VALENTINA’S POV I was shocked to see Ric’s mom standing in front of the door. How the f**k she did manage to get up? The sedatives I gave to her were very effective and strong even for a young person, talk more of an old person. The sedative was supposed to knock her out for a day and it was nearly 6 hours since I sedated her. Yet here she was standing in front of us. Ric on the other hand looked like he had seen a ghost. “Mom?” He called out unsure if his eyes were lying to him or not. “It’s me, son,” His mom answered with teary eyes and went to hug him. It was the first time I saw Ric cry. He shed tears like a baby while hugging his mom and it was understandable why he was acting this way. “I thought you died,” Ric sniffled when his mom pulled away from him and caressed his tear-

