When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 273 He Saved Sharon Not Me

Natalie froze for a moment at those words.

“Mom, is there something you’re trying to say?”

“On the way back today, we ran into Jensen. Didn’t Baron tell you?”

One look at Natalie’s blank expression told Ruby everything.

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She let out a quiet sigh. “I knew it. Baron worries about you constantly, always planning ahead for your sake. Be honest with me–do you still have feelings for Jensen?”

“Mom, what are you even saying?”

Natalie blinked, caught off guard by the blunt question.

“I haven’t cared about Jensen in a long time. After he secretly married Sharon behind my back, tried to steal my success for her, and when Sharon had someone break my finger–he used his influence to protect her so I couldn’t even fight back. From then on, whatever feelings I had for him faded away piece by piece. And when Sharon left me to die in that fire, the very first thing he did was rush in after her, without so much as a glance in my direction… That was the moment I knew there was no future for him and me in this lifetime.”

Her tone was steady, unshaken, which finally eased Ruby’s worries.

“If that’s really how you feel, then why, since coming back to Ocean City, are you still so caught up with Jensen?”

“I’m not! Every time he comes at me, I shut him down–or fight back.”

a clean break. Even now, Luke Corp still hasn’t paid you what they owe for your designs, has it? By leaving things like this, you’re making Baron

of Jensen ramming their car and the conversation he

saw Jensen’s behavior,

her expression and knew for certain her daughter truly had no feelings left for

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I can tell his feelings for you are real. The two of you already have children together. If you stand by each other through life, your

know what

mentioning Jensen, without a word of complaint.

exactly how he felt

time, I’d be lying. And a man like him, how could I not

her man had been bullied by Jensen, and if not for her mother, she wouldn’t even have

really had

quietly, “has the Stone family been

up

inside?”

overnight. We still need time. But your father and I agree–your return can’t wait. We have to let everyone know you are our

it’s safer for her to remain a Gunn. At least for now, those hiding within

her later. She’s not here

Natalie nodded.