My Child and I Married a Billionaire novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: How Dare Someone Cut in Front of Damien Vaughn

Damien Vaughn hung up without a second thought and called a higher authority directly.

’He refused to believe it. With the investment funds the Vaughn Group had promised, someone still dared to cut in line!’

However, when the call went through, the answer was the same.

"President Vaughn, even if you cut our funding, this matter is out of my hands. Please understand. I feel terribly ashamed. I gave you my solemn promise, and now I’ve failed to deliver time and time again. I’m almost too embarrassed to even answer your calls..."

Damien Vaughn understood.

’He wasn’t the only person with influence in the country. Since they were in such a bind, it seemed the person who jumped the queue had a truly powerful background. There was no point in pressuring Mr. King and the others.’

After a moment of contemplation, he quickly reined in his temper.

"Fine. I’ll defer to you on this, but this is the last time. Mr. King, once this is handled, if you try to put me off with any more excuses, the consequences will be about more than just funding."

After hanging up, he called Cecelia Archer over.

"The surgery has to be postponed again. For now, don’t worry about anything else. Just focus on being with Candy and make sure she takes her medicine. I’ll push them to schedule the surgery as soon as possible."

Cecelia Archer’s heart sank.

’She hadn’t expected this to be so difficult. It was being delayed again and again, to the point that even Damien Vaughn’s influence wasn’t enough.’

’If he couldn’t solve it, what hope did she have? What could she do but go along with it?’

"Candy’s medicine is about to run out."

"I’ll have the hospital prepare another batch. Go pick it up tomorrow, just give them Candy’s name."

Damien Vaughn’s order was passed on to the hospital. Soon after, word reached Mrs. Vaughn.

Mrs. Vaughn sneered. "Trying to fight me? You’re still amateurs."

The next day, Cecelia did as Damien Vaughn said and picked up the medicine from the hospital under the Vaughn Group’s name without any issues. But after she got back and gave it to Candy, the girl didn’t react well. She was completely listless, a far cry from her usual lively self.

Though Cecelia had a background in medicine, this wasn’t her specialty. She didn’t understand why this was happening and assumed it was a normal side effect of the medication.

It wasn’t until three days had passed and Candy was spending her days lying listlessly in bed, barely able to wake up, that Cecelia realized something was seriously wrong.

"We’re going to the hospital. Her condition might have worsened. Let’s get her checked out!"

Damien Vaughn immediately arranged for Candy to be hospitalized.

A round of tests revealed that Candy’s red blood cell count had dropped by more than thirty percentage points, reaching a critical level.

The doctors told him they needed to arrange the surgery as soon as possible; otherwise, they couldn’t guarantee what would happen.

Looking at poor Candy and the anxious Cecelia, Damien Vaughn decided to go to Corvane himself to speak with Mr. King face-to-face.

’He had to secure a surgery slot for Candy, no matter what.’

Cecelia was at the hospital taking care of Candy alone. That day, Grandpa called again saying he wanted to see Candy, but she managed to put him off.

"Candy caught a cold, and it’s not getting any better. In fact, she started running a fever today, so I brought her to the hospital. Grandpa, you’re not in the best of health yourself. It’s better if you don’t visit for now, just in case you catch it. I’ll bring her to see you the moment she’s well."

The grandfather had noticed something was off with Candy when he visited the villa the day before, and his voice was full of heartache as he spoke.

"How can you be so careless? You only thought to bring her to the hospital when she’s this sick? Does Damien know? Has he spoken with the doctors? Make sure she gets the best treatment. Don’t let my little Candy suffer."

Cecelia Archer replied, "He knows. He’s already made all the arrangements. Don’t worry, Grandpa."

After the old man finished his call, Mrs. Vaughn rose gracefully to her feet.

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