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.”

stood by his side, biting her lip. She didn’t stop him because she recalled Bria talking in her sleep last night and

she was still unconscious thanks to the anesthetic. And she still looked pale from the agony she felt earlier. The girl might be unconscious, but she still looked

melting his heart. He could see that the child was his.

doctor was about to place Bria on the bed, 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 steadily as he could. One hand was holding her back, and the other held her feet. He was as gentle

she felt a little touched. She’s gonna be thrilled when she

and don’ts after the

His heart skipped a beat, and he frowned as the

forcing her to pull the needle out

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. If Bria were awake, she

anymore. Seeing the nurse’s clumsy

the nurse paled,

“Out,” he hissed.

away, burying her face

she came back to the room, she saw the nurse running away in tears, while Leo stood

phone out. “Mr. Lang, I need you here right now.

tucked his pen into his coat’s pocket and approached Leo. “What seems to be the matter?” he asked kindly. Of course, he was kind. Leo was

an IV infusion. Help me

cardiologist, and you

was a bit too

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