The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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.

her parents. “They caught it early. He’ll be

tried to hold back her tears, but the floodgates were barely

were blocked in three places and cut off blood

going to be a big operation?” Daisy asked nervously.

minimally invasive.” the doctor assured Daisy when she asked about surgery. “No need to cut him open. We’ll do it

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

was best to follow the doctor’s lead. No one knew better

do it?” Jocelyn asked.

Then sign the consent form when the nurse brings it. After that, we’ll

Jocelyn read it carefully and then to

was left was the waiting-the longest part.

but she wouldn’t

so they could

she dozed off leaning on Jocelyn. Jocelyn,

miss

shoulder. She turned to find

know to come?” Jocelyn asked,

board.” Melvin whispered, careful not to wake Daisy. “No private room?”

her head, “We’re lucky to have even this.

and stood up, “Wait

Jocelyn asked, gripping his hand.

see if I can

are everything, especially in times of crisis. It’s not

him. She too wanted the best for

the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a

their place outside the operating room. The minutes stretched into an eternity when

worry.” Wesley said, having already spoken to the hospital staff. “The patient will have the best care and a private room after the

thanked him and exchanged a grateful handshake with Wesley. In times like these, it was the

the patient’s condition, he’ll need to be in the ICU for a

“Got it.”