Gwen didn't ask Yvonne to make a decision. Instead, she gave Yvonne time to consider it.

For the whole night, Yvonne tossed and turned in bed. In the end, she stared at the ceiling, slowly collecting her thoughts.

She wasn't afraid of anyone or anything. But when she'd seen Conan lying on that bed today, her first instinct had been to think of Stephen.

She wasn’t afraid of him. Rather, she just didn’t want to do anything that would upset him.

Yvonne came to a realization. Since when had she become so concerned about how Stephen felt?

When it came to anything to do with Conan, Stephen would abandon her without hesitation.

Why did she have to care about him? On top of that, as long as the entire treatment was kept secret, Stephen wouldn't know that she'd treated Conan. She'd be able to complete her task and grant Conan a whole new life.

In other words, she was basically giving this up for nothing.

After a bout of consideration, Yvonne finally made her decision.

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