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.

a minor surgery.” she reassured both her parents.

hold back her tears, but the floodgates were barely holding.

in three places and cut

a big operation?” Daisy asked

assured Daisy when she asked about surgery. “No need to cut him open. We’ll do it with localized anesthesia, but he’ll need

her voice choked,

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

can we do it?” Jocelyn

it. After that, we’ll schedule the surgery.” the doctor

arrived swiftly. Jocelyn read it carefully and then to Calvin, who nodded,

all that was left

wouldn’t budge. Instead, Jocelyn fetched a couple

could sit beside Calvin.

off leaning on Jocelyn. Jocelyn, eyes fixed

dare miss

to find Melvin,

you know to come?” Jocelyn asked, surprised.

Calvin’s name on the surgery board.” Melvin whispered, careful not to wake Daisy. “No private

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

and stood up, “Wait

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

I can pull

everything, especially in times of crisis. It’s not what you know, but who you know.

wanted the best for

the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a second thought. Jocelyn didn’t argue and thought she’d

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

worry.” Wesley said, having already spoken to the hospital staff. “The patient will

thanked him and exchanged a grateful handshake with Wesley. In times like these, it was the little acts of human kindness that

he’ll need to be in the ICU for a few days. You

“Got it.”