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.

crossed Baron’s eyes. Staring at the unconscious woman still murmuring someone else’s name, a

can’t let go of Jensen,

nearly

just before he touched her, reason slammed back

with you when

then took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down,

unconscious state, Natalie had sensed the threat of death in that moment. Her

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exhaustion hit her, and she

surgery lasted over

Baron finally stepped out of the OR, Finn and

“Mr. Baron, your body-”

well past its limits. He swayed, and Finn quickly caught

him and said coldly, “Initiate Level One security. Protect her life at all costs. If I don’t wake up…

that,

lifting him in his arms and hurrying

doctor!”

doctors wouldn’t

–

it was better than

But the room where Natalie rested was sealed off, guarded so tightly not even a fly could sneak

that same moment, Jensen regained

the man who had

are, making decisions for me? Sharon, have

sent Sharon stumbling to the floor, her cheek stinging with a hot burn. For a moment, she was

“You hit me?”

fact that you once saved my

He looked pale, but the fury in him burned like

storm.

never seen him like this. Her