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!

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

trying her best

movement and his accomplice has

mood immediately turned serious at the news. She had been waiting

have revealed 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 was about to say. "The name

face

Melvin Romero.

Rome-" Kennedy attempted to repeat his words, making sure that his employer had heard the information he intended to pass across, but abruptly, Leonica

usual soft melody. "Something must have gone wrong with that

to the family, less than 6 years,

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

ago.

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

was there. Not

to once

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

very well

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."

he swallowed it up and decided to obey his

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

at the white ceiling, trying for force her mind

wasn't true, she assured, biting her bottom lip at the weird feeling that settled in her stomach each time she considered

she be happy? So

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

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