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

harm

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

firsthand.

course," Clyde

Clyde's response while Irwin sat in

Three months!

to go home numerous times to both

claiming it

wanted to pin their hopes on

they know, they had wasted three

-

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

went straight to the preparation

Xyla to help

Natalie was sitting calmly on the

you afraid?"

little scared," she

truly was a

had been on the operating table more than once. She could

in her previous life, and how she had woken

darkness after that.

hadn't been a single ray of light left in her

wasn't afraid was

She was genuinely scared.

by your side,"

in

"Of course."

her into the operating

With him by her side, she knew he would

matter what happened in the

good... Great..." Natalie breathed a sigh of

slightly due to how nervous she

for her.

sentiment, but things were different now. He accepted this

his gaze softened when he looked at

be with you

understand why the surgery had to be done

been

she never

-

the operating room, Natalie was already on the table. Clyde had promised to

was also

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