As the plane soared into the sky, Natalie finally asked, "Are we going back to Simeria?"
However, Irwin smiled bitterly and replied, "Don't worry, I'm not selling you."
Natalie frowned. In an instant, she understood that this wasn't a flight back to Simeria. She became
even more displeased.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
Irwin replied, "I'm taking you for surgery."
Natalie fell silent.
Surgery?
Since returning to Simeria, whether it was her skin or her eyes, she had always faced the topic of
surgery.
But now, facing this moment, no one knew what she was feeling inside.
The air was quiet. She drank from the cup in her hand vigorously, then asked tensely, "Is it available?"
She was referring to corneal transplants!
Only those truly in darkness knew how bleak hope could be and how scarce normalcy was, even
though it seemed like everyone on the streets was normal.
How many people in the world hoped?
Stephen repeatedly intervened... but she refused every time. She never wanted to be special because
of her identity. She was just an ordinary person standing in the most ordinary position!
"Yeah," Irwin nodded.
At this moment, Natalie keenly felt the gravity in his tone. She took a deep breath and said, "I won't
accept a living donor."
"You know that, right?"
"I do."
Irwin obviously knew that.
Regardless of how Natalie's identity changed, her stance never wavered, and her heart never
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Except for what she felt toward him and Cedric, nothing else about her had changed.
"Then..."
Natalie frowned, but she didn't finish her sentence. A long silence ensued between them. Natalie's
eyes remained hollow, making it difficult for anyone to discern her emotions.
Irwin looked at her for a long time. He wanted to say something, but the words remained unspoken.
Finally, he sighed. Then, he picked up the glass of red wine in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
It was understandable that his mood was heavy right now.
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Back in Simeria, three months had passed. Heather had wanted to go to Yuloria countless times.
Yet, Natalie hadn't returned yet!
She and Stephen knew what was probably going to happen next.
"If Nat knew..." Heather's tone was uneasy.
Stephen replied, "If Nat knew, she wouldn't agree!"
Even though she resented Cedric, she would never accept such an arrangement from him.
Heather sighed. "He deserves all of this."
Stephen fell silent.
He deserved it!
Although that was what they said, Heather's tone was heavy. After all, this matter couldn't be hidden
forever, and Natalie would find out sooner or later.
"How's Luna?"
Cedric only left today.
He had dropped by Lotus Villa that day.
However, Luna had been so resistant toward him. So, he had watched the child from afar and never
got close to her.
"She's fine as long as she doesn't see him!" Heather said.
Stephen frowned. "Who can we blame?"
Heather's tone was unpleasant when this topic was brought up.
Indeed, who could they blame for the situation between Cedric and Luna reaching this point?
It was all Cedric's own doing. Nobody expected things to come to this.
Stephen looked at Heather and said, "Oh, you...!"
He obviously didn't know what to say to Heather. She was sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, that was for
sure.
In fact, neither of them expected Cedric to make such a decision about Natalie's eyes. They thought
the surgery would take some effort.
However, Cedric unexpectedly stepped forward at this critical moment.
When Clyde came back, he saw the heavy atmosphere between Stephen and Heather. The two
exchanged glances, and Stephen said to Heather, "Cly and I will go to the study, alright?"
"Alright," Heather nodded.
However, her expression still bore the weight of the situation, indicating that she wasn't feeling good
about it.
It was mainly because no one expected things to turn out like this.
After Stephen and Clyde went upstairs, Luna came in from outside.
"Grandma," Luna ran into Heather's arms.
Heather hugged the child and smiled indulgently. "Don't run around like this. It's not good for a girl to
have scars from falling."
Speaking of scars, Heather thought of Natalie's injuries. All of them were evidence of Cedric's past
harm to her.
When she recalled this, Heather felt slightly relieved about Cedric's decision regarding the corneal
transplants.
Yes!
That was the debt he owed Natalie.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNo matter who was scheming in that scenario, emotions were always their own. In that situation,
Natalie always believed in Cedric.
It was just that he ultimately betrayed her trust.
That was why they had reached this point now.
"Grandma."
"Yes?"
"When will Mommy come back?" Luna asked and looked at Heather pitifully.
Heather affectionately rubbed the child's head. "Do you miss her?"
"Yeah, a lot."
Unlike her feelings towards Cedric, Luna genuinely loved Natalie. It had been three months without
seeing her, so one could imagine how much Luna missed her.
Heather held the child and affectionately rubbed her head again. "If your mommy knew how much you
miss her, she would be happy."
"Then why doesn't Mommy come back even if she's happy?"
"She'll come back soon. Really soon!" Heather's tone was bitter as she said this.
Yes, Natalie would come back soon.
Natalie was her daughter. So, Heather knew that during Natalie's time in Simeria, she was actually
afraid.
Natalie wasn't afraid of the darkness but rather the possibility of never seeing her child grow up, which
was the cruelest thought for her.
Natalie would be able to see...!
However, the price of seeing comes with its own hardships...
"Oh, Luna." Heather thought about the child's fate and felt even more bitter.
A mother and a father...!
Was it really destined that only one could exist in Luna's life? Wasn't that too cruel of fate?
"What's wrong, Grandma?"
Luna was very sensitive to emotions.
Perhaps it was because of what had happened with Cedric last time. Whenever adults have such
heavy emotions now, Luna can clearly feel it. Her sensitivity often left people feeling helpless and, more
importantly... heartbroken!