When I Was A Wallflower

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.”

Well, if he insists. She let him pay for the surgery. Amelie stood by his side, biting her lip. She didn’t stop him because she recalled Bria talking in her sleep last night and thought Bria would love it if she found out her father was showing concern for her.

didn’t take too long. About half an hour later, Bria was already coming out of the emergency room. But 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 cute. Her nose was petite,

melting his heart. He could see that the child

arms, worried he might pull on her wound. He was trying his best to hold her

little touched. She’s gonna be thrilled when she knows that her father showed her

doctor told them about the dos and don’ts after the appendectomy, and Amelie listened intently so she wouldn’t

nurse as she hooked Bria up to the IV infusion. His heart

forcing her to pull the needle out and restart

face 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. If Bria

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

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

“Out,” he hissed.

nurse ran away, burying her

off. When she came back to the room, she saw

hand and whipped his phone out. “Mr. Lang, I need

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

IV infusion. Help me with it.”

cardiologist, and you expect

it was a

IV infusion. Oh, the previous nurse must have messed up. He then