Chapter 438
In a flash, Celeste’s face turned pale, and her hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Her voice also shook as she pretended to be calm, saying, ‘I’ll be right up there, call the doctor over first.”
Caitlyn’s blood pressure dropped rapidly, her heart rate slowed down, and her pupils dilated, which was a very bad sign.
After checking her condition, the doctor immediately started giving her intravenous fluids.
Caitlyn’s arm veins were very obvious, and the nurse struggled to insert the needle after several attempts.
Celeste looked the needle marks on Caitlyn’s arm, and felt very sad.
Soon, Caitlyn was wheeled into the operating room.
The head nurse handed Celeste a risk disclosure form to sign. Celeste picked up the pen, her hand still trembling. It took her great effort to sign her name. After taking the signed form, the nurse said, “Hurry up and go downstairs to pay the bills. They’ve been urging us. Don’t make it difficult for us.”
“I know,” Celeste said hoarsely, “Please take care of my mom.
Stepping out of the waiting room, Celeste quickly dialed Trisha’s number.
Trisha had been filming with the crew all night and didn’t return home until seven in the morning. When she received Celeste’s call, she was still asleep.
She slowly picked up the phone and heard Celeste sobbing on the other end, “Trisha, how much money do you have right now? Can you lend me forty thousand dollars first?”
Trisha instantly woke up, knowing that Celeste wouldn’t be asking for money without a good reason, especially with such a strange tone in her voice.
“What’s going on? What do you need the money for?” After asking, Trisha quickly added, “I’m just asking, not refusing to lend you the money. I got some copyright fees before and put them in a fixed deposit. I can give you ten thousand dollars at most right now. What happened?”
“My mom might be dying, and my bank card can’t be used…”
Celeste started crying as she spoke.
Trisha had never seen Celeste cry so sadly before. She quickly tried to comfort her, saying, “Don’t cry, I’ll transfer the money to you first, then go pay the fees. I’ll also ask some other friends for money.” As she spoke, she jumped out of bed and started getting dressed, “I’m coming to the hospital right away. Your mom is still being treated, don’t think too much about negative things.”
Celeste’s sobs made it difficult for her to speak clearly, and her voice filled with fear made Trisha feel very sad.
After hanging up, Trisha immediately transferred all the money to Celeste, while running downstairs and calling her friends to borrow more
money.
Trisha had only graduated three years ago, and her close friends were mostly in the same financial situation. Wealthier friends no longer associated with their class.
So, after four or five calls, she only managed to borrow another ten thousand dollars.
How could that be enough?
After thinking for a while, Trisha finally called her own mother.
“Hello.”
On the other end of the phone, a cold and elegant female voice answered. Trisha coughed lightly, “Mom, can you help me transfer some money? It’s not much, just thirty thousand dollars will do.”
The line suddenly went dead.
Trisha didn’t know what to say…
She remembered the decisive words she had said when she left home and now felt a bit embarrassed.
But now, her friend’s mother was more important, even if it meant getting scolded.
With determination, she called again.
