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!

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

answered the phone, trying her best not to sound so

Mr. Rodrigo's movement and his accomplice has

so?" Her mood immediately turned serious at the news. She had been

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

entire face crumbled.

Melvin Romero.

accomplice is Melvin Rome-" Kennedy attempted to repeat his words, making sure that his employer had heard

it change from its usual soft melody. "Something must have gone wrong with that scan. Some sort of

6 years,

body which had been burnt from head to toe

ago.

was thrown on his coffin as he was lowered

was there.

began only to once again end up being

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

well understand

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 befell the other end of the line and even without

and decided

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

And with that, the call was ended and Leonica slumped back onto her bed, another tired sigh escaping her

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

the weird feeling that settled in her stomach each time she

indeed alive... Shouldn't she

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

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