When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 229 Baron’s Shadow Everywhere

“Yes.”

Hansel didn’t know why Jensen had given such instructions, but he nodded and agreed

anyway.

Right after Jensen hung up, the butler’s call came through.

“Mr. Jensen, where are you? Come back to the estate at once! Madam’s in trouble!”

The words made Jensen’s heart jolt.

“I’ll be right there.”

He ended the call and, without another word, raced back to the old house.

The moment he arrived, he heard Loretta’s wailing cries; alarmed, he rushed inside.

“Mom, what happened?”

Loretta spotted him and immediately threw herself at him.

“Son, you have to stand up for me!”

Her entire body was soaked, especially her face and hair.

Her makeup had run in streaks, leaving her face ghostly and grotesque.

If Jensen hadn’t known it was his mother, he would have been frightened.

to her head in wet strands, reeking of sickly

Jensen nearly shoved her

away.

you end up like this? Did you

in his eyes

dare to look down on me?

what she’d just gone through, Loretta trembled

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head down, and forced me to drink bucket after bucket of coffee–calling it ‘treating me to coffee. Treating

eyes burned

imagined Natalie would stoop to something so

faltered at

called Natalie not long ago; judging from her tone, there had been

couldn’t have been

to drink coffee, what else

doorstep. But this can’t just be brushed aside! I’m a society lady–humiliated like this? If word gets out, how will I ever show my

about

family. A little coffee–what real harm could it do her? And I’m her elder; she dared treat me like this! Jensen, I’m telling you, today she must apologize to me–or I’ll never forgive

Jensen rubbed his temples.

this definitely

a time like this, you’re still protecting her? What spell has she cast on

Loretta landed two punches

someone face–to- face, not sneak around. Maybe someone else is

“Who?”

her eyes made it clear she didn’t believe

mind went to

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