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!

Sitting up, she picked it up from the table

She answered the phone, trying

the results on Mr. Rodrigo's movement

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

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 was about to say.

face crumbled.

Melvin Romero.

Rodrigo's accomplice is Melvin Rome-" Kennedy attempted to repeat his words, making sure

able to decipher the emotion that had coated her voice, making it change from its usual soft melody. "Something must have gone wrong with

sure about 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 witnessed the demise of

toe by the fire that had engulfed the private school they

ago.

witnessed his burial, watched as dirt was thrown on his coffin as he

was there. Not

began only to once again end up

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

very well

indicated that it was the last thing she'd say on the subject. "Run another test on Rodrigo's accomplice and

it up and decided to

Ms. Romero. I'll have the latest report sent to you by

ended and Leonica slumped back onto her bed, another tired

trying for force her mind away from the information Kennedy had just

feeling that settled in her stomach each time

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

breathing somewhere out

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