When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 199 A Cruel Reunion

Yvonne nodded, her eyes lingering on the emergency room doors.

“Sis, it looks like that ride collapsing wasn’t an accident.”

Natalie’s gaze sharpened instantly.

“What did you say? Who was behind it?”

“I don’t know yet. No leads. Whoever did it covered their tracks well. But I checked–the rides were inspected just two days ago. That very ride was given special attention, it was impossible for it to fail on its own. And the inspector who signed off on it… he’s gone missing.”

Natalie’s chest tightened at the weight of the words.

“If it was deliberate… what could they possibly want? All those people, all those children–how many families will be left grieving because of this? How can someone be so vicious?”

Yvonne said nothing.

Natalie had grown up sheltered in the Summers family. Even after leaving them, her world had revolved around Jensen and her designs. Apart from the betrayals of Sharon, she had never been exposed to the darker truths of wealth and power.

But Yvonne had lived in that darkness all her life, raised alongside Baron and Phantom, seeing firsthand just how cruel people could be. She knew this kind of evil was very real.

Still, faced with Natalie’s furious but innocent eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to say it aloud.

I’ll take the kids home first–they’ve been

back. Once Baron finishes his checks, we’ll head

Natalie squeezed her hand.

too. Thank you,

left with the

couldn’t be

to run to the mall nearby to buy him a fresh one. She had just stepped out

1/3

toward her in

moment he saw the blood on her

“Natalie, you’re hurt?”

her instinctively, but she pulled her hand back at

Jensen? What are you

knitted, her eyes

cut Jensen to

hate even his

О

And then I saw your silhouette in the footage. I had Hansel check, and I

as if she were still the only

everything he had done, Natalie’s lips

up. A proper ex knows to disappear from each other’s life. Or