When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 10 I’m Not Stupid, and I’m Not Blind

“I don’t need to rely on the title of Witch Doctor to make a woman feel grateful.”

With that, Baron ended the call.

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When he returned to the suite and opened the bathroom door, the steam was still lingering–but Natalie was gone. Her clothes had disappeared too.

Baron smirked faintly and dropped the towel before stepping into the shower.

Meanwhile, Natalie finally exhaled once she exited the hotel.

If she hadn’t slipped out while he was on the phone, she wasn’t sure how she would’ve handled that overbearing man.

It didn’t matter. They were strangers crossing paths–he’d soon fade into a forgotten corner of her life.

Back home, Natalie locked the door, turned off her phone, and burrowed under the blanket to sleep like the dead.

When she woke up, she was still Natalie–indestructible, unkillable.

At the hospital, shortly after Jensen got Sharon admitted to the emergency room, his phone rang.

“Mr. Luke,” his assistant reported, “the police have reviewed the surveillance videos submitted by Ms. Natalie. They confirmed the footage is authentic. It’s been archived. Whether a case is filed depends on Ms. Natalie’s decision.”

Jensen’s grip on his phone tightened.

So it was all real.

Images of a battered Natalie from five years ago flashed in his mind. Her pale face, those eyes full of pain –it all came back with brutal clarity. Guilt and regret twisted in his chest.

There was no denying it now. Sharon had done something unforgivable.

Transfer the villa Natalie’s living in to her name. Once the deed is ready, hand it to me personally.”

The assistant paused. “You mean the villa currently occupied by Ms. Nina? That one’s worth a hundred million.

Just do

Jensen ended the call.

just a powerless orphan. Now that Sharon’s actions were exposed, he would make things right. That villa–Lan Residence–had once been what he imagined as their future home.

would

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I’m Not Stupid, and

he thought this, Quincy and Jordan arrived

how’s our Sharon

eyes were red, glued

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her coldly. He thought of her cruelty toward Natalie–the indifference, the

you should worry more about the video of you

Quincy’s knees buckled.

videos are

It means they’ve confirmed

was ice–cold and

can’t abandon us like this! Sharon’s barely hanging on. Do you really want to see

Quincy was in tears.

Jensen’s gaze softened slightly.

right now. But this happened at a public product launch. The press was everywhere—you know that. Now that it’s in police records, even if Natalie decides to let it go, this story won’t

into

turned off, and the doctor wheeled out an

“Doctor, how’s my daughter?”

to his side,

was in poor health to begin with. Emotional distress caused her to faint. The cancer has already spread. You

“My poor girl!”

clung to Sharon

Jensen’s brows furrowed tightly.

best doctors–no matter

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