Before she had the chance to even process, talk less respond to the text she has received, a sudden hand on her shoulder startled her. "Sony I'm late." The voice apologized.

Her body suddenly became alert and she nearly snapped her head around to view the owner of the hand who stepped beside her. "Damn you Riley!" She hissed.

The man chuckled at her reaction, removing his hand from her shoulder.

"My, my, you really are mad, aren't you?" He joked and pulled the chair opposite her and seated down.

"You think? Anastasia asked sarcastically and shook her head, hastily burying her phone inside her purse. "What took you so long?"

"I was stuck in traffic, had a meeting and all that jazz, Lloyd waved his hand dismissively. "Now, how about we order?

Anastasia so wanted to take him up on his words, traffic and all, but today, no recently, she wasn't really in the mood to play cat and mouse, mote so after seeing the text message she had just gotten. Remembering it for a moment was enough to have her fingers curlying around the table cloth.

In down, it might just be a prank. She told herself while Lloyd raised his hand and beckoned the waitress over.

"Two glasses of lemonade and uh," He paused to glance at Anastasia, who was still looking somewhat distracted. "Anastasia, you hungry?"

"Huh?"

"Food, are you hungry? Lloyd questionedquestioned, watching as she blinkes a handful of times as if too think deeply about his simple question before shaking her head. "Oh, uh, no.

Lloyd nodded his head and ordered two plates of pasta, handing the waitress the menu and sending her off.

"Are you okay?" He asked once they were alone.

"Yes, of course." Anastasia said.

Lloyd didn't believe her, but saw no reason to push on. He had simple asked out of courtesy, so, whether she really was okay or not, wasn't really any of his business. "Okay then, shall we get started?" He asked, clapping his hands together and smiling.

"Yeah, we should." Anastasia replied. "So, you have a plan or not?"

At her question, Lloyd brought out his phone and placed it on the table, sliding it to her. "Here, is operation memory recovery."

Anastasia took the phone and glanced at the screen. The moment she did, she couldn't help but frown.

"This is just a list of random activities."

*Exactly." Lloyd smiled, clearly proud. "The best way to help one recover their memory is to do activities they're familiar with. Says medical research."

"Medical research?" Anastasia repeated, her frown growing deeper.

"Yup." Lloyd said, popping the 'P. "I looked it up."

Anastasia shook her head and handed the phone back to him. "Look, I don't know what the hell you're thinking, but, there is no way Gabriel's memory can be treated with a bunch of random activities. You need a professional and a plan. A good one." Lloyd grumbled underneath his breath, annoyed by the fact that Anastasia was shooting down his plan.

"Alright then," He said, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning back against the chair. "How do you propose we handle this?"

"How do I propose? This is your idea, you brought me out here because you had an idea to help my best friend and her son, my godson, but well, from the looks of it, you've got nothing"

Lloyd didn't seem too pleased with her answer and his frown deepened.

"Well, if you've got a better plan, speak up."

At his words, Anastasia opened her mouth, ready to speak. Only, she paused and closed it.

She had a plan, well, kind of,

She wasn't sure it her idea would work, or if it was a good idea, but, it was better than nothing

"I do "She spoke

"Really?" Lloyd asked, raising a brow. "Care to share it?"

"Gladly." Anastasia said, leaning forward and flashing a smirk.

"Alright, let's hear it."

"The key to regaining lost memories is to make the person relive their old days. So, if Gabriel is going to regain his memories, he needs to relive his old life."

Lloyd seemed to have been thinking over her words, nodding his head a few times.

"Okay," He said. "So what's the plan?"

Gabriel needs to live with Leonica," She painfully admitted, cringing at the thought and the thought of her friend's face if she were to suggest something like this to her. ay, I'm all for that."

Walt," Anastasia raised her hand. "You are?

Lloyd nodded his head. "Why wouldn't I? If living with his ex wife would help him, why wouldn't I be for it."

"Wow, didn't think you'd actually agree"

"And why's that?" Lloyd asked with a slight pout as he leaned forward on the table.

Anastasia stared at him for a few seconds, seemingly caught in the look in his eyes but after a few seconds, she shook her head and waved her hand dismissively.

"Never mind," She said and glanced away, watching as the waitress approached.

Lloyd on the other hand, watched her, something about the way she has been acting, now avoiding his gaze and all, pricked him. Perhaps it was because no woman, at least the ones he had scored, never did something like this. Maybe it was a sign that she was different. In a good way?

Lloyd couldn't help but scoff at the thought, shaking his head and chuckling, not knowing what else to do.

"Maybe I'm just imagining things.'

With a deep breath, Lloyd sighed.

"Yeah, I probably am."

Two days later, Gabriel was discharged from the hospital, given a few drugs to help with the recovery of small scratches and the stab wound and some to help with his memory, Simply vitamins, nothing too much. Once that was taken care of, his papers of discharge were handed over and after a short conversation Bill left his office

However, on their way out, Gabriel spotted two familiar faces standing outside the hospital, "Hey," He called out.

with Doctor Baile

Bailey, he along with

The two, whom had been conversing turned their heads and the younger one's lips instantly curved into a smile when he saw his father. "Daddy!" Ashley called out and rushed towards him. Gabriel caught him with a grunt, wincing slightly when he felt a sharp pain on his right shoulder.

"How are you champ?" He asked.

"Fine." Ashley answered while his mother's presence looked behind him and soon she placed her hand on his head, ruttling his hair "Hey, you need to be careful. Your dad still needs to recover." She scolded him gently Ashley nodded his head. "I will, mominy.'

