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.

had to leave Ocean City.

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

She heard Sharon’s voice.

need to give me a document saying the cancer has

stopped and held her breath,

sounded like a doctor. His voice was

you want me to claim your cancer is spreading? That’s suicide! If

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gave him one of my ribs to save his life, we were tied together. If

Natalie’s eyes widened.

she had been the one who donated the rib to Jensen. How

the Witch Doctor himself. How could Jensen trust some regular physician’s word over

her abdomen, heart

while she was

let out a

spreading. I need an actual cancer patient to

Natalie outside the door and

are you from?


“Who’s out there?!”

voice barked out,

instinctively and tried to run, but Sharon had already shoved

OUL

Natalie standing there, her eyes flashed with murderous

did you

said quickly, stepping back, then

the nurse

let her go, I’ll make sure Jensen destroys your

was. The threat alone made her freeze in terror, and she hurried to block Natalie’s

turned back

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