Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 209

Then, Ellie looked at me, her face beaming. "Do you have an idea, Mae?"

I was quiet.

I did have an idea, but this was something that even Brandon wouldn't dare to risk. How could I do it?

It would be wonderful if the surgery succeeded. But if it failed, Brandon being unable to forgive me would be the least of our problems. He would die of misery.

"You don't, do you?" Ellie Interpreted my silence as the absence of hope.

She turned her gaze downward, disappointment crossing her face. "Even Brandon doesn't dare to do it because of the dangers involved. I know that my condition isn't something that people have a lot of faith.

in."

She sighed, looking up at me with a smile. She was no shapeshifter. She simply didn't want her feelings to affect my mood.

"It's okay, Mae. I'm happy now. I'll just live until the day I die. Who knows, I might even make it hundredth birthday."

more she spoke, the more my heart

my

hope? I comforted her, saying, "I have a friend who's a doctor. She studied abroad. Now, she's an obstetrician and gynecologist. However, she

lit up at once, shimmering with

course. I came here to have a look at your condition." I might be comforting her,

me understanding the risks involved, I felt unable

She merely

to most and her yard looked straight from a fairytale, she yearned to

wanted to climb mountains, swim in the ocean, ride bicycles, and run around freely.

no choice but to be kept here, far away from the city. She couldn't even fall in love,

be freedom, but it was actually extreme

have all that time to collect her own water? She was so

Thank you, Mae." She held up her

*Really," I assured her.

mine seemed to have illuminated her entire mind. She was

the yard, drinking tea. Then, she brought me into the house and into

neat. There was a beautiful view of