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Clyde keptforting Natalie, "Don''t be afraid. Listen to me and rx. Take deep breaths. It''s okay...!"
After a long time, Natalie finally rxed under Clyde''s reassurance. Those horrible memories gradually
faded away.
Her heart also calmed downpletely, and Clyde felt somewhat relieved when he saw her like this.
Then, the surgery began.
Just as they were about to administer the anesthetic, Natalie asked, "Can you tell me whose corneas
are being used?"
At her words, Clyde subconsciously nced in Cedric''s direction, and Cedric was also looking at him!
The two men locked eyes, sparks of tension and resignation flying between them.
Finally, Clyde looked away. "I don''t know. They were donated."
"And the person?"
"Deceased."
Natalie fell silent, and Cedric said nothing.
Clyde''s straightforward answer indicated his unwillingness to dwell on the issue any further, so what
else was there to argue about now?
Perhaps this was the best resolution for all of them!
At that moment, Cedric and Clyde felt Natalie rx upon hearing about the deceased donor.
After the anesthetic was administered and right before Natalie lost consciousness, Clyde suddenly
asked, "Nat, if Cedric had offered you his eyes from the start, would you have epted them?"
The atmosphere in the entire operating room froze at that moment.
Cedric looked at Natalie, his eyes filled with endless pain.
Natalie was taken aback by the question. However, her consciousness was fading, and she didn''t
answer the question in the end!
But Cedric knew she wouldn''t have epted them. Even if he had proposed such a solution earlier,
she wouldn''t have epted them, even if it meant she would stay blind for life.
She resented him so deeply, so how could she allow herself to be tainted by a part of him?
Natalie''s temperament had reached such a level after many years! Even though she had once been
nothing but ir''s shadow, Cedric understood herpletely.
What Natalie didn''t know was that, in the end, she wasn''t just ir''s shadow anymore. In fact, many
times, ir... was the one who walked in Natalie''s shadow.
For both Cedric and Irwin, there had probably been earth-shattering changes deep in their hearts!
Yes!
That must be the case.
-
The surgery ended.
Two people had entered the operating room together but came out separately... Then, they were
wheeled away in different directions.
Just like their paths in life!
They hadpletely diverged, heading toward opposite ends!
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There would be no more entanglement between them, nor would they see each other again!
They hadpletely moved on to different ends. -
Lydia and X were not involved in the surgery, so they were unaware of what had transpired.
They quietly stood by Natalie''s side.
Clyde was there from the start to the end.
Since he arrived, he had deliberately kept Irwin away from Natalie most of the time. Despite knowing
Irwin''s intentions, Clyde had spent many years in Wexford and had only one belief: Irwin was a
dangerous man.
Both Irwin and Cedric were dangerous individuals, and their existence was anything but simple.
So, keeping a distance from them was for the best!
In the hospital corridor, Clyde offered Irwin a cigarette.
Irwin replied, "We''re in a hospital. I don''t smoke here."
Clyde froze. Eventually, he put the cigarette back into the pack.
sping his hands together, Clyde spoke with a deep, somewhat forceful tone, "Once she''s better, you
two should get a divorce."
Irwin fell silent.
At his words, Irwin''s mind went nk!
He looked at Clyde, and his eyes surged with uncontroble emotions at that moment.
Clyde met his gaze, his tone almost bloodthirsty as he said, "Do you think just because Cedric''s gone,
she''s yours?"
Each word dripped with icy sarcasm.
In truth, Clyde hadn''t arrived at this conclusion until now, not evenst night.
But why was it different now?
Was it because of the surgery?
There was so much blood...!
After the anesthetic wore off, Natalie would have to endure endless pain. Pain she wasn''t supposed to
bear, pain that shouldn''t exist in her world.
But what was the reason she needed to endure it?
It was because of Irwin... and Cedric!
"You..." Irwin started.
"Don''t have the right to say this?" Clyde''s lips curled into a smile.
That smile was cold, ironic, yet filled with unwavering resolve.
In Natalie''s world, there was indeed an insurmountable barrier. At this moment, Irwin felt it more acutely
than ever.
Natalie wasn''t alone anymore.
She truly wasn''t alone anymore.
Once, in Cedric''s world, she was alone!
Cedric was the only person in her life, so whatever Cedric said wasw. Whatever Cedric wanted, he
got.
But not anymore!
She now had more family and more people to protect her. Now, no one, whoever they were, could
easily harm her.
Irwin took several deep breaths but couldn''t suppress the heaviness in his heart.
"The Entes family now..."
"They''re going through a critical period now!" Clyde''s words cut through sharply once again.
At that moment, Irwin didn''t know what to say.
Indeed.
Everything Clyde said was true.
They knew everything!
Before Irwin could speak, Clyde continued, "Though it''s the Entes family, our family will be able to
protect one person."
Irwin fell silent.
Yes!
Previously, Irwin''s marriage to Natalie had been a show of strength. He had done it hastily to give
Natalie some peaceful days, hoping to shield her from the current turmoil in the Entes family.
But the Jarvis family''s protection was Natalie''s fundamental support.
"And don''t try to use me to threaten her. Both of you have threatened her far too much."
Irwin remained silent.
Once again, he was rendered speechless!
Clyde seemed to have prating eyes, sharp enough to see through people''s minds. Nobody could
escape his gaze.
Such eyes were too sharp.
Irwin had never felt like this before.
For years, he had never felt this exposed!
As Clyde turned to enter the ward, Irwin couldn''t hold back any longer.
He eximed, "I won''t!"
Clyde halted in his steps. His gaze was piercing as he looked at Irwin, and Irwin''s eyes met his with
newfound resolve.