Chapter 111

“Acute appendicitis. She needs to undergo surgery immediately. The doctor pulled his mask down.

Whew. Amelie felt a weight lifted off her shoulders, and she slowly relaxed. Just appendicitis. Not something terminal. She felt her strength coming back to her.

“Arrange the surgery right away, doctor,” said Leo.

A nurse came to them with a consent form, and Amelie signed it. Then the nurse took it back. “Make your payment at the counter. The surgery will begin soon after.”

“I’ll do it,” said Leo.

“It’s alright. I’ll do it,” Amelie declined politely and tried to pay for the fees herself.

A frown furrowed Leo’s brow. “I am her father as well.”

Amelie stared at him in surprise for a moment. That’s the first time he’s calling himself her father out of kindness.

Leo whipped his phone out. “Online transaction works faster. We won’t have to line up, and Bria can go through the surgery faster.”

lip. She didn’t stop him because she recalled Bria talking

the anesthetic. And

felt something melting his heart. He could see

but Leo stopped him. “I’ll do it.” He bent over and carefully took the girl in his arms, worried he might pull on her wound. He was trying his best to hold her as

thrilled when she knows that her father showed her this much care.

them about the dos and don’ts after the appendectomy, and Amelie listened

watching the nurse as she hooked Bria up to the IV infusion. His heart skipped a beat, and he

by his presence, the nurse missed the spot, forcing her to pull the needle out and

turned black as thunder, and it didn’t help the nurse. Once again, the nurse missed the spot, but this time, she had not the courage to pull the needle out. She kept turning the needle around in the girl’s flesh, trying to find the right position. But this was even worse than pulling out and restarting the process.

pain, Leo couldn’t take it anymore. Seeing the nurse’s clumsy operation of the needle angered him. “Enough!” he growled and gripped

Leo might hit her, the nurse paled, and she teared up

“Out,” he hissed.

ran away, burying her face in her

the room, she saw the nurse running away in tears, while Leo stood around

his daughter’s hand and whipped his phone out. “Mr. Lang, I need you

his coat’s pocket and approached Leo. “What seems to be the matter?” he asked kindly. Of course, he was kind. Leo was one of the biggest stakeholders of this

me with it.” Leo

and you expect me to

Amelie thought it was a

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