When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Cornered in Silence

“Get out!”

This time. Jensen didn’t say another word. He turned around and walked out.

Natalie cried silently until the weakness overtook her and she drifted off into unconsciousness.

Phantom watched her suffer and blamed herself deeply.

It was her fault for failing to protect Ms. Summers.

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She kept checking her phone, hoping Baron would reach out. But it was like he’d vanished completely–no calls, no messages, nothing. She couldn’t reach him no matter how many times she tried.

A gnawing sense of dread crept in.

Could something have happened to Mr. Baron?

Worry ate away at her, but all she could do was stay close and take care of Natalie.

Natalie’s condition was unstable. Her emotions were all over the place, and she kept running a fever on

and off.

Jensen was afraid of upsetting her further, so he didn’t dare show his face. Instead, he had to rely on Phantom for daily updates on her status.


Five days passed in a blur.

Natalie had been counting the days. Just two more, and she’d receive her visa from immigration and finally leave this place. She waited until Phantom went to wash the bedsheets, then quietly climbed out of

bed.

She needed to ask the doctor if she could be discharged early.

She couldn’t spend another second here.

to leave Ocean City. Leave

toward the attending physician’s office, but just as she passed the half- open fire escape door,

She heard Sharon’s voice.

give me a document saying the

immediately stopped and held her

sounded like a

have cancer. I’ve already risked everything to forge your medical file. Now you want me to

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ago, told Jensen I gave him one of my ribs to save his life, we were

Natalie’s eyes widened.

years ago, she had been the one who donated the rib to Jensen. How had it

the surgery had been done by the Witch Doctor himself. How could Jensen trust some regular physician’s

her abdomen,

Sharon done while she was unconscious after surgery five years

out a

the cancer’s spreading. I need an actual cancer patient to swap data with, and we don’t have one right

spotted Natalie outside the

you from? What are you


“Who’s out there?!”

barked

turned instinctively and tried to run, but Sharon had already

OUL

she saw Natalie standing there, her eyes flashed

did you

Natalie said quickly, stepping back, then spinning around to

at the

you let her go, I’ll make sure Jensen

threat alone made her freeze in terror, and she hurried

turned back to Dr.

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