The Unwilling CEO's Love Game novel Chapter 166

It was the dead of night. Jocelyn's phone buzzed with urgency on her nightstand. It was Daisy, her voice a cocktail of panic and fear, setting Jocelyn's heart racing.

Without a moment's hesitation, she fumbled for her jeans, grabbed her keys, and hailed a cab to the hospital.

"Mom!" she gasped, bursting through the ER doors to find Daisy beside a makeshift bed in the hallway. Calvin, her father, lay there weakly with an IV dripping life back into his veins. "What the hell happened?"

"It was out of the blue, honey." Daisy managed between sobs. "He woke up shivering, drenched in sweat, looking as pale as milk. He kept saying it'd pass and didn't want to come here. Then the doctors...they said it's a heart attack."

Calvin, now sedated, was less in pain but still a worrying shade of gray.

"What did the doctors say?" Jocelyn asked, her eyes scanning the chaos of the ER—families huddled in grief, the relentless beeping of machines—it was overwhelming.

"They were talking about a surgery."

"Then let's do it." Jocelyn said with a resolve that left no room for doubt.

Daisy wiped away her tears. "The doctor came by, asked us to sign the consent forms. I didn't understand half of what he said, so I called you."

"I'll talk to them." Jocelyn said, her voice steady but her mind racing. She needed to hurry up to save her father’s life.

She cornered a nurse, who told her the doctor would explain everything shortly.

Standing beside her father, Jocelyn's eyes welled up despite her best efforts to stay strong.

"How are you feeling, Dad? Does it still hurt?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper.

"It's better now," Calvin replied weakly.

Jocelyn fought back tears as she saw the toll the night had taken on her father. She quickly turned away, not wanting to cause him any more concern.

"It's just a minor surgery." she reassured both her parents. "They caught it early. He'll be alright."

Daisy tried to hold back her tears, but the floodgates were barely holding.

Soon enough, the doctor arrived and explained that Calvin's arteries were blocked in three places and cut off blood flow to his heart. The solution was to place stents to reopen the pathways.

“Is it going to be a big operation?” Daisy asked nervously.

"It's minimally invasive." the doctor assured Daisy when she asked about surgery. "No need to cut him open. We'll do it with localized anesthesia, but he'll need to be in the ICU afterward."

Daisy looked to Jocelyn and her voice choked, "We'll do it, please."

In times like these, it was best to follow the doctor's lead. No one knew better than them.

"How soon can we do it?" Jocelyn asked. Urgency crept into her voice.

"Finish the IV. Then sign the consent form when the nurse brings it. After that, we’ll schedule the surgery." the doctor said and then moved on.

The consent form arrived swiftly. Jocelyn read it carefully and then to Calvin, who nodded, "Sign it."

With the paperwork done, all that was left was the waiting—the longest part.

Jocelyn suggested Daisy get some rest, but she wouldn't budge. Instead, Jocelyn fetched a couple of plastic stools so they could sit beside Calvin.

Exhaustion finally overtook Daisy, and she dozed off leaning on Jocelyn. Jocelyn, eyes fixed on the medicines, didn't dare miss a beat.

Suddenly, a hand weighed on her shoulder. She turned to find Melvin, whose face was etched with concern.

"How'd you know to come?" Jocelyn asked, surprised.