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!

hadn’t seen her this angry in decades. After witnessing her years of depression and near–suicidal despair, he had almost forgotten

her like this again made

know I was wrong. If you want to hit me, yell at me–whatever you need–I’ll take

voice cracked, eyes brimming

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

Natalie’s death, her world had gone gray; all her senses had dulled until sadness and emptiness were all that

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words, she felt as if she’d stepped

make me forgive you. Waylon, you’d better explain yourself right now. Where is my

strode forward, grabbed Waylon by the ear, and shouted

he begged for mercy. “Ow, ow, my dear–take it easy! The kids are

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 felt

flushed red with

wanted to speak up, but Flynn shook his head

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

The

his children were reacting. The

you’d known Moses was still alive, you would’ve spent your whole life

a seed; I carried him for ten months and nearly died giving birth to 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 been proud! Waylon, you

a sob as she pounded her fists