the doctor.

"And what is it?" The other voice that spoke belonged to Gabriel.

There was a moment of silence during which Leonica completed her steps, turning the comer in time to catch the doctor's expression, tentative and reluctance ridden, before he spoke. "We'll have to perform surgery and... have her uterus removed." The doctor announced, surprising both Gabriel and Leonica

Thankful

presence.

her hand had gone up fast enough, covering her lips before a gasp escaped her mouth. But that still didn't stop Gabriel from noticing her

"Alright, let's do that." As Gabriel spoke, his voice was full of hesitance, after all, he knew Angelina was going to be angry at him because of this move he was making, but that didn't matter to him at the present time, what did, was saving her life

*I understand, I'll have a consent form prepared immediately. Once you've signed it, the surgery can commence." The doctor said and bowed. "Please

Once the doctor was finally gone, Gabriel tumed around and his eyes twitched when he saw th Guilt was that guilt?

"Gabelel-"

the expression on Leonica's face.

"What are you doing here? His question cut her words shut.

"low..how's the baby?"

"The baby? What about Angelina, don't you want to know how she's doing?!" Gabriel snapped. But Leonica was already prepared to take his amper, so she did not so much as flinch and remained silent

Seeing her indifference towards Angelina despite the situation, Gabriel's temper rose. "Get out." He pointed towards the way she had come "Leave,

now.

"Angelina would need her rest as soon as she recovers from the surgery, and she won't be able to get that if you're here. So, please leave. Now"

The next few hours after the operation felt extremely long. By the time Angelina was coming around, it was sometime in the late evening

Stirring slightly in the hospital bed, she groaned in pain. "Mm, Gabe, Gabriel."

"I'm here." Gabriel was quick to stand up from the chair he had been waiting in and approached her. Taking her hand, he gently asked, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine," Angelina offered him a strained smile that faded the instant realization hit her. She was in the hospital. "G-gabe?"

"Yes, Ange?"

"I-the baby_how's my baby?" She questioned.

Much to her dismay, Gabriel remained silent and lowered his head. That alone told her all she needed to low,

Her child was gone. Tears welled up in the comers of her eyes and her grip tightened around Gabriel's hand.

"No, Gabriel, what happened to my baby? Say something" Despite her words, Gabriel remained silent. "Don't remain quiet, was something damnit! Say something." The last of her words jolted out in a broken sob, which soon led to a full-on crying spree Gabriel, who was never good with his words, could only but pull her into his chest as she cried. He couldn't fully understand her pain, but the least he could do was comfort her as she cried.

Her sobs had dragged on for close to thirty minutes and Gabriel remained by her side, comforting her and readying her for the more painful bomb. Just as she had lost her child, she had also lost her ability to bear children.

When he was sure she had cried enough, he gently pulled away and wiped her cheeks with the pad of his thumb. "Angelina. there's something else I

H

"Wh what is it?!

the doctors had to perform a

H

ii

expected. "My... Uterus?" Her hand trailed up the hospital blanket covering one third of her body and squeezed her stomach. It felt empty, a feeling that brought tears to her eyes against her will How had things come to this? She lost both her baby and her will to be a mother her

all her fault." She

of her words and asked. "What did

woman...this is all that woman's freaking

anything that stepped in its way, only I this case, the only thing it wanted to kill

calm down. I'm here, it doesn't matter whether you can

you just..say?" Angelina asked with creased brows. In the past, those would have been the words Angelina would want

fucking heard you," She sneered. "And do you think that's what I want to hear?! Of course not, but since you don't

there and kill the fucking witch that killed

enough Angelina!" Gabriel fired back, finally shutting off

"Gabriel-"

another word from you," He held up has index finger. "I've kept quiet and played the fool

you

know

The Devil, And He Shall

doesn't mean you should take an for

words had locked some of her missing sense back into her, returning

to be "Pilnever take you for a fool, Gabriel. I

And I'm supposed to believe that?" Reaching into the pocket of his leather jacket, Gabriel fished out

you do it?"

question Immediately, Gabriel tinkered with his phone for a few seconds, a minute at most, before he tossed it into her lap. " Nowadays, I really do

at the phone, Angelina became speechless at the

later part, early in the menting, showed the very same female scrambling out of the

After all, she had made sure to delete the surveillance footage before she left the hotel that morning, so how was she watching it right

about as a different question; why did you lie to

gaze, she quickly lowered her

wished to pull on her hairs

in such a situation? She cursed in her mind. However, even she didn't need to think twice as much as she was

was all because of a certain white-Ette, or at least that was what she comforted herself with, when the real reason... the correct answer to that question was, well, still as simple. Her downright stupidity, that was what landed her in the

The sound of Gabriel's voice threw her out

outcome, of how Gabriel would look at her now that he knew she lied. She was no longer the plain, untainted lily in his eyes, so how was he going to view and treat her from here on out? The answer to that question terrified Angelina more

morning, J. I thought the

wasn't just any man. He was Gabriel Bryce; a father and

sorry, Please, please forgive

I want to hear

told you is the reason why I did what I did; why I lied to you. But I promise... that is the only time I've ever lled to you. So, do you.. forgive me?" She forced a smile on her lips as she asked. But rather than a genuine smile that she intended to show, it came off as more of a lopsided twitch, rather than

did was... sigh, "I'm leaving." He stood up from the chair he sat beside her, causing Angelina to scramble in her spot, only to groan from the fresh pain of the surgery. Gabriel looked over his shoulder at this, thinning his lips at her pained expression. You should

in

said and began walking, but just before he

wanted, he stopped and looked back at her. But the

Angelina called out. "G-b

eyes,

emotion pune a

and orbs cold, she flinched.

out to look awkward, she asked. "We're you're

glanced over his shoulder for the last time and without so much as a smile, he said. "Rest Angelina, you' re really going to

right?"

with that,

few hours later. By his side was Lloyd, who

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