"Hey, this isn't your fault. Don't cry now." She gently soothed. "Your daddy's going to wake up soon, I'm sure of it, so please don't cry."

"B-but mommy, what if daddy wakes up and... And doesn't love me anymore." Ashley voiced out the fears he had held close to him for a while now His fears that his father would abandon him after his incident. "You can't say that, Ashley, and stop thinking like that. Your father loves you, more than anything else in the world."

"Even more than you?" He questioned.

"Especially more than me." She replied, not caring that it would be a lie.

Ashley's fears were slowly subsiding as he processed his mother's words. He was about to thank her when a nurse came into the room, informing them that Leonardo was here to pick Ashley as per the usual time.

"Go on ahead." She encouraged him. "I'll be with you at home as soon as I ensure your daddy's okay."

"You promise?" Ashley asked, holding up his pinky.

Leonica hooked hers around it with a smile. "I promise."

With the promise sealed, Ashley climbed into the bed, kissing his father's head goodbye before he hoped off and scurried away with th

When they had finally left, Leonica allowed her face to fall. She stared at Gabriel, the rise and fall of his chest the only sign et lite be luut

"If you don't wake up soon, I swear. Leonica passed, trying her best not to allow the tears gathering in her eyes to fall.

to happen." She whispered and hung her head, chuckling wistfully at the fact that she was talking to someone who couldn't even respond Why won she suddenly

coffee with little to no interest. It was the first coffee slie had had in day, yet she

in the mood Came

uqpiestioned.

like the fact that someone could so easily read her expression or the fact that Owen had spoken about Gabriel's condition, whichever one of the two it had been, suddenly

mean why did I call you here?" He asked. "Can't hang out with my friend, who has barely talked to me for the

you don't have anything better to say to me, I might just as well take my leave." She said and was just about to stand up when Owen brought out a small envelope and placed it on the table,

the letter and read through it confirming that it was indeed true. "You're a life savor." She said and looked up at him, the first smile in three

he felt a bit bitter about the fact that the smile wasn't meant for him "I'm always here to save your

be

better," Owen said and watched as her eyes shifted back to the envelope, the smile disappearing the moment they

blurted out,

looked at him with a confused gaze.

seen so far, all Gabriel has done is make your life a living. hell, yet you

""You don't?"

"Nope."

why did you save

replied. "They're supposed to help those in need, and I know for a fact that Gabriel's a person who's in need of

they were." Owen challenged, but before she had the chance to answer, her phone

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