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I tore through the hospital and caught up with the visiting surgeon by the elevators.She had her suitcase with her, and she didn’t look happy.“Sir, it’s not that I don’t want to save your grandson. The hospital says you haven’t paid. I can’t exactly perform the surgery for free.”I grabbed the handle of her suitcase and refused to let go, tears streaming down my face.“Doctor, please. Give us one more chance. I’ll pay right now. This time I’ll transfer the money directly so there’s a record of it.”She hesitated, then glanced at her watch.“My flight leaves in an hour and a half. If you can get everything sorted out before then, I’ll cancel it and stay.”I thanked her over and over, then turned and ran for the hospital cashier’s desk.On the way, I called Ryan.“Ryan, send me your bank information. I’ll transfer the money straight to you, and you can pay the hospital yourself.”His voice shook.“Dad, I thought there was no money on your card.”“There is! Something’s wrong

I stood frozen in place, cold all over.Ryan’s words cut deep, but I didn’t have time to fall apart.There was only one thing I could do.I immediately called the visiting surgeon.“Doctor, please give us one more chance. I’ll sell the house. Once it sells, I’ll have the money. I swear I’ll pay the surgical fee.”There was silence on the other end for a few seconds.“Sir, do you know how many times I’ve changed my flight because of you?“Four.“I have other patients who need me too. You keep putting this off over and over again. Do you really want your grandson treated or not?”I knew exactly what she was implying.I begged her desperately.“Doctor, I swear I mean it this time. I’ll sell the house right away. The second I get the money, I’ll pay.“Just give me one more day. Please. That’s all I’m asking.”She sighed.“All right. One last day.”I didn’t even have time to grieve.I told Ryan to give me one final day, then rushed to the police station.But after going thr

Ryan stared at the enlarged photo, looking as if the life had been drained out of him.“So the money at the hospital was her doing too?”I nodded.“Do you remember what Lina did for a living?”Ryan hesitated.“She studied computer engineering. She was an IT manager at a tech company.”“What kind of work did she handle?”Ryan’s expression slowly changed.“Her company maintained the computer systems for a lot of hospitals across the city.”Neither of us spoke for a moment.Then Ryan understood what I was getting at, and his face went pale.Lina knew those hospital systems inside and out.She knew how the payment records worked, how patient accounts were managed, and where the security system had weaknesses.If she still had access, she could erase payment records, alter account information, and even make sure the security footage conveniently missed the moments that mattered.I continued, “And there has to be something wrong with the account tied to Lina’s death benefits to

Lina’s face went completely white.The little girl stayed planted in front of her, glaring at Ryan and me as if she could protect her mother from us.The billing clerk rushed over, scooped the girl into his arms, and took off.Lina tried to run too, but Ryan grabbed the back of her shirt and slapped her again.“You still think you can run?”I stared at the three of them.Then I looked at the little girl, who was about the same age as Ben.Suddenly, everything fell into place.Lina must have met the billing clerk years ago, when she was working on the hospital’s computer systems.Something had probably already been going on between them back then. They had just kept it hidden.After Ben was born, Lina seemed to grow more and more unhappy with her life.All those business trips she claimed she had to take probably had nothing to do with work.She had been sneaking around with another man.And not long after Ben was born, she got pregnant again.This time, she was thrilled.