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?”

made Natalie

“Childish.”

“I’m childish–so what?”

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Childish Works

playful back–and–forth, Baron hung up. Just then, Revolver

Coins

There’s a business gala in three days; you

an invitation

about to refuse when

it seems Jensen is

lips curved into a

I’ll go to the

to see exactly what expression

didn’t give the matter another thought. If Baron was behind it, Jensen would never be able

Loretta–usually so lofty–being shoved into

endured anything like it

come up with

was childish, the fact that he had stood up for

pulled up another memory–Sharon’s

Jensen had even gone to the black market to beg the Witch Doctor to restore

discovered and told her

convinced that had been Baron’s work

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

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