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!

phone began ringing. Sitting up, she picked it up

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

on Mr. Rodrigo's movement and

at the news. She had been waiting for it since morning. "And who is his

that 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 have prepared her for what he

face

Melvin Romero.

Rodrigo's accomplice is Melvin Rome-" Kennedy attempted to repeat his words, making sure that his employer had heard the information he intended to pass across, but abruptly,

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

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

from head to toe by the fire that had engulfed the private school they both attended

ago.

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

was there.

Kennedy began only to once again end up

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

very well understand

the wrong guy." She stated, voice firm, 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

swallowed it up and decided to

understand Ms. Romero. I'll have the

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

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

settled in her stomach each time she considered the possibility of the scan

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

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

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