Rena’s heart clenched as she pondered Leonel’s plight, her voice wavering ever so slightly.

“Cordelia’s unharmed.

And Leonel- just a few bruises.

He’s left the hospital earlier.

There was urgent business, seemingly a trip overseas.

Alexis, taken aback for a moment, processed the update.

He was alright, merely away on work.

She sank back into the pillow, a whisper of relief escaping her.

“That’s good.

Rena brought over a glass of water, her hands shaking slightly-a silent witness to her inner turmoil.

barely

of us, under the stars, back

we could ever recapture

beside her, her

better, we

found comfort resting against Rena’s supportive

own exhaustion, Alexis was left to her thoughts, absorbing the day’s events through the lens of the latest

Uncertainty gnawed at Alexis.

thing she craved was the reassurance of

evening broadcasts echoed

that day, Leonel was discharged from the hospital after

embarked on a business trip to Livebop to negotiate

from today onward, their lives would

they might embody the new Alexis and

phone, but ultimately, she refrained from dialing

night enveloped them

a different floor of the hospital, Leonel

left

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