The Invincible Mercenary King

Chapter 28

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.

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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.

foiled, and he was denied the opportunity to

the ward, Floris absented herself for a prolonged interval to avoid any chance encounter with Haylan

Could you kindly extend a

Chapter 28

but I’m currently experiencing a financial shortfall, came the regretful

assistance in providing me with a loan.” She appealed, her voice laced with

this month? I cannot oblige

a loan. Would you

You are already three months behind on your rent! Let me warn you, if you fail to

you no shame to ask for a loan while you owe me three months’ rent? Outrageous! Begone!” sneered the landlord, his

to over thirty individuals, she was met with nothing but refusals and reluctance to extend any

chair in the hallway, overcome

she contemplated, feeling utterly defeated and at a loss for a viable solution

and I have no means to fund it. Must I be forced to watch Tracy endure

It’s all my fault.

her daughter tight as tears flowed freely down

herself from him as she wept, her despair weighing heavily on her as she cried softly and

stood inside the hospital room, his eyes brimming with tears as he

emotions.

honed to a remarkable degree, surpassing that

discern even the slightest disturbance up to a distance of three kilometers as long as he listened

was gripped by an overwhelming sense of discomfort, as if a heavy boulder had been placed atop his chest, rendering it almost unbearable. The thought dawned on him that a mere lack of funds had pushed Floris

that his usually strong-willed sister was now compelled to conceal her predicament and cry privately to protect her self-esteem and pride, fearing that he

realized the

a child, Haylan was the apple of Floris’s eye. During every New Year, Floris would set aside

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legs for him.

now living in such dire

and strode out of the room with determination. He made his way. directly to the hospital’s

could be refunded, and Haylan was

situation, resolving to find

unless absolutely necessary.

diagnosis, determined to avoid resorting

body, which constituted

essentially a misplaced intestinal tract and that traditional medicine. offered a

upon his

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

sooner?”

destitute woman with no accomplishments to your name. What means do

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