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 from

answered the phone, trying her

Rodrigo's movement and his accomplice has

She had been waiting for it since

her bed, preparing and

entire face

Melvin Romero.

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

melody. "Something must have gone wrong with that scan. Some sort of error, but it can't be Melvin."

the family, less than 6 years,

his body which had been burnt from head to toe by the fire that

ago.

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

there.

to once

can't be Melvin Romero Kennedy," Her voice was filled to the brim with certainty. "Are you even listening to yourself. Melvin Romero, is dead and last I

very well

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 seeing his face, Leonica could tell that Kennedy had

swallowed it up and decided to

the latest report sent to

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

ceiling, trying for force her mind away from the information Kennedy

weird feeling that settled in her stomach each time she

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

breathing somewhere out there, he was

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