The night passed peacefully.

Natalie was happy because of Clyde's presence, and her lingering discontent towards Irwin and Cedric

dissipated. Due to that, she was able to sleep well.

Although Heather had been calling her, expressing her desire to be by her side, Natalie had been

hesitant to accept for fear of revealing her vulnerability to her family.

Deep down, however, she longed for their company.

Girls were like that. They wanted their family by their side during the toughest times. They didn't want

to show their vulnerability, but they craved their family's presence more than anything. -

Natalie slept soundly, but for a few, sleep evaded them throughout the night.

The next morning, Lydia and Xyla hurriedly finished their breakfast before Natalie woke up. As Natalie

couldn't eat due to her surgery today, they had to finish before she woke up.

"Let's go," Clyde's voice rang out.

In the next moment, he scooped Natalie up in his arms.

"Are you going with me to the surgery?" Natalie asked.

"Yes."

"What about Irwin?"

"Do you miss him?"

"Of course not!"

It was just that Irwin had always been by her side recently, and now his sudden absence felt...

unsettling.

But perhaps it was for the best. Every time she heard his voice, Natalie felt a surge of anger.

In the car, Natalie sensed Irwin's presence. She understood that since Clyde arrived, he had forbidden

Irwin from getting close to her.

"Cly."

"Yes?"

"Once the surgery is successful, will you take me home?"

She missed her family and Luna!

much Natalie longed for Luna during this time. After all, if even her

her, what other harm awaited Luna in

with her child. She wanted to see Luna

firsthand.

course," Clyde

at Clyde's response while Irwin sat in front,

Three months!

go home

had both refused, claiming it was for her own

selfish and wanted to pin their hopes on

had wasted three months and

-

everything was ready for the surgery. Clyde

the paperwork beforehand. They went straight to

darkness, Natalie allowed Lydia and Xyla to help her change into her gown. When

Natalie was sitting

you afraid?"

little scared,"

was a little

more than once. She could

the surgical table in her previous life, and how she

darkness after that.

been a single ray of light left in her

she wasn't

She was genuinely scared.

afraid. I'll be by your side," Clyde

in

"Of course."

accompany her into the operating

the person she trusted most. With him by her side, she knew he would

happened in the operating

breathed a sigh of

to how nervous she was, and

for her.

sentiment, but things were

gaze softened when

I'll be with you

the surgery had to be done

have been done in

never

-

on the table. Clyde had promised

else was also

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