recovery and for that to happen, the hospital would need his biological father to sign an agreement and be brought in for an examination. The Truth Revealed.
"From here on out, subsequent treatments would be carried out to endure the boy has a speedy recovery and for that to happen," Doctor Bailey glanced down at the clipboard in his hand, reading through the words of his superior, or better yet, the person who had carried out the operation and examination on Ashley, before facing Leonica, who was eagerly awaiting his continuation. "The hospital needs the boy's biological father to sign an agreement and be brought in for an examination." As the last of those words rolled off his tongue, Leonica's expression flat out fell.
"What?"
"An examination needs to be carried out on the boy's biological father, as well as he signing agreements approving the treatment. Your signature of course would also be needed." Doctor Bailey explained once more, unaware of the effects his words were having on Leonica.
Ashely's father...oh cheery fucking Christmas,
First her son gets into an accident and now she has to involve his freaking father.
Just the thought of that alone made dread wash over Leonica.
But then again, if she didn't involve his father, then that would mean Ashley's life and health would be put at risk and eventually he could...
The unspoken possibilities made Leonica's chest tighten and her eyes fluttered several times. Releasing a shaky breath, she tried to compose herself, but just as she took a step back, her knees buckled.
Fortunately, just as she felt her body begin it's descend, a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist, hoisting her up.
"Hey, hey Pull yourself together." Gabriel tried putting her back on her feet, arms wrapped around her waist.
The first time his arms had encircled her waist and she had leaned on him for
however now, with the recent revelation and her head spinning, the gesture w and rather unwanted.
"Let me go," Leonica demanded, a crack in her voice.
support,
welcomed,
Gabriel was surprised to hear her voice and just barely caught her face before he realizes that fresh set of tears had began streaming down her face again. "Please..." She begged and Gabriel didn't have it in him to refuse her, especially not when she looked as though she would fall apart at the slightest touch. Slowly, his hands slipped away from her waist and Leonica wasted no time in stumbling away,
The fly Rewelled
a hand clutching the front of her blouse as if it would calm the frantic beating of her heart.
But I didn't and watching her, Gabriel could only but wonder why she was taking the news so badly.
'How hard is it to replace one man,' he thought, glancing back at Ashely when he recalled Ashely school speech about his father being a spaceman
It certainly wouldn't be that hard for Leonica to replace him...or perhaps she didn't want to replace him.
Perhaps he had hurt her and that was why she was reacting in such a way.
The thought of him hurting Leonica made Gabriel's blood boil. He balled his fist, feeling the sudden urge to punch the face of Ashely's real father.
But putting that urge aside with a sigh, he stepped forward to speak with Leonica who looked like she was considering a thousand decisions, finger nail in her mouth as she munched on it.
"Leonica, are..." He began, however, the said female's voice cut through his sentence.
"It's you." She suddenly declared.
Gabriel's brows drew together in confusion.
"Huh?"
Eyes fluttering once more, Leonica swallowed before continuing, determination to save her son written all over her face. "Ashely's biological father...it's you."
Gabriel's heart skipped a beat, a feeling of both surprise and shock washing over him.
Leonica...what did she just say?
He was Ashely's biological father?
How? Sure he had his doubt and beliefs, but the paternity test had proven that Ashely wasn't his son, so how was this possible?
"What?" His voice was a mere whisper, as he tried to process what was going on.
"You're his biological father, Gabriel. Five years ago, before I signed the divorce papers, I found out that I was pregnant. I didn't give the child up, I kept him and raised him. That child is Ashely." Leonica confessed.
Her eyes remained trained on Gabriel's the whole time, and if she hadn't known any better, she would have missed the subtle change of emotions in his eyes, ranging from confusion, anger, disbelief and utter relief, before they slowly narrowed. "How long were you planning to hide this from me, Leonica?" He spoke through gritted teeth, not too pleased with her actions.
The bush Reveralco.
She had kept her son from him. Five years. And even what tampered with the paternity test result. Was that why she was so confident?
