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!

longed for Luna during this

other harm

to be with her child. She wanted to see Luna grow

firsthand.

course," Clyde replied

smiled at Clyde's response while Irwin sat

Three months!

requested to go home numerous

had both refused, claiming it was for her own

and wanted to pin their hopes on

they know, they had wasted three months and

-

hospital, everything was ready for the surgery. Clyde brought Natalie, and

the paperwork beforehand. They went straight

allowed Lydia and Xyla to help her change into

sitting calmly

afraid?"

little

was a

been on the operating table more than once. She

table in her previous life, and how she had woken up

darkness after that.

a single ray of light

say she wasn't afraid

She was genuinely scared.

I'll be by your side,"

stay with me in the operating room?"

"Of course."

hearing that Clyde would accompany her into the operating room, Natalie breathed

the person she trusted most. With him by her

no matter what happened in the operating

Great..." Natalie breathed a

Natalie trembling slightly due to how nervous she

for her.

to have this sentiment, but things were

softened when

be with you

why the surgery had to

have been done in

she never asked

-

operating room, Natalie was already on the

was

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