When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 20 The Breaking Point

Phantom did het best to come off as someone desperate for money.

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Jensen thought of Natalie’s personality and how furious she’d be once she woke up and learned she could never hold a pen again. He knew he wasn’t the right person to be around her now. Having someone else take care of her would probably be for the best.

“Fine. I’ll pay you triple. Just take good care of her.”

Phantom quickly agreed.

Natalie was pushed into her room.

She woke up from the pain.

Staring at the stark white ceiling, the sharp throb in her fingers brought all the memories flooding back.

“How’s my hand? Can I still draw? Can I still hold a pen?”

Natalie sat up with a jolt, grabbing Phantom’s arm with her left hand, panic all over her face.

Phantom looked at her but couldn’t bring herself to speak.

Just then, Jensen walked in.

The look in Natalie’s eyes turned ice–cold the moment she saw him.

She still remembered Clark saying it was Jensen who had her right hand broken for Sharon’s sake.

How could he be so cruel?

Even if he wanted to protect his crush, she had never tried to compete. She had let go. All she wanted was to reclaim what had been rightfully hers–what was wrong with that?

Tears welled up in Natalie’s eyes, though even she couldn’t tell whether it was from pain or rage.

“Get out! Get the hell out!”

She grabbed the pillow beside her and threw it at him.

pigeon soup, startled by

soup to Phantom, then stepped forward and pulled Natalie into

I’ll take care of you. I promise, whatever kind of life you had before, I’ll give you better from now on. Please, don’t get worked up. You’ll hurt

that only made Natalie

If you wanted to pamper Sharon, then go ahead. We could’ve just broken up. But why–why did you have to ruin my hand for her? You knew what it meant

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to take care of me?

hit

held her tighter, voice low and filled

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curse me, go ahead. Just don’t hurt yourself. I mean it, Natalie–I‘ take care of you for

“I don’t need it!”

struggled, she

fresh he smelled.

him.

wasn’t the boy she had loved

Natalie suddenly went quiet.

Her voice was cold.

against Sharon. She needs to pay for

“No!”

her all

the cold hatred in her

felt like something was slipping away from him,

he tried.

her uninjured arm, voice low and

report Sharon. She has

with her? Did I give her cancer? Just because she’s

Natalie wasn’t having it.

nothing he said would get through

I said, I’ll take care of you. I don’t care that you lost your hand. But I can’t let you press charges against Sharon. You know

“I hate you, Jensen!”

nearly ground her teeth to