


    alone give her five!


    “I’ll definitely think of something. I can even get a


    second job!”


    Upon hearing Emmanuel’s answer, Mackenzie let out a


    sneer before ending the call.


    Emmanuel, sitting at home, sighed in resignation when the call–end tone rang out in his ears.


    He had wanted to take his mother to the hospital for treatment and budgeted three thousand for the


    visit. Unfortunately, he had lent all his money to Frederick.


    Ding!


    The next moment, he received a fund transfer


    notification of thirty thousand on his phone.


    Mackenzie had tagged a message onto it: Mr. Lowe, if


    you need money the next time, just say so instead of


    hanging onto your pride unnecessarily.


    Truth be told, she was happy to give him an allowance.


    Not just because he needed money for household expenses, but he also deserved a huge reward for


    helping her out with the strategic warehouse project.


    Nevertheless, Emmanuel felt that his pride was hurt


    and gritted his teeth as he replied: Thank you, Ms. Quillen. I’ll definitely return the money to you!”


    Mackenzie was subsequently annoyed to receive his


    message.


    Why is he behaving like a stranger when both of us are


    husband and wife?


    Meanwhile, Alessandra had gone to Benny’s house to


    borrow money.


    “Alessandra, I don’t have any money to spare.”


    Benny avoided her like the gue when he realized


    that she came for a loan. “We have just bought a new


    house, while Jack needs to pay more than ten


    thousand in monthly installments for his Porsche. How am I to lend you any money when we can barely


    cover


    our monthly expenses? Why don’t you check with


    Chester instead?”


    Grimacing while putting her hand on her upper


    abdomen, Alessandra continued with a pale look on


    her face, “Benny, I promise to pay you back within the


    month, all right?”


    If it wasn’t for the excruciating pain in her kidneys, she


    would nevere to Benny for a loan.


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    She knew exactly what sort of person Benny was, let


    alone their financial situation.


    Benny owned a scrap metal business. Even though


    business now wasn’t as bustling as the good old days,


    he had made more than ten million over thest twenty years. Hence, regardless of how much he had


    splurged, he would easily still have a few million left.


    Unfortunately, Alessandra didn’t expect him to remain as stingy as before. He was not even willing to


    lend her


    a paltry three thousand.


    “Alessandra, read my lips. I don’t have any money to


    lend you. Nothing you say will change that fact.”


    Irritated by her persistence, Benny bellowed, “Why


    don’t you ask your son for money instead? Isn’t it


    embarrassing that his mother needs to go around


    borrowing money despite him being a grown man?”


    Alessandra waved her hands frantically as she


    defended her son, “I came here on my own ord. He


    didn’t ask me to do it.”


    “What’s the difference? Your son is a


    good–for–nothing!”


    Once Benny got started, he couldn’t hold himself back. “Look at my son. He’s only twenty–seven and is


    preparing for his second baby. As for Emmanuel, he’s


    already twenty–eight but isn’t even married. And now,


    he can’t even take care of his own mother! He’s


    nothing but a disgrace to the Lowe family!”


    Alessandra swiftly turned around and replied, “Stop!


    I’m leaving… I’ll leave now!”


    At that moment, she was struck by the cruelties of life.


    Even though she failed to get a loan, she turned


    around after a short deliberation. “By the way, Benny,


    Manny is married and wille home early next


    month. I would like to invite your family over for a meal


    then!”


    Alessandra just had to stand up for her son. Who says


    he can’t get a wife?


    Benny was indeed jolted by the revtion before


    breaking into a grin. “Good. I’ll definitelye over with


    a huge wedding gift!”


    What kind of wife can he get with an annual sry of eighty thousand? She must be poor and ugly.


    When the timees, my son can show off his beautiful wife instead!