When She Rose From the Ashes

ght, every bit of the image he had built crumbled completely.

Natalie stood outside, watching the chaos inside the Chapter 176 Move Over Sharon Your Turn

Still, the fact that the one scheming against him turned out to be Natalie was something Jensen could hardly accept.

“Move! Get out of my way!”

He tried to break through the encirclement, but it was useless. Reporters swarmed around him, pelting him with questions; in one nicafe with calm, untroubled eyes.

She had pretended not to know Jensen earlier just to see how he would behave, but his actions only left her disgusted. Now that the reporters had arrived and the stage was set, there was no point in keeping up the act any longer.

After all, Natalie deserved an explanation, a reckoning, for everything that had happened between them.

Now that she had it, she finally felt a measure of relief.

Chris had no idea what Natalie was thinking. He only saw her standing in front of the car, gaze fixed on the mess inside the cafe. He spoke up, “Miss, we’ve already restrained the barista.”

“Find out what she put in the coffee.”

Natalie wasn’t a fool.

Back when she had been with Jensen, she hadn’t bothered to think too deeply; to her, he was family, a lover, someone who would walk with her through storms for a lifetime. So whatever Jensen said, she accepted.

after brushing past death, what

mere glance could make a barista’s hands tremble and spill

had to admit–the Stone

from her and he

to be done, carrying it out with composure;

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hook up upstairs. Sharon would then storm in with reporters to catch you in the act. She’d pull out her

curved into a mocking

something

to the country and hadn’t had the time

landed yesterday, there were assassins lurking near the airport. They were clearly targeting you, but his men

“Assassins?”

Natalie’s brows drew together.

today, this couldn’t have been his doing. That left only one person who most wanted to keep her

ever.

man. I want the reporters she called to follow her script

mask on her face

mask gleamed coldly, reflecting her flawless, icy beauty in the

the car door and

the luxury car roared to life, Sharon arrived at the scene. She immediately