Leonica's lips parted to respond but Gabriel spoke before she could.
"How long were you going to keep my son from me, Leonica?" His voice was low, almost a growl, as he glared down at her.
It was clear that he was angry, far angrier than Leonica could ever have expected. However before his anger could overflow, Doctor Bailey stepped forward and interrupted their
conversation.
"I'm sorry for interrupting, but if we want the treatment plan to be ready as soon as today, need to carry out the examination this very moment. Mr. Bryce, as this child's biological father," he pointed at Ashely who was still asleep. "Are you willing to carry out the examination?"
Gabriel nodded his head without missing a heartbeat.
we
"Very well," the doctor turned around, pointing a finger to the door. "If you will, follow me, I'll lead you to the examination room."
"Sure, let's go." Turning to follow the doctor, Gabriel paused and looked over his shoulder. When I get back, you and I, we'll have a serious discussion." He told her in a serious tone right before walking out.
Now alone and feeling like she had gotten a large weight off her chest and the exhaustion kicking in, Leonica allowed her body collapse into the nearest chair with a loud sigh.
She felt exhausted both physical and mental, but couldn't stop her mind from pondering what was going to happen to Ashely now that Gabriel knew his was his biological father.
This time around, she couldn't just seat by and hope it would end with a positive result. Knowing Gabriel, that was almost next to impossible. Now that he knew Ashely was his biological son, she could kiss her smooth sailing life goodbye.
But even at that, she didn't regret telling Gabriel the truth, because as things stood, she was more than ready to do anything to save Ashely.
Her train of thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her phone vibrating.
Pulling it out, she glanced at the screen and saw it was a message from Arvan.
[Leonica, hey. Hope you're alright and Ashely tog, I came to the hospital earlier but you looked like you needed space so I left. I just wanted to apologize for not keeping a close eye on the kids. Again, I'm sorry. If you need a shoulder to cry on, please don't hesitate to contact me.]
Smiling at the text, she began typing her reply.
[Thank you. And yes, I'm fine and so is Ashely. You have nothing to be sorry for, it wasn't your
fault.]
She had just sent the message when a response came back.
[But Daisy's my daughter, therefore, I'm also partly responsible. I know this isn't much, but I hope it makes up for it.]
At the bottom of the message was a video attached.
[I got my hands on the street's CCTV footage from the accident, hope it helps.]
A smile tugged at Leonica's lips.
'Oh Arvan, you're a true gem."
Clicking the link, she waited for it to load and her smile widened when the video finally opened.
The quality was somewhat blurred, but she was able to see clearly.
She watched as Daisy's hairpin had fallen into the road and the girl went to pick it, but from the corner, she noticed a certain red car which had been ideally driving by, suddenly speed up. It was at this point Leonica had realized that the driver was aiming to run her over, however, something else happened and the car changed direction, heading straight for the girl.
At the last second, Ashely had rushed out and pushed her out of the way in a bid to save his friend, automatically putting his life in the line.
The rest of the video played on but Leonica paid no mind to it as her mind was reeling with several emotions.
Amongst those emotions, anger was the most prominent one, because after watching the video, it had become clear to her that Ashely's accident was something planned! Tampered Results.
"And that should round up the last of our examinations." Doctor Bailey announced as he stuffed the last of Gabriel's blood samples into a test tube and had it properly secured. Grabbing a clipboard, he nudged it in Gabriel's direction. "Now, all you have to do is sign here, here and here," He pointed at the different places, even having to
point. "To prove that you gave your consent and permission flip the paper over at some
going to be receiving."
for the treatments Ashely is
Gabriel rolled down the last of his sleeves and fixed his wrist buttons, before he reached for the clipboard and offered pen. Taking a brief moment to read through it, he lifted the pen and penned down his signature on the places Doctor Bailey had pointed to, after which he returned the clipboard to the waiting doctor.
