When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 129 The Cry of a Mother

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Natalie let out a long sigh, at a loss for what to say. At that moment, the emergency light above the door went dark and Ruby was wheeled out.

Natalie’s gaze fell once again on Witch Doctor. Even after five years, he still carried that same icy, untouchable air.

Flynn and Waylon hurried forward. “Witch Doctor, how is my wife?”

“Her clotting disorder was caused by a bacterial infection. I recall warning you that donors are left with severely weakened immunity afterward, making them highly vulnerable to bacteria and viruses. And yet, surrounded by all this risk, none of you noticed?” His voice was cold, stripped of warmth.

For some reason, Natalie found something about him oddly familiar. Yvonne’s palms were damp with sweat. For Mr. Gunn to appear so openly before Natalie–wasn’t he afraid she would recognize him?

Baron let his eyes brush across Natalie’s face before pulling his gaze back.

Hearing his words, Waylon and Flynn exchanged a look. They knew the truth–Ruby hadn’t wanted to live. The Stone family was no ordinary household; after such a major surgery, every precaution had been arranged. For her to still contract an infection could only mean she had done it deliberately.

Baron’s voice dropped a notch. “Try to reach her somehow. I can save her this time, but not the next.”

Waylon seemed to age several years in an instant. Flynn nodded quickly in agreement,

Just then, Ruby’s eyes fluttered open.

how do you feel?” Waylon

her gaze to land on

daughter! My daughter! It’s you, isn’t

frenzy terrified Waylon and

what are

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grabbed her from either side, struggling to hold

stopped himself. Narrowing his eyes, he took advantage of the commotion to discreetly tug a few strands of

reaction. She had not

She is my daughter! Don’t hold me back! Daughter, I’m your

and desperate, tearing through the corridor. The sound made Natalie’s

shouted, panic rising in his voice. “Dad, call the doctor,

to treat her clotting disorder, but for her emotional collapse, Flynn trusted the hospital’s

arms, yet her eyes never left her. They were filled

her chest tighten painfully, as though a heavy sponge had been pressed inside her heart,

she pushed Yvonne’s

moment Ruby saw her approach, she went still. Her eyes locked on