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

to hold back her tears, but the floodgates were barely

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

going to be a big operation?”

need to cut him open. We’ll do it with localized anesthesia, but he’ll need to be in the ICU

Jocelyn and her voice

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

it?” Jocelyn asked. Urgency crept into her

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

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

was left was

Daisy get some rest, but she wouldn’t budge. Instead, Jocelyn fetched a couple

so they could sit

and she dozed off leaning on Jocelyn. Jocelyn, eyes fixed

dare miss a beat.

hand weighed on her shoulder. She turned to find Melvin, whose face was etched

come?” Jocelyn asked,

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

to have even this. Some people are

and stood up,

are you going?” Jocelyn asked,

see if I can

especially in times of crisis. It’s not

stop him. She too wanted the best for

announced they were ready to proceed with the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a second thought. Jocelyn

room. The minutes stretched into

already spoken to the hospital staff. “The patient will have the best

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

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 fixed hours a day to visit.”

“Got it.”