Leonica asked.

"Where's Ashley now?" Gabriel asked.

It only took them a second after they had gotten the information they asked for, for them to each rash out of the restaurant and towards their cars.

Kennedy was more than confused when Leonica suddenly pulled the door open and jumped into the car. He was aware that she had promised not to stay too long, which she hadn't, but seeing her in such a hasty state caused him to worry. "Ma'am?" "University hospital, now." Leonica demanded with urgency.

Hearing it was a hospital emergency, most definitely one of her loved ones to have her this worried, Kennerly didn't hesitate to speed through traffic and in a matter of fifteen minutes, they had arrived at the hospital.

Leonica was quick to jump out of her car without any word. Ahead of her, Gabriel who had just arrived minutes before her was already rushing into the hospital. She caught up to him in a matter of seconds and they both approached the receptionist area. "Hello, how may i-?"

"Ashley Romero," Leonica eagerly interrupted. "Where is he?"

The receptionist was still stunned, but managed to maneuver his way through his system logs and found the child they were seeking "P-parent, I assume?" He questioned.

"Yes." Gabriel answered.

"I see. Well, he's in room 205, undergoing check up. Just walk down this hallway and you should find the room in less than a minute." He instructed, pointing in the direction they were meant to head.

Leonies rushed off in a heartbeat whilst Gabriel offered him a thankful nod before chasing after her. However, both their strides were brought to a halt as they spotted a familiar figure standing outside the room where Ashley was supposedly in.

Angelina Fernandez. Seeing her alone was enough to explain the entire situation to Gabriel. But on second look, bandage wrapped around her upper arm and dress dinied, he wasn't really sure what the situation was,

Leonica on the other hand, took one step forward and one look at her before she concluded the entire situation.

The bitch had come for revenge. It was obvious the kind of person Angelina was, bite her once and she'd bite back, in a more painful manner. And it was plain to see, to Leonica at least, that Angelina was here simply because she wanted to get back at her for supposedly murdering her unborn child

But oh how it was a foolish move on her path to show her face after hurting Ashley!

You-" Leonica had matched towards Angelina, temper clearly lost with intentions of dishing out a much deserved blinding slap and many more, when the door behind Angelina opened and Ashley walked out, unharmed but confused at the entire situation. He glanced at his father, mother and then Angelina, before asking "Mommy? Daddy? How are you guys here?"

Seeing her son's face, unharmed and well, Leonica momentarily forgot her anger towards Angelina and rushed to Ashley. She examined his face after wrapping him in her arms. "Oh baby, thank goodness you're alright."

"Why are you guys here?" Ashley repeated after he had gotten enough snuggle from his mother and a smile from his father.

"We... we got a call from your school. They said you had gotten in an accident and rushed to the hospital," Leonica paused and scanned her son. The realization that he was unharmed finally setting in and causing her brows to crease. "But Ashley, you're you're fine." The child nodded his head. "Mhm him. Thet's because," He pointed at Angelina, who had been quiet all this while, holding onto her arm and watching the scene, with a big prin of his and announced "This beautiful Aunty over here protected me.' Spin to Claim

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Had they just head right? Ashley, saved by Angelina? The very same Angelina Fedex they Uh oh, no way in hell that actually happened. But it was abban that Ashley wasn't lying. The boulled demon of joy fooked far too longer to be hyling. At times Levmkarven teared that the kid didn't even know

So, it was either his brain was still a bit miskiled from the entire experience or the doctors had given him some sort of shot that messed up his entire

dandmade him mouth speak all! but rubbish, or perhaps bodi.

Leonica chigged her son's strange bebacion and mencal words up to the two, Chockling, she gently brought his hands down. "Ash, Honry, tell me, do you teel alright "T01., need to question the doctor about

"Noge." The child was spick to shake his heal. This time and however, he didn't iniss the glances his parents exchanged dead as much as he was glad that either of the two wasn't trying to bite one's headball, be colla't igume the waves of misunderstanding that was shooting out of their eyes..

him. "Ash, are you site about what you're saying?" dabelel was the one who add this time, Both he and Lemnica were questioning their son about th woman who had saved him, the very same wen

You see my school hal pone on an excision today. We went to the zon, Ciriel glaced at Leonics for confirmation and she gave him a subtle nol,

was when Ashley lost

sky? How

scaffolding malfunction. Angelina spoke up for the first time, vuice low and Innocent, which died further es Leonie a and Gabriel turned to look at her, showing a lullcation that they acknowledged her

say

sense sering as he had mentioned frons falling from the sky, Leonice thought as she turned her attention

toy looked roughed up, as it someone had taken it and tossed it in the sand, wrestling with it until it was dirty enough and then gave li

were too stunned by the revelation to even

had actually saved

least I could do after everything that I've done. And even if you refuse to accept my apology in that form then I'm okay. But... I couldn't have just sat by and watched a child get hurt when," She touched her stomach with a saddened. "I myself had just lost a baby." Gabriel's expression softened at her words. But Leonica, oh no she wasn't buying one shit. So many things seemed far too coincidental to be a colueklence. Firstly, what the

construction site had been going on for months without one mistake and only a nave person would believe

was one of

a liar if I said this isn't surprising. But thank

offer one of her own back and glanced at Leonica who had just finished picking Ashley up but never once took her gaze off her. "Yeah, thank you, Angelina. I'll have my assistant take care of

Leonica thaght, narrowing; her

The sound of Ashley's voice interrupted her

at him

come to my birthday party?" He

in the right way, Leonica wAS about to rele. Her lips had already parted, words forming on the tip of her tongue, when Gabriel suddenly beat her

heal tapping in Gabriel's direction, per evident in her eyes. But of course, being the person he is, Gabriel Ignored.. managed to ignore the look Leonica was giving him and focused on his son. He took a few steps forward and ruffled The child's hair "Angelina had a trip to a faraway place, but because you want her at your party, I'll have

asked black eyes brimming with

pulling at the corners of his lips as he

questioning, except he sounded

couldn't say what

seem to come to terms with Angelina's foreign actions. When they got home, Ashley noticed Anastasia's Mercedes AMG coupe parked in the driveway and quickly jumped out of the back seat. "Aunty Annie's here!"

exclaimed once again as he spotted his godmother in their kitchen pouring herself

door.

himself into her arm, causing

that you?" Anastasia questioned with a

I'm back." The

hair, her attention later being drawn by Leanica who had just stepped into the kitchen. "Hey Leo," She greeted with a wave, giving the younger boy enough chance to slip out of her hold and head

died off right after the call that had informed her of Ashley's situation. Anastasia lowered her voice to a whisper before she added.

freezer without washing your hands?" Leonica gently scolded as she caught the child in

with the chocolate chip brownie in

something was bothering her

Anastasia's worry off, but decided against it. "Not exactly. She confessed

to me "Anastasia demanded

around as if the walls had ears before

the she devil. "What did she do this time around? Did she try and hurt my

-

spat out the rest of the words, expression contorting into that of confusion as she still couldn't come to

watched Ashley get hurt. But, I don't trust her, Anastasia" She said the last part in a low tone. "I don't know what, I

but

or not, I'll keep an eye on her. Whatever she's up to, she won't

she

If she had any

Ashley's Birthday Party.

days had gone in a bliss of eventless

hard on her wearing. It was a black evening

the dress and wondered why Ashley had been so insistent on her

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