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.

just a minor surgery.” she reassured both her parents.

back her tears, but the floodgates were barely holding.

explained that Calvin’s arteries were blocked in three places and cut off blood

to be a big operation?” Daisy

cut him open. We’ll do it with localized

voice

was best to follow the

it?” Jocelyn

consent form when the nurse brings it. After that, we’ll schedule the surgery.” the

consent form arrived swiftly. Jocelyn read it carefully and then to

all that was left was

she wouldn’t budge. Instead,

so they could sit beside Calvin.

she dozed off leaning on Jocelyn. Jocelyn, eyes

miss a

She turned to find Melvin,

you know to come?” Jocelyn asked,

the surgery board.” Melvin whispered, careful not to wake Daisy.

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

frowned and stood up, “Wait

are you going?” Jocelyn asked, gripping his hand.

see if I can pull some strings.”

It’s not what you know,

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 pay him back

The minutes stretched into an eternity when the hospital director, Wesley, a

patient will have the best care and a private

times like these, it was the little acts of human kindness that kept hope

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

“Got it.”