CHAPTER TWELVE

VALENTINA’S POV

When I turned and saw that Ric’s mom was the one who just spoke, I was dumbfounded and tongue-tied. I just continued staring at her.

“ Would Cardo be okay? “ She asked again with worry evident on her face. That was when I regained my composure.

“ Uhmm, yeah, yeah. He’ll be fine, “ I lied to her with a smile and a look of assurance on my face.

That was all I could do at that moment. I didn’t want to make her more worried because I didn’t know for sure what was wrong with her yet.

I couldn’t possibly just tell her that her son was in a coma and we weren't sure when or if he would wake up. That would devastate the poor woman.

“ Alright, “ She said but didn’t look convinced. She went back to how she was before she spoke. Not wanting her to be that way, I decided to check on Ric a little later.

For now, I needed to strike up a conversation with his mom at least every day to get her back to her normal self. So I walked over to her and sat down on the chair across from where