Luciana's POV

The click of the Gael's ward door opening made me halt, my eyes immediately locking onto the entrance. I stood rigid beside Leo as a familiar figure, Gael's girlfriend,emerged: head bowed, a hand rising to wipe tears from her face. Our gazes locked for a fleeting, painful moment before she walked away, her face etched with profound sadness, her eyes lined with wet streaks.

Something devastating had clearly transpired between her and Gael. A wave of sharp curiosity and confusion ...