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.

feel?” Waylon clasped

light. She turned her head from him–only for her gaze to land on Natalie. In the next second, Ruby sat

daughter! It’s

frenzy terrified Waylon and

are you

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struggling to hold her

forward, but he stopped himself. Narrowing his eyes, he took advantage of the commotion to

She had not expected to be

is my daughter! Don’t hold

corridor. The

Ruby’s breakdown, Flynn shouted, panic rising in his voice.

there to treat her clotting disorder, but for her emotional collapse, Flynn trusted the hospital’s own staff. Waylon

yet her eyes never left her. They

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

realized it, she pushed Yvonne’s arm aside and stepped slowly

saw her approach, she went still. Her eyes locked on Natalie, tears spilling endlessly down