The Ultimate Power

Chapter 1

“Your daughter has a fractured skull and worsening intracranial bleeding. Surgery must be done before noon today!” “The operation costs one million dollars. I don’t care if you go through insurance or pay directly—everything must be settled by 10 a.m., or the patient won’t survive.” The doctor’s words hit Logan Brooks like a sledgehammer. His vision spun, his knees buckled, and he nearly collapsed on the floor. Dragging his heavy steps, he walked into the hospital ward. Logan’s eyes were red as he stared at his daughter, Chloe, lying motionless in the emergency pod, her tiny body covered in tubes. She had just turned three. Her pale little face was as pale as a ghost—like a shattered porcelain doll, her breathing faint, barely hanging on to life. This morning, when he and his wife left home, Chloe had been perfectly fine. Not even an hour had passed before the nanny called, screaming that Chloe had fallen from the third floor. She was so little… falling from such a height