Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 113

That night, Stella slept soundly at Wave Residence, but the folks at the hospital weren't so lucky; they spent the night tossing and turning. Ursula was suffering terribly.

Early the next morning, a cardiologist sought out Cloudia, "Mrs. Larkin, there are some things we need to discuss. Could you step outside with me?"

Seeing the grave look on the doctor's face, Cloudia felt a wave of foreboding. She glanced at Ursula, lying on the hospital bed, then nodded and followed the doctor into the hallway. Cloudia, her face etched with worry, gazed at the cardiologist, "Is there something wrong with Ursula's health?"

The doctor nodded solemnly.

"We've been carefully examining her heart condition, and the surgery she requires is quite complex. I'm afraid we're not very confident in our ability to handle it."

Cloudia's heart lurched at those words.

"What do you mean you're not very confident? You're the experts. If you don't have confidence, then who does?"

alarmed by the doctor's lack of confidence. The ordeal of Ursula's illness had already been a nightmare for her, tormenting them

continued, "I just want to make sure you understand the risks involved. However, there is one doctor who could significantly increase the success rate of the surgery if you could persuade him to take the case."

But when the doctor mentioned the name, her hope plummeted. "Finley

blanking out on the rest of the

man connected to Stella, whom

there no one other than

she couldn't believe that only

anyone else. Ms. Larkin's surgery is incredibly complex, something we've

Given Ursula's prominent position

Larkin family, the doctor felt compelled to make the situation clean to avoid any blame should complications

feeling

she nodded,

"Here's his info. We've already reached out to him, but he refused. Maybe you can