Chapter 28

“What’s wrong, sis?” Haylan furrowed his brow as he looked at Floris with concern.

“It’s nothing. My husband is working overtime today and can’t come to take care of our child. I can handle it alone,” Floris forced a smile to hide her inner turmoil.

Despite her efforts, the smile on Floris’s face looked lonely and betrayed her inner turmoil.

Haylan’s frown deepened as he noticed it.

He couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was amiss between Floris and her husband, but since she didn’t elaborate further, he didn’t feel comfortable probing.

Just then, a nurse walked into the room and addressed Floris with a cold tone, “Floris Hammond, you need to pay the bill now.”

Floris asked politely, “Excuse me, how much is it?”

“4,600 dollars. And remember, you cannot give your child any food or water after 10 PM tonight. The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow!” the nurse replied sternly.

“Now, please go and settle the payment.”

The nurse left firmly, without any hint of compassion in her voice.

After the nurse left, Floris looked pale. Her hands trembled as she clutched the edge of the hospital bed, her eyes filling with tears.

“What’s the matter with Tracy? What sort of ailment is she grappling with that calls for surgery?” Haylan inquired, creasing his brows with concern.

At the sight, Tracy recoiled in terror and hastily sought refuge behind Floris, obstructing Haylan’s view of the nature of her affliction.

“She’s grappling with pneumonia and pediatric hernia. While the former can be remedied with injections, the latter necessitates surgical intervention. Floris conveyed with a troubled countenance.

The thought gnawed at her, causing her anguish as she pondered, “How on earth are we going to come up with the exorbitant sum of money required?”

“Having acquired some rudimentary medical knowledge over the past eight years, let me examine Tracy. Perhaps there has been a misdiagnosis.” Haylan suggested with earnestness.

Floris shook her head in dissent. “It’s unnecessary. We’ve already consulted with numerous medical professionals who have verified the diagnosis, and surgery is the only viable course of action,” she replied firmly.

“I’ll phone my husband and request him to transfer the requisite amount,” she added, determined to leave no stone unturned in securing the funds for Tracy’s treatment.

As she spoke, she stepped out of the doorway to place the call.

Tracy harbored a palpable apprehension about being alone with Haylan and hence endured the agony of her ailment to remain steadfastly entrenched in her mother’s comforting embrace.

privately were foiled, and he was denied the opportunity to assess her condition without the presence of her mother.

absented herself for a prolonged interval to avoid

urgently need financial assistance. Could you kindly extend a loan to me?”

Chapter 28

Hammond, but I’m currently experiencing a financial shortfall, came the regretful response from the other end of the line.

in providing me with a loan.” She

another loan from me? How many times have you approached me for financial assistance this month? I cannot oblige your request, so kindly leave!” retorted the individual on the other end, his tone brusque

of a loan. Would you be able to extend your

me warn you, if you fail to pay your dues by tomorrow, you will be evicted!”

months’ rent?

facing insurmountable difficulties in procuring a loan from anyone. Despite reaching out to over thirty individuals, she was met with nothing

chair in the hallway,

I possibly manage this?” she contemplated, feeling utterly defeated and

I be forced to watch Tracy endure such agony?” Floris pondered, consumed

It’s all

daughter tight as tears flowed freely down

him as she wept, her

eyes brimming with tears as

emotions.

particular honed to a remarkable degree, surpassing that of an ordinary person by a hundredfold.

keen sense of hearing, Haylan could discern even the slightest disturbance up to a distance of three kilometers as long as he listened with

a heavy boulder had been placed atop his chest, rendering it almost unbearable. The thought dawned on him that

her predicament and cry privately

sister, as he realized the depths of her struggles

New Year, Floris would set aside candies for him to relish, and when

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Chapter 28

legs for

beloved sister was now living in such dire straits filled Haylan with unbearable discomfort and

determination. He made his way. directly to the hospital’s payment

portion of the medical expenses could be refunded, and Haylan was not deterred by the prospect of paying more if the need

the situation, resolving to find

unless absolutely necessary.

Tracy’s diagnosis, determined to avoid resorting

that surgery entailed breaking the body, which

misplaced intestinal tract and that traditional medicine. offered a plethora

harm upon his little niece was unbearable for

have you no conscience? Why didn’t you inform me

sooner?”

a penniless and destitute woman

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