When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 132 The Possibility of Blood Ties

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Ruby’s expression had steadied, so Baron spoke calmly. “Mrs. Stone, Natalie is the one who received your skin donation. She was badly burned in a fire, had graft surgery not long ago, and like you, she needs rest. If you cooperate with your treatment, I’ll let her come sit with you every morning. But if you don’t, then I won’t allow it.”

Ruby immediately straightened, blurting out, “I’ll cooperate. I’ll be active with treatment, I promise.”

“Good. Then, Mrs. Stone, we’ll see you tomorrow.”

Baron took Natalie’s hand and led her away.

Natalie was surprised to find that she didn’t dislike his overbearing tone. His palm was dry and

and that warmth seemed to seep through her skin and settle deep in her chest.

warm,

“Mrs. Stone really is pitiful,” Natalie murmured.

Baron gave a faint smile. “Haven’t you ever thought you might actually be her daughter?”

“How is that possible?” Natalie cut him off at once.

“I asked Mr. Stone. He said Mrs. Stone fell asleep while feeding her baby, and the child suffocated. If you really were that daughter, how would you still be alive?”

Natalie shook her head. “Exactly. If I were her child, I’d have been gone already.”

necessarily.” Baron’s words made

“What do

you

mean?”

days old. How could

grief. If I went to them with a DNA test, wouldn’t

hair sample. They’re

stared

had pulled a few strands from her hair while she was

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drawing.

“Are you angry?”

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her head. “All the skin on my body came from the Stone family. If my presence can help Mrs. Stone heal, then I’ll

resignation. His woman should be cherished by family, adored by her husband, and loved by her children–not simply

“Look. More than twenty years ago, Mrs. Stone and Mrs. Summers gave birth at the

froze. How could it be

switched. Sharon was taken home by a rural family, but blood tests later showed you weren’t theirs either. So

and clear, but Natalie’s emotions tangled.

we won’t know until the results come back. Once we

were just me, I’d never think of all this. But with you… things