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?!

that you survived, the doctors had to perform a surgery on

H

ii

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 will to bear any child for Gabriel all because of

is all her

only caught the last of her words and asked. "What

woman's freaking fault! This is all

to kill anything that stepped in

it doesn't matter whether you can have

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

sneered. "And do you think that's what I want to hear?!

out there and kill the fucking witch that

Angelina!" Gabriel fired back, finally shutting off Angelina's

"Gabriel-"

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

you talking

child, did you honestly believe I didn't know it did not belong to me? Huh,

The Devil, And He Shall

Chose to keep quiet, doesn't mean you should take an

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

damsel Gabriel knew her once to be "Pilnever take you for a fool, Gabriel. I love

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

it?"

a minute at most, before he tossed it into her

Angelina became

party, showing that Leonica had been the one who stepped into the room, And the later part, early in the menting, showed the very same female scrambling out of the room and she later stepping in Angelina breathing became labored, panic setting in much like before "How... how did you get this?" She uttered

before she left the hotel that morning, so how was she watching it right

his shoulders almost nonchalantly. "How about as a different question; why did you

gaze, she quickly lowered her heal,

seconds of hard thinking, the brunette more than wished to pull on her hairs as she came up with

cursed in her mind. However, even she didn't need to think twice as much as

in plain sight, the reason why she had landed in such a predicament 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 predicament she

sound of Gabriel's voice threw her out of her rumination and ever constant cursing

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 than she ever had been in her entire

J. I thought the worst, I

was Gabriel Bryce; a father and he wanted answers

Please, please forgive me, would

I want to

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 a smile, due to all the tension her

seconds had passed after her question, when, mach to her dismay, all Gabriel 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

in

and began walking, but just before he reached

looked back at her. But the moment she looked into

Angelina called out. "G-b

eyes,

emotion pune a

orbs cold, she

smile, which once again turned out to look

shoulder for the last time and without so much as a smile, he

right?"

with that,

himself seated in Club Parish, a few hours later. By his side was Lloyd, who was trying to

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