Chapter 166

It was the dead of night. Jocelyn’s phone buzzed with urgency on her nightstand. It was Daisy, her voice a cocktail of panic and fear, setting Jocelyn’s heart racing.

Without a moment’s hesitation, she fumbled for her jeans, grabbed her keys, and hailed a cab to the hospital,

“Mom!” she gasped, bursting through the ER doors to find Daisy beside a makeshift bed in the hallway. Calvin, her father, lay there weakly with an IV dripping life back into his veins. “What the hell happened?”

“It was out of the blue, honey.” Daisy managed between sobs. “He woke up shivering, drenched in sweat, looking as pale as milk. He kept saying it’d pass and didn’t want to come here. Then the doctors…they said it’s a heart attack.”

Calvin, now sedated, was less in pain but still a worrying shade of gray.

“What did the doctors say?” Jocelyn asked, her eyes scanning the chaos of the ER-families huddled in grief, the relentless beeping of machines-it was overwhelming.

“They were talking about a surgery.”

“Then let’s do it.” Jocelyn said with a resolve that left no room for doubt.

Daisy wiped away her tears. “The doctor came by, asked us to sign the consent forms. I didn’t understand half of what he said, so I called you.”

“I’ll talk to them.” Jocelyn said, her voice steady but her mind racing. She needed to hurry up to save her

father’s life.

She cornered a nurse, who told her the doctor would explain everything shortly.

Standing beside her father, Jocelyn’s eyes welled up despite her best efforts to stay strong.

“How are you feeling, Dad? Does it still hurt?” she asked, her voice barely a whisper.

“It’s better now,” Calvin replied weakly.

Jocelyn fought back tears as she saw the toll the night had taken on her father. She quickly turned away, not wanting to cause him any more concern.

a minor surgery.” she reassured both her parents. “They caught it early. He’ll be

back her tears, but the floodgates were barely holding.

in three places and cut off blood flow to his heart. The solution was

going to be a

she asked about surgery. “No need to cut him open. We’ll do

her voice choked, “We’ll do it, please.”

follow the doctor’s lead. No one knew better

Jocelyn asked. Urgency crept into her

IV. Then sign the consent form when the nurse brings it. After that, we’ll schedule the surgery.” the doctor said and then moved

arrived swiftly. Jocelyn read it carefully and then to

was left was the waiting-the

get some rest, but she wouldn’t budge. Instead, Jocelyn

could sit beside Calvin.

off leaning on Jocelyn. Jocelyn, eyes fixed on the medicines,

dare miss

turned to find Melvin, whose face was

to come?” Jocelyn

saw Calvin’s name on the surgery board.” Melvin whispered, careful not to wake Daisy.

“We’re lucky to have even this. Some people are out

frowned and stood

going?” Jocelyn asked,

see if I can pull some strings.”

crisis. It’s not what

didn’t stop him. She too wanted the best for

as the doctor announced they were ready to proceed with the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a second thought. Jocelyn didn’t argue and thought she’d

outside the operating room. The

already spoken to the hospital staff. “The patient will have the best

these, it was

in the ICU for a few days. You have only two fixed hours

“Got it.”

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