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!

her this angry in decades. After witnessing her years of depression and near–suicidal despair, he had

her like this again made his eyes

yell at me–whatever you need–I’ll take it. It’s been over twenty years

eyes brimming with

for a moment. He was right–it had been more than twenty years since

since Natalie’s death, her world had gone gray; all her

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she felt as if she’d stepped into another lifetime–but

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

strode forward, grabbed Waylon by

it easy! The kids are right here;

one 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

flushed red

speak up, but Flynn shook his head sharply, signaling her

that’s my older brother’s name. What a beautiful

The

reacting. The moment Ruby’s tears fell, panic washed over

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 kind of hope would’ve destroyed you. I thought… short pain was better than long pain. If you believed he was gone,

to him! What right did you have to keep me from knowing if he was alive or dead?

she pounded her fists against his chest over and