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!

up, she picked it up from the table and glanced

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

on Mr. Rodrigo's movement and his

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

but Leonica found herself at the edge of her bed, preparing and awaiting Kennedy's words. But nothing could

face crumbled.

Melvin Romero.

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

to decipher 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 of error, but

was new to the family, less than 6 years, she who had always been part of the Romero family had

to toe by the fire that had

ago.

on his

there. Not

to once again end up

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

very well

you should also know You've got 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 befell the other end of the line and even without seeing his face, Leonica could tell that Kennedy had something to

up and decided to obey

I'll have the latest

call was ended and Leonica slumped back onto her bed,

mind away from

at the weird feeling that settled in her

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

alive, breathing somewhere out

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