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

tried to hold back her tears, but the floodgates

in three places and cut off blood flow to his heart. The solution was

going to be a big operation?”

doctor assured Daisy when she asked about surgery. “No need to cut him open.

her voice choked, “We’ll do it, please.”

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

we do it?” Jocelyn asked. Urgency crept into her voice.

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

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

paperwork done, all that was left was the waiting-the longest

she wouldn’t budge. Instead,

they could sit beside

off leaning on Jocelyn.

dare miss

She turned to find Melvin,

come?” Jocelyn asked, surprised.

board.” Melvin whispered, careful not to wake Daisy. “No private

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

frowned and stood up, “Wait here.”

you going?” Jocelyn

if I can pull some

It’s not what you know, but who

wanted the best

with the surgery. Melvin took the bills without a second

was wheeled away, Jocelyn and Daisy took their place outside the operating room. The minutes stretched into an eternity when the hospital director, Wesley, a friend of

already spoken to the hospital staff. “The patient will have the best care and a private room

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

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

“Got it.”