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, herefused it out of his chauvinistic pride. Yet, he keptborrowing money from her time and again.Men are such prideful creatures! What a joke! “I’ll definitely pay you back once I receive my salary.”“Pay me back? How much do you earn? How are you going to keep your promise of giving me five thousanda month?” Mackenzie asked sarcastically, causingEmmanuel to fall silent.1Money really makes the world go round. Given howlittle I make, I can’t even pay back three thousand, letalone give her five!“I’ll definitely think of something. I can even get asecond job!”Upon hearing Emmanuel’s answer, Mackenzie let out asneer 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 transfernotification of thirty thousand on his phone.Mackenzie had tagged a message onto it: Mr. Lowe, ifyou need money the next time, just say so instead ofhanging 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 hurtand gritted his teeth as he replied: Thank you, Ms. Quillen. I’ll definitely return the money to you!”Mackenzie was subsequently annoyed to receive hismessage.Why is he behaving like a stranger when both of us arehusband and wife?Meanwhile, Alessandra had gone to Benny’s house toborrow money.“Alessandra, I don’t have any money to spare.”Benny avoided her like the plague when he realizedthat she came for a loan. “We have just bought a newhouse, while Jack needs to pay more than tenthousand in monthly installments for his Porsche. How am I to lend you any money when we can barely coverour monthly expenses? Why don’t you check withChester instead?” Grimacing while putting her hand on her upperabdomen, Alessandra continued with a pale look onher face, “Benny, I promise to pay you back within themonth, all right?”If it wasn’t for the excruciating pain in her kidneys, shewould never come to Benny for a loan.She knew exactly what sort of person Benny was, letalone their financial situation.Benny owned a scrap metal business. Even thoughbusiness now wasn’t as bustling as the good old days,he had made more than ten million over the last 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 hera paltry three thousand.“Alessandra, read my lips. I don’t have any money tolend you. Nothing you say will change that fact.”Irritated by her persistence, Benny bellowed, “Whydon’t you ask your son for money instead? Isn’t itembarrassing that his mother needs to go aroundborrowing money despite him being a grown man?”Alessandra waved her hands frantically as shedefended her son, “I came here on my own accord. Hedidn’t ask me to do it.”“What’s the difference? Your son is agood–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’salready twenty–eight but isn’t even married. And now,he can’t even take care of his own mother! He’snothing 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 turnedaround after a short deliberation. “By the way, Benny,Manny is married and will come home early nextmonth. I would like to invite your family over for a mealthen!”Alessandra just had to stand up for her son. Who sayshe can’t get a wife?Benny was indeed jolted by the revelation beforebreaking into a grin. “Good. I’ll definitely come over witha huge wedding gift!”What kind of wife can he get with an annual salary ofeighty thousand? She must be poor and ugly. Whenthe time comes, my son can show off his beautiful wifeinstead!
