Natalie hadn't initially considered the issue, but with her vision deteriorating rapidly after her trip to Mounta Elven, it was hard to ignore the connection.

"You can't even handle bright lights. How could you...?"

Heather was genuinely alarmed. Now, no matter where Natalie wished to go, Heather would likely object, given the harm certain places posed to her eyes.

"It's not a big deal, Mom," Natalie tried to reassure.

"Quiet!" Heather's frustration was palpable, her head throbbing with anger.

"I genuinely forgot," Natalie admitted.

She had indeed forgotten the warnings from her doctor. Since she seldom visited snowy regions, the advice slipped her mind over time.

She hadn't anticipated such severe consequences this time around.

"You forgot?! The price of forgetting is getting plunged into darkness! Don't you understand?" Heather's tone was more than just pained.

It was frantic!

Feeling the urgency in Heather's voice, Natalie's anxiety spiked. "Mom, I'm sorry!"

your apologies! I want you to be okay. Can't

of a mother, always wishing the

heart. She wrapped her arms around Heather's slender waist.

I promise I'll have the surgery," Natalie

"Nat..."

Natalie was enveloped in Heather's embrace and felt like

Natalie's soft hair

interrupted before Heather could

"What?" Heather responded.

anything if it meant Natalie

Natalie. Taking a deep breath,

nodded in

would naturally consent to

all too well how Cedric had once prioritized saving Isabella's eyes,

was why Natalie didn't want to hurt

thought of harming another for her

Heather

Natalie's willingness to undergo the surgery, a weight lifted off Heather's

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