On the other end of the line, Abigail didn't refute Natalie's words.
After all, those who stood at the summit, whether outwardly or inwardly, were not simple individuals.
"Perhaps you're right," Abigail admitted.
"Alright."
Natalie ended the call.
Sitting in the darkness, Natalie's mind was in turmoil. When Irwin returned, she remained seated where
she was.
The man approached, his cool aura enveloping her.
He knelt and took Natalie's hand. Then, he said, "Your hands are still cold."
His tone was gentle. Without a second thought, Natalie withdrew her hand from his grasp.
Irwin fell silent as bitterness flashed in his eyes.
To say he was sad...!
Despite Irwin successfully separating Cedric from Natalie, it wasn't like he was having a good time by
her side. He didn't know how to break down the barriers in Natalie's heart.
"Nat," he sighed deeply, wanting to say something. But seeing Natalie's indifferent expression, he held
back his words.
As days passed by, Natalie's eyes remained unresponsive. Despite Edward's expertise as a great
doctor and the effectiveness of the medications administered, there was no improvement in her
condition.
Was it inevitable that the surgery would have to be performed?
"Is it raining again outside?"
Natalie had become very familiar with the sound on the roof during her time here.
"Yes," Irwin replied.
"The weather in Yuloria isn't great at all."
It rained constantly, and Natalie wondered how the people in Yuloria managed.
"You don't like this weather?" Irwin asked.
He remembered Natalie once expressing her desire to visit Yuloria because of its beautiful scenery.
However, after experiencing it firsthand, she understood that every place had pros and cons.
"I don't like it."
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"And after this period, it'll get so cold that it's maddening, right?"
"Pretty much!" Irwin replied.
It was the truth.
It was only after the rainy season had passed that she realized how cold it could be here.
As time passed slowly, Natalie became increasingly accustomed to the darkness.
People often said that familiarity was frightening. However, when one truly reached that state and saw
no hope, adaptation and resignation were the only options.
Most people hesitated to give up their lives and chose to adapt.
Natalie was among the former.
When she lost her sight completely, just like in her previous life, she chose... to adapt diligently.
She adapted!
And with this adaptation, her hatred towards Irwin and Cedric grew stronger and stronger.
It was an overwhelming hatred!
So she warned Irwin and Cedric never to give her a chance to see them again in this lifetime, or she
would make sure they suffered beyond redemption.
The medicine still had no effect on her!
When the three-month time limit was almost up, Irwin... reached out and waved his hand in front of
Natalie as he held his breath!
Irwin kept an eye on Natalie's subtle reaction, but there was... no reaction at all.
How could she have no reaction?
Why was there no reaction?
Three months had passed.
Edward said that if there was no improvement in three months, surgery was the only option for her
eyes.
"Nat?"
Irwin sighed.
Natalie was silent. At his words, she stirred slightly.
"When did you come back?"
At this moment, Irwin's mind was blank.
There was no reaction. The medicine truly had no effect at all.
Three months had almost passed. Had the three months of suffering been in vain?
"Do you still feel nothing?" Irwin asked in a tight voice.
Nobody knew how complicated his feelings were at this moment. He and Cedric had been enemies for
so many years.
They had fought for so many years! They had even schemed against each other for so many years.
Yet they... had never truly harmed each other. At most, they had caused damage to each other's
external interests.
However, now... Irwin understood better than anyone else what this meant.
Natalie frowned, "No!"
The words hit Irwin's heart heavily. He took several deep breaths to suppress the heaviness in his
chest.
Then he said, "It's okay. There are still five days left."
That was right!
There were still five days until the end of three months. Perhaps something would change in the next
five days.
Natalie had already accepted it in her heart. She probably understood that the medicine had no effect
on her.
But when it came to this point, the one who couldn't accept it the most turned out to be Irwin.
"Let's wait a little longer," Irwin said, not sure if he was comforting himself or persistently believing that
there was still hope for the medicine.
So, in the evening, he watched Natalie drink the medicine with his own eyes.
Although he was physically present during this time, he was always mentally elsewhere.
Given his nature, even though he was in Yuloria, he could very well be thinking about the matters
related to Wexford.
People always said that once a person had been tainted, anything they did would always be associated
with that stain.
"Just one more sip, be good," Irwin frowned when Natalie put down the bowl.
Natalie was silent.
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One sip?
Lydia and Xyla clearly sensed that something was off with Irwin.
What was he up to?
Although Irwin had been attentive to Natalie during this time, his demeanor today was clear to
everyone.
"Irwin, don't you understand?" Natalie asked.
"Just one more sip. Be good, okay?" Irwin forcibly interrupted Natalie's words as if he knew what she
was going to say but didn't want to hear anything.
No one knew how tightly wound Irwin's heart was at this moment. The pain gripped him fiercely,
causing him to feel suffocated.
In the end, Natalie reached out to take the bowl from his hand.
However, Irwin said, "I'll feed you...!"
"I'll do it myself!" Natalie said coldly.
Irwin didn't argue with her. He carefully placed the bowl into her hands and watched her drink all the
medicine.
Bitter!
It was truly bitter.
Watching Natalie endure the bitterness of drinking the medicine was heart-wrenching, and thinking
about what was to come made it even more bitter.
"Happy?" Natalie handed the empty bowl to Irwin, not leaving a drop.
That seemed to finally make Irwin relent.
"Open your mouth. I have the rock sugar."
"No need."
"Nat."
"Isn't the bitterness between you and him that you made me endure worse than this medicine?" Natalie
said in a tone devoid of warmth.
Yet, it was these words that made Irwin feel suffocated instantly.
Indeed...!
Over the years, wasn't the bitterness between him and Cedric, which affected Natalie, worse than this
bowl of medicine?