When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 130 The Sketch of a Daughter

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Natalie couldn’t stop her tears no matter how hard she tried. She was a mother herself, but she had never endured pregnancy, never felt the pain of childbirth, and yet in this moment she felt an inexplicable bond with Ruby. This woman was pitiful.

“I won’t leave. But you need to rest first–only if you rest can you take care of me, isn’t that right?”

“Yes… yes, I’ll listen to you.”

Ruby’s eyes never moved from Natalie’s face, clinging to her as if afraid she might vanish at any second.

Watching the scene, Flynn and Waylon both turned their heads away, their own tears silently falling.

Natalie helped Ruby settle onto the stretcher, letting the nurse wheel her into the ward. Through it all, Ruby’s hand clutched hers tightly, unwilling to let go, terrified that Natalie might disappear if she blinked.

Waylon and Flynn stepped aside to make room as Natalie accompanied Ruby all the way inside.

Yvonne started to follow, but Baron caught her by the arm.

“Brother, Sister Nat…”

“It’s fine. Take these samples to the lab for an urgent DNA test.”

Before coming here, Baron had collected a strand of Natalie’s hair from her pillow. Just now, he had discreetly taken some of Ruby’s as well. A DNA test was simple enough, and the coincidence was too strong to ignore.

in surprise. “Brother, whose

her yelp, then shoved the envelopes

of this, remained with Ruby. She helped the nurses lift her onto the bed, soothed her with water, and tried to coax

stepped forward to say something, but

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Summers is still recovering herself. I’m worried Mom’s madness will

his voice. “Find a way to get

Mom may be delusional, but How

“Just do it.”

you

too?

ago. Yet seeing Natalie’s face so uncannily like his wife’s youth, watching how Ruby clung to her as though to

it refused to

his eyes fell on Natalie and Ruby’s entwined hands, his throat tightened. If

find

crooked smile touched his lips. If this was madness, so be it. Better the whole family be mad

their thoughts. She sat by Ruby’s side, coaxing her gently, helping her drink water, speaking softly to calm her. But Ruby refused

won’t sleep

understood. It was sleep that had stolen Ruby’s child. That memory had left a

sleep. How about

earlier was still strong, but she didn’t know Ruby’s history well enough to reach her.