Chapter 4: The Successful Surgery.
Thanks to the help of my ex-husband, my daughter was able to undergo this surgery. However, the incident was so sudden that I could not calmly receive it, my head was stunned partly because I was too worried about my daughter and now I am too suspicious about the large amount of money brought by Enzo. So the savings and the borrowing to pay the hospital fees didn't need to be used anymore, I don't know if this should be fun.
No matter how my ex-husband was, both of them were no longer husband and wife, from the day he definitively left, I was empty and helpless. I don't think badly of him, even before they both got married and after we got married I always loved him, alone. My daughter Min has never received any love from her father, I always resent Enzo for this, but for now, I must be grateful to him for saving my daughter.
At the hospital.
Dr. Jack came to bow to me, he had a different attitude after meeting Enzo's secretary.
“Mrs. Flora, Miss Robert's surgery will be on my own, you are assured, I am one of the most skilled doctors in the hospital and also the most experienced in the country.”
I was glad to hear these words from Dr. Jack, and I nodded with trembling hands, holding his hands in prayer:
“Thank you very much, Dr. Jack. I... I am so thankful to you, my daughter... Min needs your help, Dr. Jack. Thank you for helping us.”
But instead of accepting my thanks, he was somewhat frightened and confused. Jack shook his hand, his gaze on me a little restless:
"Mrs. Flora, please don't say that, this is my duty, I can't let Miss Mindian have any good orders, if I let Miss Mindian have any bad orders, I won't be able to live well either."
“Huh? What are you talking about?” - I was a little surprised by Jack's attitude, the patient's family thanked the doctor, but Jack's attitude was as frightening as if he could not complete the task.
I don't know what Dr. Jack was scared of, but I'm sure this has something to do with my ex-husband Enzo.
The day Min's surgery took place, she didn't know she had a heart condition and I didn't want her to be afraid or worried about it, but anyway Min was just a kid, no matter how much she understood the story of listening.
"Mom, why do we have to go to the hospital so much? Health checks don't need to be here that many times.” - Min sucked on a lollipop, and asked me in a soft voice.
I said, "We're just doing what we should be doing, as people, we need to come here for a check-up and get better."
But instead of obeying as always, Min shook his head and said:
“Mom lies, my teacher says there are two places in the world we don't want to go and shouldn't go, namely ‘hospital’ and ‘prison’.”
I was quite surprised when I heard Min say that, so I always wondered if Min was so smart that it wasn't a good thing, every word she said wasn't true to her age.
"So… so?" - I answered.
Before I go into the operating room I need to sign some papers, at this point I'm not in the mood to read all those documents. I watched as my daughter was gradually taken to the operating room, Min was too young to have heart disease, my poor child. In my heart, I offer my apathy and regret at the lack of interest in my daughter.
That surgery for over six hours, six hours, was like waiting six years, really too long, it felt like I'd aged a few years waiting in fear and helplessness, scared because I didn't know my daughter was suffering from the worst of this disease, helpless because I couldn't do anything but wait.
I don't know how long since I've been asleep, Dr. Jack and his assistant have been out of the operating room. I heard the footsteps and I woke up startled, looking at him with anticipation and anxiety.
“Dr. Jack, how's my daughter? Where is she? How's the surgery going?”
“Mrs. Flora, the surgery has been a success, Miss Mindian has been transferred to her room for resuscitation.”
Dr. Jack's words were like a pile of straw to save my spirits, I fell to the floor, my eyes were red, and my nose was spicy. My hands clasped together, and my mouth muttered softly:
“Thank God, thank you, thank you…”
Jack held me up, his face proudly saying:
“Mrs. Flora, don't be like this, this is our duty, this is what we need to do, let me take you to Miss Mindina's restroom.”
“Okay, okay, hurry and take me to her.” - I said urgently.
In the spacious room, the main color is white with a clean and bright feeling, the place is full of amenities and full of medical equipment, and everything is always ready for different situations. Min is in the hospital bed, she is asleep, perhaps the anesthetic has not gone away or she is too tired.
Jack asked permission to leave first, his respectful attitude made it hard for me to accept it.
I sat beside Min's bed, gazing at her with affection. The body of a very weak three-year-old who was lying on the bed caused me pain and my watery eyes just blinked a tear that would fall.
Oh, dear.
"Min, you must be healthy, don't worry, I'm the only one left. If you had any bad things happen, I wouldn't be able to survive.” - I choked.
Even though the surgery was successful, it didn't make me any less worried about Min, my hands clenched, nails pressed into the palm of my hand.
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Min was at the hospital for a few more days so that the doctor and the nurse could monitor the health situation, I also asked for time off from work to take care of my child. I don't want her to feel sad.
"Mom, do we need to go to the hospital next time? You don't like this place.” - Min hugged my neck, his mouth softly speaking.
Her words made my heart flicker, but I still smiled softly and said:
“Rest assured, honey, we won't have to go to the hospital anymore.”
Back at the house, I suddenly thought of Enzo. Sometimes I blame him for not caring about us but I don't understand why I expect him to be in the house waiting for me to come back. Forget it. If he were here, I'd be more tired. Of course, he didn't love me in the first place.
I put Min in the living room and reminded her:
"Please turn on the television, don't be naughty, I have to prepare dinner."
Well-behaved Min nodded, I could see Min's obedience and honesty in her big round glitter eyes.
The more I looked at Min, the more she looked like Enzo, even though she has just a child but her facial features were revealed and inherited from Enzo.
I realized that after Enzo left, I remembered too much about him even though I knew him very well. He didn't love me, he took advantage of my feelings, despised my love, and never gave a little love to Min.
Thinking about what happened before, I suddenly heard a loud shout, “Mom!” Min's, I left the knife and boiling water pot without running out of the kitchen.
"What's going on?"
Min looked up at me, her hand pointing at the television screen, and said loudly:
"Mom, look, Dad on TV, Dad on TV, my Dad on TV!"
She almost make scared my heart out, I looked in curiously to watch TV. Just like Min said, Enzo got on TV, he was wearing a neat black suit, his hair was swiped back, and his face was serious and cold, which was completely different from the ugly and messy image of him when he was with me.