When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 82 The First Meeting

Chapter 82 The First Meeting

The twins nodded quickly, their little hands clutching each other’s tightly.

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Sean slipped his phone into Susie’s palm. “This is what Mommy looks like. But Daddy said she might not look the same now… maybe you shouldn’t look.”

He tried to pull it back, regret flashing in his eyes, but Susie clutched it tighter.

“I want to see.”

She frowned, stubborn as ever, and tapped the gallery open.

The moment Natalie’s portrait filled the screen, Susie’s lips parted in awe. “You look just like Mommy.”

“And you too.” Sean’s mouth curved into a faint, proud smile. He liked the thought of carrying his mother’s features.

The two of them whispered back and forth in the car, voices bright with anticipation. Baron rode ahead in another vehicle, his gaze on documents, handling business matters with his usual cold precision. By the time the final contract was closed, the convoy had reached the villa.

He stepped out first, setting the papers aside, and walked to the twins’ car. Susie quickly pressed the phone back into Sean’s hand before anyone could see. Together, hand in hand, they followed Baron inside under the watchful care of the butler and his wife.

and Shauna were waiting. When they caught sight of the children,

“Mr. Gunn… children?”

than one heir. Yet here stood not just

silence was command enough. With a child in each hand, he strode

he ordered coolly. “Tighten security. Nothing touches

Finn hurried

Baron, and so like Natalie, it made her chest tighten. She quickly busied herself with arranging quarters for the butler

children to rest before meeting Natalie. But

take us to Mommy now. Please-we want to

his small voice steady. “She doesn’t even

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before speaking. “No… your mother doesn’t know. So when you see her, you must be quiet. Don’t

“Okay. We promise.”

their mischievous grins.

felt a rare flicker of relief. He led

bed lay

and relentless