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!

began ringing. Sitting up, she picked it up from the table

She answered the phone, trying her best not to sound so

results on Mr. Rodrigo's movement and

the news. She had been waiting for it since morning. "And

revealed that his accomplice is," Kennedy paused in hesitation, but Leonica found herself at the edge of her bed, preparing and

entire face

Melvin Romero.

words, making sure that his employer had heard the information he intended to pass across, but

was confused, not being able to decipher the emotion that had coated her voice, making it change from its usual soft melody. "Something must have gone wrong with that scan. Some sort of error, but it can't be Melvin."

family, less than 6 years, she who had always been part of the Romero family had witnessed the

seen his body which had been burnt from head to toe by

ago.

witnessed his burial, watched as dirt was thrown on his coffin as he was lowered into the ground. Cried

was there.

began only to once again end up being

you even listening to yourself. Melvin Romero, is dead and last

very well

test on Rodrigo's accomplice and this time

he swallowed it up and decided

Romero. I'll have the latest report sent

was ended and Leonica slumped back onto her bed, another tired sigh escaping

trying for force her mind away from

assured, biting her bottom lip at the weird feeling that settled in her stomach each time she considered the possibility

she

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

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