Chapter 209

Yuna looked at me with bright, hopeful eyes. "Keira, do you have a plan?"

I hesitated.

There were options, sure, but could I really take a chance even Hayden wasn't willing to? If the surgery worked, everything would be great.

But if it didn't... the thought of Hayden never forgiving me was the least of my worries. The real fear was breaking his heart in a way that couldn't be fixed.

Yuna must've picked up on my hesitation because her face fell. "You don't have a way, do you? Hayden's too scared to try 'cause it's too risky. I get it. No one can be sure it'll work with how bad things are for me."

She sighed, but then gave me this weak smile, like she was trying to shake off her own sadness.

It wasn't that she was great at hiding her feelings—it's just that she didn't want to drag me down with her.

"It's fine. I'm happy with my life as it is. However long I live, I'm gonna make the most of it. Who knows? Maybe I'll surprise everyone and live to be a hundred," she joked, though he