When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 28 Ashes and Regret

That innocent, yearning heart of a girl had once beat only for Jensen.

Five years of sweet memories dissolved like soap bubbles. When Sharon and Jensen registered their marriage, Natalie finally realized just how much of a fool she’d been all along.

She had wanted to walk away from them, start fresh, rebuild her own life. So why? Why did she still have to endure Jensen’s betrayal?

Why did Sharon keep hounding her?

In the end, she even died in that fire.

The way the flames scorched her flesh

the pain was unbearable.

She had thought that even if love had faded, five years of being together would at least earn her a little dignity. But in the end?

Why didn’t they leave her even that?

“Jensen…” Natalie murmured through gritted teeth.

If I could go back in time, I would’ve rather died in the Summers’ backyard than followed you. I would never have fallen in love with you.

Inside the operating room, Baron focused entirely on the surgery. The scalpel in his hand moved like a living extension of him, swift and precise.

But when Natalie suddenly whispered that name, his hand trembled.

The next second, the scalpel veered—aiming directly for her chest.

At the last possible moment, Baron caught the blade between his fingers.

Fresh blood dripped onto Natalie’s chest.

the unconscious woman still murmuring someone else’s name, a dark jealousy surged in him like a wave ready

let

jerked upward, nearly reaching

before he touched her,

deal with you when you wake

and forced himself to calm down, resuming the surgery with

in her unconscious state, Natalie had sensed the threat of death in that moment. Her body twitched -but then the

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of exhaustion hit her, and she

lasted over ten hours.

of the OR, Finn and Shauna rushed to meet

“Mr. Baron, your body-”

features. His body was well past its limits. He swayed, and Finn

at him and said coldly, “Initiate Level One security. Protect her life at

with that,

Finn shouted, lifting him in his arms and hurrying to the private

a doctor!” Shauna

ordinary doctors wouldn’t do much

–

was better

estate fell into chaos. But the room where Natalie

same moment, Jensen regained

had already been cremated and buried in a public cemetery, the man who had once spoiled Sharon endlessly – for the

hell gave you the right? Who do you think you are,

her cheek stinging with a hot burn. For a moment, she

“You hit me?”

If I weren’t remembering the fact that you once

murderous rage. He looked pale, but the fury in him burned like

storm.

seen him like this. Her heart pounded with fear even