Gabriel's expression remained neutral as he stared at her, but on the inside, he was actually quite glad that she had cared enough to

bring the matter up.

"Work's been hectic."

His excuse was so feeble that it had Leonica chuckling. "Has it now?"

Gabriel remained silent, keeping his mouth glued almost as if he was scared that if he opened his mouth to speak, he'd reveal the fact that he had only been staying away from the treatment because he didn't want to remember all the awful things he had done to Leonica. Leonica couldn't read his expression at that moment, but she could tell something was bothering him. Not that she cared. "Go for your treatment, Gabriel." She said and walked away, leading Ashley out of the hospital.

Once she was gone, Gabriel sighed.

'Leonica if only you knew...

Leonica fell into her bed the moment she returned home. Exhaustion was eating away at her, both mental and physical.

"Ugh, I'm tired." She groaned and buried her face in her pillow.

For a moment, she allowed herself to think about what Doctor Bailey had told her.

Ashley's years needed for surgery had reduced. The last time the examination had been carried out, Ashley had five years before the surgery, but now it had reduced.

How short? She wasn't even sure and to make matters worse, she wasn't even pregnant, talk less having thoughts about becoming pregnant.

But, she was certain about one thing.

She couldn't let her son down.

She wouldn't!

thoughts came to an end when her phone began ringing. Sitting up, she picked it up from the table and glanced

Kennedy?" She answered the phone, trying her best

on Mr. Rodrigo's movement and his

so?" Her mood immediately turned serious at the news. She had been

of her bed, preparing and awaiting Kennedy's words. But nothing could have prepared her for what he was about to say. "The

entire face

Melvin Romero.

repeat his words, making sure that his

decipher the emotion that had coated her voice, making it change from its usual soft melody.

it, because unlike Kennedy who was new to the family, less than 6 years, she who had always been part of the Romero family had

burnt from head to toe by the fire that

ago.

thrown on his coffin as

was there. Not

only to once again end up

certainty. "Are you even listening to yourself. Melvin Romero, is dead and last I

well understand

a tone that indicated that it was the last thing she'd say on the subject. "Run another test on Rodrigo's accomplice and this time around, get me a freaking accurate result." Silence befell the other end of the line and even without seeing

it up and decided to obey his

have the

with that, the call was ended and Leonica slumped back onto her bed, another tired sigh escaping

the white ceiling, trying for force her mind away from the information Kennedy

her bottom lip at the weird feeling that settled in her stomach each

Melvin was indeed alive... Shouldn't she be happy? So why was she

because if he we're alive, breathing somewhere out there, he was Rodrigo's

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