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

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

She heard Sharon’s voice.

You need to give me a

immediately stopped and held her breath,

sounded like a doctor. His voice

everything to forge your medical file. Now you want me to

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Johnson 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

Natalie’s eyes widened.

had been the one who donated the rib to

been done by the Witch Doctor himself. How could Jensen trust

her

she was unconscious

let out a

saying the cancer’s spreading. I need an actual cancer

young nurse spotted Natalie outside

you from? What are


“Who’s out there?!”

barked out,

run, but Sharon had already shoved open

OUL

saw Natalie standing there, her eyes flashed with

much did you

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

at the nurse

you let her go,

was. The threat alone made her freeze in terror, and she

back to

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