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 Ruby had once

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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 I’ve

voice cracked, eyes brimming

faltered for a moment. He was right–it had been more than twenty years since she’d felt

death, her world had gone gray; all her senses had dulled until sadness and

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words, she felt as if she’d stepped into another lifetime–but the feeling didn’t

that will make me forgive you. Waylon, you’d better explain yourself right now. Where

by the ear, and shouted

wincing as he begged for mercy. “Ow, ow, my dear–take it easy!

I treasured–you just decided to send him away? Fine, sending him off to serve the country I can understand! But you lied

flushed red

Flynn shook his head sharply, signaling her to stay

my older

The

reacting. The moment Ruby’s tears fell, panic

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

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

as she pounded her fists against his chest