A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 111

“Acute appendicitis. She needs to undergo surgery immediately. The doctor pulled his mask down.

Whew. Amelie felt a weight lifted off her shoulders, and she slowly relaxed. Just appendicitis. Not something terminal. She felt her strength coming back to her.

“Arrange the surgery right away, doctor,” said Leo.

A nurse came to them with a consent form, and Amelie signed it. Then the nurse took it back. “Make your payment at the counter. The surgery will begin soon after.”

“I’ll do it,” said Leo.

“It’s alright. I’ll do it,” Amelie declined politely and tried to pay for the fees herself.

A frown furrowed Leo’s brow. “I am her father as well.”

Amelie stared at him in surprise for a moment. That’s the first time he’s calling himself her father out of kindness.

Leo whipped his phone out. “Online transaction works faster. We won’t have to line up, and Bria can go through the surgery faster.”

Well, if he insists. She let him pay for the surgery. Amelie stood by his side, biting her lip. She didn’t stop him because she recalled Bria talking in her sleep last night and thought Bria would love it if she found out her father was showing concern for her.

unconscious thanks to the anesthetic. And she still looked pale from the agony she felt

ward. As Leo watched his daughter, he felt something melting his heart. He could see that the child was

Leo stopped him. “I’ll do it.” He bent over and carefully took the girl in his arms, worried he might pull on her wound. He was trying his best to hold her as steadily as he could. One hand was

touched. She’s gonna be thrilled when she

after the

IV infusion. His heart skipped a

the spot, forcing her to pull the needle out and restart the

and it didn’t help the nurse. Once again, the nurse missed the spot, but this time, she had not the courage to pull the needle out. She kept turning the needle around in the girl’s flesh, trying to find the right position. But this was even worse than pulling out and restarting the process. If Bria were

feel pain, Leo couldn’t take it anymore. Seeing the nurse’s clumsy operation of the needle angered him. “Enough!” he growled and gripped

that Leo might hit her, the nurse paled, and she

“Out,” he hissed.

ran away, burying her face in her

had just seen the doctor off. When she came back to the room, she saw the nurse running away in tears, while Leo stood around looking incensed. What

at his daughter’s hand and whipped his phone out. “Mr. Lang, I need you here

in came the hospital’s director. He tucked his pen into his coat’s pocket and approached Leo. “What seems to be the matter?” he asked kindly. Of course, he was kind. Leo was one of the biggest stakeholders of this private

me with it.” Leo pointed at

cardiologist, and you expect me to

Amelie thought it was a

her up to the IV infusion. Oh, the previous nurse must have messed up. He then appointed the most professional nurse they had to take care of the