When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 455 Mom’s Back and She’s Loud

Chapter 455 Mom’s Back and She’s Loud

Natalie quickly jumped up to ease the tension.

“Mom, what are you doing out of bed? The doctor said you need more rest, and-”

“Natalie, sit down.”

Ruby’s voice carried a force that filled the room.

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Natalie froze mid–sentence. She opened her mouth to say more, but Flynn tugged her sleeve, pulling her back down beside him.

“Flynn, what’s going on?” she whispered.

“Quiet. Don’t say a word.”

Flynn seemed almost too familiar with this kind of situation.

Natalie hadn’t been home long, so she had no idea how to handle it; she decided it was safer to just listen to her brother. Waylon, seeing Ruby approach, instinctively tried to step back.

“Stand right there! Waylon, I dare you to take one more step!”

Ruby’s fury burned so hot it seemed to reach the ceiling. That trash. He’s been lying to me all these years!

decades. After witnessing her years of depression and near–suicidal despair, he had almost forgotten that

again

running. I know I was wrong. If you want to hit me, yell at me–whatever you need–I’ll take it. It’s been over twenty years since

eyes brimming

was right–it had been more than twenty years since she’d

had gone gray; all her senses

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she’d stepped into another lifetime–but the

forgive you. Waylon, you’d better explain yourself

Waylon by the

my dear–take it easy! The kids are right here; can you at

I treasured–you just decided to send him away? Fine, sending him off to serve the country I can understand! But you lied to me–you staged a fake car accident! You made me believe my son died in that crash! Do you have any idea what it

eyes flushed red with

speak up, but Flynn shook his

Moses? So that’s my older brother’s name. What a

The

reacting. The moment Ruby’s

government; once they’re working on classified projects, they rarely come back. My sister’s been in that research institute her whole life–I don’t even know what she looks like now. If you’d known Moses was still alive, you would’ve spent your whole life waiting for him, hoping he’d come home; but he never could. That kind of hope would’ve destroyed you. I thought… short pain was better than long pain. If you believed he was

him! What right did you have to keep me from knowing if he was alive or dead? Even if I could never see him again, at least I’d know he was alive in this world–that he was serving his country–and I would’ve

a sob as she pounded her fists against his chest over and