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.

an hour later, Bria was already coming out of the emergency room. But she was still unconscious thanks to the anesthetic. And she still looked pale from the agony she

parents pushed her into the ward. As Leo watched his daughter, he felt something melting his heart. He

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 holding her back, and the other held her feet. He was as gentle

whole thing, and she felt a little touched. She’s gonna be thrilled

doctor told them about the dos and don’ts after the appendectomy, and Amelie listened intently so she

the IV infusion. His heart skipped a beat, and he frowned as

his presence, the nurse missed the spot, forcing her to pull the needle out and restart

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

nurse’s clumsy operation of the needle angered him. “Enough!” he growled and gripped the nurse’s

Leo might hit her, the nurse paled,

“Out,” he hissed.

burying her face in her

had just seen the doctor off. When she came back to the room, she saw the nurse running

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

opened the door, and 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

requires an IV infusion. Help me with it.” Leo

cardiologist, and you

thought it was a bit

IV infusion. Oh, the previous