His jaws were tightened as he silently prayed she woke up at that moment. Even though the doctor had already assured him she would be waking up in a few hours, he wouldn’t be able to rest until she opened her eyes.


    "Please wake up."


    **


    Michelle was in her room at the Harrison mansion, drinking juice as she scrolled through the video clips uploaded byizens who witnessed Selene’s car crash.


    "HAHAHAHA!!! That bitch is DEAD!!" Sheughed like a maniac.


    Dropping her phone on the bed, she walked towards her boombox and yed some songs and danced in joy.


    "She’s finally dead," Michelle sang as she danced to the music.


    What she wanted had finally happened and she couldn’t wait for the scandal the previous day to die down, so that she could continue acting in movies and gain her poprity back.


    When Michelle thought she’d danced enough, she sank back on her bed, grabbed her phone, and read thements of theizens.


    "Is Selene alright? I hope she survives the crash."


    "Selene is going to survive the crash, my gurl is strong."


    "Nothing is going to happen to Selene. She will survive."


    Michelleughed as she scrolled through thement section of each post. Everyone was about Selene surviving the crash.


    "The car is damaged beyond repair, talk more of the person inside. So howe Selene is going to survive the crash?" She wondered before chuckling.


    Her smile immediately faltered when she read ament.


    "Selene got in an ident just a day after the award show? This is a nned ident I tell you."


    As if thatment wasn’t enough,izens replied under thement saying, "That’s right! But who could be the one behind it?"


    "It must be MICHELLE!"


    Michelle paled when she saw her name written boldly by theizen.


    Several other replies were under that one, agreeing with what theizens typed.


    Michelle scoffed. "You people can’t find out anything because that man has already left the city." Sheughed out loud again, rolling on the bed.


    With the thought that Selene was gone, Michelle believed her days were better.


    If only she knew that the person she was jubting about their departure was in the hospital recovering.


    **


    <i>After a few hours, </i>


    Xavier was still in Selene’s hospital room, staring at her keenly, monitoring for any movements but nothing. He’d been sitting in silence with her in the room, waiting for her to wake up except for the nurse that came to check her IV drop once in a while.


    He was starting to doubt what the doctor had told him earlier.


    "Xavier, he’s here," Kace said when he opened the door.


    Xavier stared at him, wondering whom he could be insinuating. Reluctantly, he stood up from his seat and went outside, where he sighted Ezekiel, together with Kael who was changed in new clothes and looking better than he did a few hours ago when he donated his blood to Selene.


    "Is it true?" Ezekiel questioned, half ring at Xavier. "Is that woman my sister? Ava?" He added that Xavier hadn’t responded to him soon.


    "She is Ava rk," Xavier confirmed. "But if you don’t believe me, you can wait for the DNA test toe out." His eyesnded on Kael.


    "The doctor said it woulde out in a few days," Kael said.


    Ezekiel rubbed his forehead in frustration. He understood how Ava became Anastasia, but he was puzzled about how she transitioned from Anastasia to Selene. He was unsure which name he was supposed to use.


    "Can I see her?" He requested.


    Xavier stared at him for a few seconds. "Go ahead," he responded, leaving the way for Ezekiel.


    Thetter was quite relieved by Xavier’s response and marched towards the door.


    Ezekiel opened the door and made eye contact with pale blue eyes that stared right back at him with curiosity in them. Ezekiel stood frozen, because Xavier never mentioned that Selene was already awake.


    "Who are you?" She asked him with a slight frown. "Where’s Xavier?"


    Xavier stepped into the room when he heard Selene’s voice.


    ’When did she wake up?’ He wondered as he went to her side.


    He gave her a tight hug, but she flinched in pain from the wound on her stomach. He immediately requested a doctor to check her vital organs.


    "Xavier, who is that man?" Selene questioned him as she continued to stare at Ezekiel who still stood in front of the door, unmoving.


    Both Xavier and Ezekiel exchanged nces, and Xavier noticed Ezekiel subtly shake his head from side to side, a barely noticeable gesture.


    "He’s an acquaintance of mine, Ezekiel rk," Xavier responded.