When She Rose From the Ashes

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Chapter 227 Mr Baron Never Plays Nice

This cold, ruthless Baron–that was the man they knew.

So the scene just now had to have been an illusion.

Baron watched his men resume the interrogation with sharp efficiency; his gaze turned icy as it landed on the scar–faced man.

“Feels good to know my secret, doesn’t it? Too bad–you won’t get the chance to report back to your boss.”

Jake struggled, muffled by the hand clamped over his mouth and nose, unable to get a single word out.

While the questioning pressed on, Natalie had Chris drive her toward the studio.

After setting up a studio for Natalie in Murica, Baron had brought them all back home; the very day she returned, Waylon had arranged for Chris to prepare an identical studio for her

here.

The idea was simple, whatever Natalie needed, it would always be ready.

Of course, she could have done her designing at home; she had spent the last five years working from home, after all, but it always felt like something was missing.

With the studio, and the ability to sync online with her senior, Renee, Natalie finally found a spark of enjoyment in her work.

While Natalie was fully absorbed in her designs, Jensen received news that Loretta had been taken.

“What did you just say? How could my mother suddenly disappear?”

to the restroom and never came back. I went to look but

their first instinct wasn’t

Jensen’s brow furrowed tightly.

mother offended anyone

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“No.”

butler shook his head quickly, then hesitated. “But…

“What did you say?”

Jensen’s expression darkened.

mother to

as he spoke. “Madam said the woman who attacked her at the hospital claimed to have been sent by Natalie. Worried for the child she carries, the old lady invited Natalie out for coffee. But Natalie… she wasn’t the same as before. She even kicked Madam–Mr. Jensen, you should’ve seen it. Her knee was left black and blue.

“Shut up!”

Jensen roared the words.

to say Natalie has no manners? And when my mother went to see

was etched

The butler flinched.

to. But Natalie really

reason; her manners are impeccable. Did my mother say something? Do something? Tell me word for word—every detail—or you’ll regret

no longer dared say anything bad about Natalie;

face darkened to a

She even threw coffee at Natalie? Has she lost her

kept his head down, too

Jensen realized it

Natalie had only ever been based on the

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him. And even then, that