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 that Ruby had once been fierce–a woman who

her like this again made

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

cracked, eyes

been more than twenty

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

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she felt as if she’d

saying that will make me forgive you. Waylon, you’d better

strode forward, grabbed Waylon by the

bent down to appease her, wincing as he begged for mercy. “Ow, ow, my dear–take it easy! The kids are right here; can you at least let me keep a little

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 like, seeing

flushed

wanted to speak up, but Flynn shook

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

The

how his children were reacting.

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, you

alive or dead?

pounded her