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.

tears, but the

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

to be a big operation?” Daisy

invasive.” the doctor assured Daisy when she asked about surgery. “No need to cut him

to Jocelyn and her voice choked, “We’ll

best to follow the doctor’s lead.

soon can we do it?” Jocelyn

the IV. Then sign the consent form when the nurse brings it. After

arrived swiftly. Jocelyn read it carefully and

done, all that was left was the

wouldn’t budge. Instead, Jocelyn fetched a couple of plastic

could sit beside

off leaning on Jocelyn.

dare miss a beat.

turned to find Melvin, whose face was etched

know to come?” Jocelyn asked, surprised.

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

this. Some people are out in the waiting

and stood up,

are you going?” Jocelyn asked,

can pull some

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

didn’t stop him. She too wanted the best

returned shortly, just as the doctor announced they were ready to proceed with the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a second thought. Jocelyn didn’t argue

The minutes stretched into an eternity when

hospital staff. “The patient will have the best care and a private room after the surgery.”

a grateful handshake with Wesley. In times like these, it was the

head. “It’s okay. But given the patient’s condition, he’ll need to be in the ICU for a few days. You have only two

“Got it.”