When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 134 Hidden Pieces on the Board

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Chapter 134 Hidden Pieces on the Board

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Baron was already sulking from being abandoned at the dining table when a call came in from Ocean City. His eyes narrowed as he answered.

“Mr. Gunn, Jensen’s men have already set their sights on our black market branch. Our people can’t hold out much longer.”

Baron’s voice was calm, almost indifferent. “Then close it. The entire black market is ours. Losing one branch is nothing. Pull everyone back to safer ground.”

“Yes, sir.”

“And about the poison Sharon requested–water it down. Don’t let Mrs. Summers die too soon. Some things she needs to see for herself.”

He rolled his phone idly in his palm, a cold smile tugging at his lips.

“It’s arranged, Mr. Gunn.”

“Good. Stay low. Everything moves on my word.”

soon recover fully. When she reappeared before the world, Jensen and Sharon would be stunned–and then crushed by her own

the call and turned back to his work. Finn’s latest intelligence was weighty, and Baron needed to deal with it all before taking

machinations, had tucked the children in for a nap. She herself had no sleep in her, only a restless surge of inspiration. Quietly, she slipped from

only pain could unlock such hidden reserves of creativity. After talking with Ruby, Natalie’s earlier designs had shifted, new ideas blooming from

the room. Seeing

All the jewelry

frowned slightly. “How do

lip. Sean gave her a pointed look. “Did

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you plenty of times–otherwise you’d have been caught already. But tell me, whose

into Natalie’s old laptop and discovered that all

brows drew together. “You mean all of Mommy’s work ended up

that had nearly killed Natalie had left no trace online; it must have been buried deliberately. Jensen was surely involved. And now that man held her mother’s designs, her notebook. The

whether Mommy ever signed a contract

about the mysterious designer “Sunny” working with Luke Corp, designing certain collections. But nowhere did it explicitly state that she was

exchanged uncertain

are you planning,

mind was sharper, darker than hers, and it made her