"Anyways, just sign the necessary documents and pay the surgery fee and we will start the surgery immediately. A small delay can risk your brother's life."
My heart skipped a beat after knowing how serious my brother's situation was. I immediately blurted out, "Please start the surgery immediately, Doctor Smith. I-I will pay the fee right away."
With that, I grabbed the pen on the desk. My fingers shoke in terror as I signed the documents for my brother's surgery.
After that, I rushed to the counter to pay the surgery's fee.
I gave my card to the collector and said, "It's for Liam Wordsworth. Please hurry up."
The man looked up at me, his stare was as if I had cracked some bad joke with him.
"What's wrong?" Worried, I asked.
"Your card is declined." He replied, his voice cold and distant.
He pushed the card back across the counter, his gaze sliding over me with thinly veiled contempt. "Look, I don't know what kind of games you people play, but the balance is zero. Less than zero, actually. There's a bank fee."
Zero. Julian.