Chapter 22

"Beautiful?" he called.

"Hmm?" Lucy's head was still resting on Ryeon's shoulder, enjoying the calm of being high enough not to hear the car horns.

"You said you were going to start researching the place for your surgery, any updates?"

"Not much... I'm looking into people who have had it done as well. There are some good surgeons here in Seoul and others outside the country. I want to make sure that when I do it, it's something big enough to do with anyone and anywhere."

"The surgery... what's it like?"

Lucy looked at him again, raising her eyes, but she decided to sit up properly and face him.

"How... does it happen?"

"Well, how it happens, I think I know..."

"Right."

"But how is it going to be? Am I going to be by your side? Because I really want to be there, love. I don't want you to go through this alone."