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!

Natalie longed for Luna during this

other harm awaited Luna in the

with her child. She wanted to see Luna grow up and witness

firsthand.

Clyde replied

Clyde's response while Irwin

Three months!

home numerous times to both Irwin and

had both refused, claiming it was for her own

they were selfish and wanted

know, they had wasted

-

was ready for the surgery. Clyde brought Natalie, and Dylan had taken

the paperwork beforehand. They went straight to

allowed Lydia and Xyla to help

was sitting

afraid?"

little scared,"

was a little

the operating table more than once. She could still vividly recall how those

placed her on the surgical table in her previous life, and how she had

darkness after that.

hadn't been a single ray of light left in

she wasn't

She was genuinely scared.

I'll be by your side," Clyde

with me in

"Of course."

accompany her into the

Her brother was the person she trusted most. With him by her side, she knew

matter what happened in the operating

Great..." Natalie breathed a

to how nervous she was, and he felt a pang

for her.

sentiment, but things

when he looked

afraid. I'll be with you all the way," Clyde

didn't understand why the surgery had to be

it have been

she never

-

was already on the table. Clyde had promised to be with her,

was

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