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.

leave Ocean City. Leave

just

She heard Sharon’s voice.

You need to give me a document saying the cancer has

immediately stopped and held her

was speaking to sounded like a doctor.

risked everything to forge your medical file. Now you want me to claim your cancer is spreading? That’s suicide! If

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7:33 pm P

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Sharon said coldly. The moment you helped me fake those records five years ago, told Jensen I gave him one of my ribs to save his life, we were tied together. If he finds out we’ve been lying all this time, do you think he’ll let you

Natalie’s eyes widened.

she had been the one who donated

been done by the Witch Doctor himself. How

her abdomen, heart

had Sharon done while she was

Johnson let out

cancer’s spreading. I need an actual cancer patient to swap data with,

young nurse spotted Natalie outside

room are you from? What are you


“Who’s out there?!”

barked

Sharon had already shoved open

OUL

she saw Natalie standing there, her eyes flashed with murderous

much did

hear anything,” Natalie said quickly, stepping back, then spinning around

at the nurse

If you let her go, I’ll make sure Jensen destroys

was. The threat alone made her freeze

back to

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