H

"Good." She said and glanced at Gabriel Hey." Her greeting was so quiet that not only did Gabriel nearly miss it because of the volume, but also because he had not expected her to great first

of his lips unconsciously stretching.

asked, changing the subject, her attention

back to the assistant who

the word. "Can we follow

Leonica shook her

a pout

Your daddy has to take

with you guys coming around."

the same time, the

Ertel nodded.

said while nodding. "I'm sure Bill

Bill said I with a shake of his

Gabriel grinned. "So, are you

back in the house she and Gabriel had shared during the two years of their marriage. "Please mommy, please!"

we'll come." She finally gave in and watched as her son

""Yay!" He exclaimed.

cheered, Gabriel couldn't help but chuckde, but that soon disappeared when

He couldn't understand why. Hadn't

she had

so, maybe she felt uncomfortable being there, even though it was

He told her, watching as she looked at him in the eye and

they walked towards the car, Bill holding

the only one left, he quickly walked around the car,

told Gabriel everything that happened the last couple of days and the older

A part o

if he was going to be different if he ever

what's to expect, those words concluded her thoughts as they pulled

they had lived in. The

a place of good and bad memories, both which she couldn't decide if she wanted

had decided to help him, so, there was no way she

fact that she would have to work closely with her

as Gabriel stepped out of the car, followed by her son and

long, silent breath before gingerly putting her

would soon

Ex Wife Is A

five years, felt foreign to Leonica. Her eyes wandered the familiar interior while she looked around like a child who had been lost in a wave of busy Monday adults. Everything was the same even after

look atter she and Gabriel during their first year of marriage, greeted with a polite bow. His

could only force a smile under his disbelieving gaze, however, it soon turned genuine as

back of

doing well, WILL" She said, tipping her head in

shifted as he had addressed her by her old title,

off as a sentence

at him, but none the less, his greeting was

turned to face his employer, about to question how he was feeling after waking up from a three weeks long sleep

wrap his head around what seemed so different in his employer. Or

aura?

that had surrounded Gabriel had visibly reduced, making him seen the most approachable Will has ever seen since he had started working

didn't hesitate

1

to have noticed when he was coming from or rather, the cause

beckoned him a few steps from

He seems, different "Will asked, not wanting to do right off the bat and

change that fast,

Gabriel and Ashley, Gabriel to be precise, before she opened her mouth

fine, but, he sustained a couple of severe injuries during the fire and that least

a moment, he cursed Angelina, because from what he has heard, information from Lloyd and Christian who have been frequenting the estate for the past week, the young master, Ashley, had been

grown to be, Will had been at the Bryce main mansion, with Lila, Gabriel's grandmother, for as long as he could remember, so it was safe to say he had helped raise Gabriel. He knew the sweet and kind boy Gabriel has been despite his parents harsh treatment and conditions to be met for successor. He had also witnessed his joy and sorrows, regrettably

a son had been put in danger, by the person he loved, the very same woman he had tried warning him about, was something that

of ranting in his head, and best believe it, making a mental note to chase

come back?"

only to find them missing Soon, however, she located them on the couch, Ashley happily seated in his father's lap. "The doctor says he lost ten years of memories." She

Will pondered over the information, something clicking

fear, Leonica nodded. "Yes, he's aware of Grandma's death. I

quiet sigh, Will nodded while Leonica explained the much needed information in the next couple of minutes. When she was

when he

the father and son duo. Gabriel looked up from the tablet Ashley

He smelt the

home

a more polite

Leonica, almost missing the look she gave him while engrossed

she had given him said; I explained

Nothing more, nothing less..

"Thank you, Will. I look forward to your care in the coming

older male's lips

him when it seemed like he was about to

"Yes, Madam?"

asked. "Would you happen to know where the photo alburns

in the last room by your left down the hall. He informed. Nodding her head, Leonica

Would you be needing anything else?" The question was directed towards all

heads, Ashley piped up. "Ice Cream,

""Most certainly"

answered with

Will so

H

The child said and hopped off his father's lap. Before he embarked on his journey towards the land of ice cream, he turned towards his parents one last time and asked. "Should 1 save any for you?" Neither Gabriel Nor

your mother and I are good, you can go ahead and enjoy yourself." Gabriel answered and with that, Ashley linked his hand with Will and disappeared soon after into the

who was trying to process a

cream in his house? Booze and wine, sure she could understand, but

about?" The sound of his voice snapped her

"Nothing" She denied.

cream in my house?" He questioned, rising a brow at her as she

knitted, once again wondering how different he had grown to become from the version of himself be lonew "That's aside," He said, pushing the subject aside before his thoughts could spiral further than he liked. "Picture Album? What for?" "I promised to help you regain those memories of yours, didn't i? And the easiest way to approach

looking back at old memories." Gabriel completed her words, earning a nod of agreement from her as she walked towards and soon,

open. The Inside was dark, windows clothed by curtains of

flickered to lite, eliminating the darkness and stunning Leonica with what

wasn't just filled with pictures, but much

of familiar looking shoe brands, to her travelling bags, outing bags and clothes that

wardrobe.

She took the first step inside, per voice sounding breathless with disbelief as she scanned her surroundings, seeing more and more of the things she

the sound of Gabriel's footsteps stopping by the threshold of the open door and spun around

get rid

he suspected was the owner and despite this, asked. "Do they bring to

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