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.

was already coming out of the emergency room. But she was still unconscious thanks to the anesthetic. And

ward. As Leo watched his daughter, he felt something melting his

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 as he could be, placing her on the bed like she was a

be thrilled when she knows

dos and don’ts after the appendectomy, and Amelie listened intently so she wouldn’t miss

the IV infusion. His heart skipped a beat, and he frowned as the nurse

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

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

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 nurse paled, and

“Out,” he hissed.

ran away, burying her face in

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

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

his pen into his coat’s pocket and approached Leo. “What seems to be the matter?” he

requires an IV infusion. Help me with it.” Leo pointed at

and you expect me

thought it was a bit

nothing. He approached Bria and quickly hooked her up to the IV infusion. Oh, the previous nurse must have