When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 230 Childish Works Every Time.

Natalie paused for a beat and said, “Coffee? You think it was me?”

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Jensen replied, “No; I just wanted to ask, see if there are any leads. I didn’t know my mom went to see you before–Sharon provoked her, she got worked up, and threw coffee on you, I only just found out. I know you’re not the type to scheme behind someone’s back. I just want to know–did you mention it to anyone? Could it be someone trying to stick up for you, so they kidnapped my mom and humiliated her?”

The words were phrased beautifully, laced with trust in her character, as if he believed she’d never do something like that. But to Natalie’s cars, they were cutting and unpleasant.

“Jensen, I wasn’t happy with what your mother did to me, but I got my revenge on the spot. As for who took her afterward or what they did–that has nothing to do with me. Don’t come to me about this again. If you really can’t figure out who did it, my advice is simple, call the police.”

No sooner had she finished than Loretta’s furious voice barked through the receiver.

“Call the police? Natalie, don’t think I won’t! I’m telling you, if you don’t give me a public apology for what happened today, this isn’t over between us!”

“Do whatever you want.”

Natalie ended the call and blocked the number.

As for Jensen’s feelings–she couldn’t care less.

But what he’d said a moment ago sparked a thought.

She sent Baron a text.

“Was it you who treated Loretta to coffee?”

“Yeah! She bullied my wife; I was just returning the favor. She treated you to coffee–1 treated her to a whole bucket. I’m a pretty good junior, don’t you think?”

Natalie

“Childish.”

“I’m childish–so what?”

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230 Childish Works

hung up. Just then, Revolver

Coins

did you forget you’re still the chairman of Grant International Holdings? There’s a business gala in three days; you have to attend–it’s tied to our next phase of

invitation

about to refuse when another

Baron, it seems Jensen

lips curved into

the gala in three

what expression Jensen would wear

another thought. If Baron was

image of Loretta–usually so lofty–being shoved into a coffee bucket was

endured anything like

up with something like

though the method was childish, the fact that he

up

learned that not long after Sharon had crushed her hand, someone had crushed Sharon’s as well. Jensen had even gone to the black market to beg the Witch Doctor to restore Sharon’s hand to

and told

convinced that had been Baron’s work

with the Witch Doctor; if not for the coffee incident, she might never have considered it, but now she saw the pattern. Both times,

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