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.

anesthetic. And she still looked pale from the agony she felt earlier. The girl might be unconscious, but she still

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

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

little touched. She’s gonna be thrilled when she knows that her father showed her this much care.

told them about the dos and don’ts after the appendectomy, and

Bria up to the IV infusion. His heart skipped a beat, and he frowned as the nurse injected the

by his presence, the nurse missed the spot, forcing her

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

it anymore. Seeing the nurse’s clumsy operation of

her, the nurse paled, and

“Out,” he hissed.

away, burying her face

the room, she saw the nurse running away in tears, while Leo stood around

out. “Mr. Lang, I

someone 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 biggest stakeholders

with

cardiologist, and you expect me to

was a bit too much.

He approached Bria and quickly hooked her up to the IV infusion. Oh, the previous nurse must have messed up. He then

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