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.

she reassured both her parents. “They caught it early. He’ll

back her tears, but the floodgates

the doctor arrived and explained that Calvin’s arteries were blocked in three places and cut off blood flow to his heart. The solution was

going to be a big operation?” Daisy asked

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, “We’ll

like these, it was best to follow the doctor’s lead. No one knew better

soon can we do it?” Jocelyn

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

carefully and then to

done, all that was left was

some rest, but she wouldn’t budge.

they could

off leaning on Jocelyn. Jocelyn, eyes fixed on the

miss a beat.

a hand weighed on her shoulder. She turned to find Melvin, whose

know to come?” Jocelyn asked, surprised.

whispered, careful not

to have even this. Some people are out in the waiting

frowned and stood up, “Wait here.”

Jocelyn asked,

can pull some strings.”

of crisis. It’s not what you

him. She too wanted the best for

proceed with the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a second thought. Jocelyn didn’t argue

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

the hospital staff. “The patient will have the best care and

Wesley. In times like these, it was the little acts of human kindness that kept

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

“Got it.”