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!

ringing. Sitting up, she picked it up from the table and glanced at

Kennedy?" She answered the phone, trying her best not to

movement and

She had been waiting for it since

his accomplice is," Kennedy paused in hesitation, but Leonica found herself at the edge of her bed, preparing and awaiting Kennedy's words. But nothing could

face crumbled.

Melvin Romero.

attempted to repeat his words, making sure that

coated her voice, making it change from its usual soft melody. "Something must have

was sure about it, because unlike Kennedy who was new to the family, less than 6 years, she who had

had been burnt from head to toe by the fire that had engulfed

ago.

was thrown on his coffin as he was lowered into the ground. Cried for

was there.

Ms. Romero-" Kennedy began only to once again end

Kennedy," Her voice was filled to the brim with certainty. "Are you even listening to yourself. Melvin Romero, is dead and last I checked,

very well understand

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 his face, Leonica could tell that Kennedy

it up and decided to obey his employers

Romero. I'll have the latest report sent to

call was ended and Leonica slumped back onto her bed, another

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

she assured, biting her bottom lip at the weird feeling that settled in her stomach

alive... Shouldn't she be happy? So

he we're alive, breathing somewhere out there,

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