chapter 11 Without surgery, he would not survive more than three days.

In a public hospital in Jinghai City. Ella was extremely anxious; her daughter was now unconscious with a high fever. After a female doctor examined her, her brows furrowed, and she looked angry. "Your daughter has a congenital heart condition. As a mother, didn't you know? You've let her suffer such a severe blow!" Ella bit her lip, holding back tears that instantly streamed down her face. How could she not know about her daughter's heart condition? She had blamed herself for not providing her daughter with a healthy body. Now, with her daughter enduring such a massive blow, Ella, as a mother, felt regret beyond measure. If it weren't for him saving her in time, her daughter might be... "Hurry up and complete the admission procedures; your daughter urgently needs surgery," the doctor said coldly. Upon hearing about the surgery, Ella quickly responded, "But my daughter can only have surgery after she turns ten." Her daughter was too young and couldn't bear the trauma of surgery; the consensus from numerous hospitals was that the operation could only be performed after she turned ten. "Alright, then you wait until the child is ten for the surgery," the doctor replied. Turning to leave, she added coldly, "Considering your daughter's current condition, she may not even live for three days, let alone ten years." Buzz... Hearing that her daughter might not live for more than three days, Ella felt the world spinning and had to grab onto the nearby wall to avoid collapsing. "Doctor, please, please save my daughter!" Ella rushed forward, grabbing the doctor's clothes, crying out. For so many years, she had fallen from being a wealthy young lady to her current state, but she had never blamed or regretted anything. The thought of her daughter, Zoey, gave her boundless motivation. Despite the hardships, everything was worth it for her happiness. Zoey was her entire life! "Oh, didn't I already say it?" The doctor looked disdainful, forcefully pulling away from Ella's grip. "To save your daughter's life, you need to proceed with the surgery immediately." "Okay, okay, let's do the surgery." Ella wiped away her tears, concerned only about her daughter's safety. The doctor pulled out a form from her pocket, swiftly filled in some words, and said, "Go pay the fees." "One, One hundred thousand!?" Staring at the figure on the form, Ella was dumbfounded. "What's wrong?" The female doctor rolled her eyes in contempt. "One hundred thousand is just the initial estimate; there will be additional charges later. Heart surgery is not a small operation." Upon hearing about additional charges, Ella's tears flowed once again. When she was a wealthy young lady, this amount was just the cost of one of her dresses. Over the years, she had taken her daughter to numerous hospitals, depleting her meager savings. To afford her daughter's medical expenses, she had even resorted to borrowing from Master Jaxon at exorbitant interest rates. "Doc... Doctor, I will find a way to get the money as soon as possible. Can you please arrange the surgery for my daughter first?" Ella pleaded. "Are you joking?" The female doctor looked disgusted. "Do you think the hospital is a charity? If you don't have money, just go home." Every day, the hospital encounters patients who can't afford fees. The policy is to pay before treatment; this is their service principle. "Doctor, please, I'll find a way for the money," Ella pleaded desperately. "Alright, alright, I don't have time to argue with you. I have many other patients to attend to. If you have money, get treatment; if not, go home quickly," the doctor said, turning away. Watching the doctor leave, Ella knelt on the ground, crying out in pain. In the corridor, passing doctors displayed cold indifference; such incidents were commonplace in the hospital. At this moment, Nora arrived, seeing her daughter kneeling and weeping. She hurriedly went forward to help. "Ella, what's happened?" "Mom..." Seeing her mother, Ella cried out, "Zoey urgently needs surgery, but the surgery costs a hundred thousand... sob..." Nora's heart tightened at the mention of a hundred thousand; for them, this was an astronomical figure. Since they were expelled from the Gu Family, their family of three had been living in poverty. Gu Family had ordered all businesses not to employ them, leaving them to fend for themselves. No one dared to take them in. For survival, Ella had to run a small flower shop to barely make ends meet. Nora worked as a dishwasher in a small restaurant, and Colin Gu found a job as a security guard. Gu Family didn't bother with these lowest-tier jobs, and their meager income barely sustained them. Until Zoey was diagnosed with an illness, their already difficult life became even more challenging. All their money was spent, and their expenses exceeded their income. "I've been to Gu Family too, that old man is heartless," Nora shook her head helplessly. No matter how she pleaded that day, they were heartlessly driven out. After much contemplation, Ella wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, stood up, and walked out. "Ella, where are you going?" Nora, looking at her daughter's unsteady figure, was filled with worry. "I'm going to find Miles." Ella's gaze was vacant. "What!?" Nora exclaimed, "Ella, Miles is not a good person. You must not go to him!" Miles Wang was a notorious playboy, the second-generation heir of a wealthy family. His father, Gavin Wang, was the well-known CEO of Hongda Group, responsible for half of the city's real estate. He ranked among the top ten richest in Jinghai. Even the Gu Family patriarch feared him to some extent. Ella couldn't be unaware of Miles's reputation. He shamelessly took advantage of his father's wealth and was known for his debauchery. Many girls had fallen prey to him, a complete womanizer. Now, with no other options, Ella had to turn to him. For her daughter's sake, she was willing to do anything, even if it meant sacrificing herself or risking her life. Jinzun KTV was a super luxurious private room. Accompanied by lively music, about twenty scantily clad beautiful girls were dancing energetically. In the center of the sofa, a young man had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, wearing a lascivious grin, his hands fiddling among the crowd. "Oh, Young Master Wang, you're so annoying." "Ah... Young Master Wang, you touched my breasts!" Several girls who had been touched giggled. The girls here were well aware that once chosen by Young Master Wang, the tips would be generous, usually starting from tens of thousands, much more than they usually earned. So, one by one, they indulged in showcasing their impressive figures. "Is that so? Well, I'm sorry about that," Miles said, pulling a girl into his embrace, taking out a stack of hundred-dollar bills, stuffing it into the girl's clothes, and grabbing a handful casually. "There will be more tonight." "Oh... you're so mean." The girl said with her mouth, but her body became even more accommodating. At this moment, a bodyguard walked up to Miles and whispered something, and Miles' eyes lit up, emitting a cold laugh. "Let her in."