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 to my hundredth birthday." The more she spoke, the more my heart ached for her. How could I let such a beautiful girl lose hope? I com