"Perfect!" Doctor Bailey exclaimed as he received the signed agreement, tucking the pen in his coat pocket. "That's all for now. If anything were to come up, I'll be sure to contact you. You can leave."
Nodding at his words, Gabriel hoped off the bed and exited the examination room.
'Well, that's one hurdle out of the way,' he thought, his face however scrunching up when he recalled he had to have a serious talk with Leonica.
But not like he was running away, or even thinking of doing something like that. That serious talk, needed to happen. For God's sake, who hides the identity of ones son away and even go as far as lying to their face? Tampering with medical test and records? To what extend exactly was she willing to go just to keep him away from his own child?
And more importantly, why was she going to such lengths?
As if on cue with his thoughts, Leonica's crying face, when Doctor Bailey had requested Ashely's father- him- be brought in, flashed in his mind, halting his footsteps.
It was because of him. She had hidden their son away because of...him?
Did she really hate him that much?
What happened to the woman who was more than ready to die for his love five years ago?
The answer was obvious. Seeing her transformation, the hatred she had for him and all, it was clear to him, that that woman was either dead, or had been locked away.
Either one of those two, made Gabriel's expression fall the moment he considered them.
His moment of absorption was thinly cut through by the familiar sound of his phone's ringtone. Feeling around his pocket for a bit, he found the device in his back pocket and pulled it out, unconsciously grimacing at the sight of Angelina's name written across his caller Screen.
With a deep sigh, he answered the phone and pressed it to his ear.
No less than a second had passed when Angelina's voice boomed loudly from the other end." Gabe, where are you!"
Said male had to avoid Lossing his ear
pull the phone away from his ear for a few seconds t drums. Once he was sure it was safe to place back, the phone was once more repositioned by his ear. "Angelina, I've told you this, I'm busy. What is it?"
"Busy? Gabe, don't tell me you forgot?" The brunette from the other end asked, her voice carrying a tint of a whine.
Gabriel thought, long and hard in the short time his brain provided.
Was he missing something?
Her birthday? An anniversary? Perhaps a holiday?
Nah, none of that rang a bell in his mind.
Angelina's birthday was on the 11th of August and they were merely in march. And as for any anniversary...there wasn't one, was there? "Gabe, you didn't forget, o
didn't forget, did you?" Angelina repeated once his silence had dragged on for more than five seconds.
""Of course not," He lied.
And Angelina heard it. He may be Norway's business prodigy, but Gabriel had several areas he wasn't perfect in and one of them was lying.
Each time he lied, his voice did this little thing that it dropped an octave lower and he always dragged on the last syllable of his words.
"Gabe, you did forget," Angelina complained. Gabriel could imagine her already folding her hand across her chest, a pout forming on her lips as she became upset,
But right now that didn't really matter to him. Ashley was more important. And he needed to get back as soon as possible.
"I apologize, Ange."
"Hinph. Whatever. Where are you anyways? You're terribly late and just to remind you, you're meant to help me pick out our wedding rings today."
Ah, right! He was meant to do that.
Gabriel barely stopped himself from snapping his finger as he recalled that he had cleared his
entire work schedule for this one occasion. However, on the way to the ring shop, he had spotted some deserts in a pastry displace and thought that Angelina would appreciate some. Coincidentally, the pastry shop had just been opposite the hospital, the very same shop the children had skipped across to, to get ice cream.
He had just parked his car when Ashely stopped him and the entire fiasco happened. During the entire incident, he had completely forgotten that he had someone waiting somewhere for him.
Sighing once more, but not as deep as the previous one, Gabriel turned a corner, leading to Ashley's room hallway.
"I'm sorry Angelina, I...I've been really busy."
"I understand. So, when are v
going to arrive here?"
Gabriel shook his head even though she couldn't see him. "I won't be able to make it."
"What? Why?!"
'Because I'm not about to leave my son, whose life is in danger and go wedding ring shopping.'
If you replace any errors (non-standard content, ads redirect, broken links, etc..), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.
Report