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!"

apologies! I want you to be okay.

of a mother, always

wrapped her arms around Heather's slender

okay? I promise I'll have the surgery,"

"Nat..."

please don't worry," Natalie was enveloped in Heather's

gently stroked Natalie's soft hair and murmured, "You

Natalie interrupted before Heather

"What?" Heather responded.

consent to anything if it meant Natalie would

breath, she said, "I won't

Heather nodded in

consent to

too well how Cedric had once prioritized saving Isabella's

didn't want to hurt anyone with her

the thought of

to that," Heather

hearing Natalie's willingness to undergo the surgery, a

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