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!

seen her this angry in decades. After witnessing her years of depression and near–suicidal despair, he had almost forgotten that Ruby had once been fierce–a woman who loved and hated with equal

like this again made his eyes

you want to hit me, yell at me–whatever you need–I’ll take it. It’s been

eyes

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

had gone gray; all her senses had dulled

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she felt as if she’d

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

by the ear, and shouted

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

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

flushed red with

Flynn shook his head

older

The

about how his children were reacting. The moment Ruby’s

want you to keep clinging to him. Moses has already been turned over to the 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

son! You just planted 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

into a sob as she pounded her fists against