When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 116

Chapter 116 The Operation

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Baron glanced at the two children, then barked an order at Shauna. “Take them away and keep them safe. While I’m in surgery, no one interrupts.”

“Yes.”

Shauna clasped a small hand in each of hers.

Sean’s voice wavered. “Papa… you’ll save Mommy, right?”

“Yes.”

Baron couldn’t bring himself to scold him. None of this was the child’s fault, but his heart was a knot of pain. After this, Natalie couldn’t wait any longer–the skin grafts had to be done now.

Susie said nothing. She bit her lip hard, her gaze fixed on her mother, her little heart silently begging Natalie to hold on.

When the children were led away, Baron carried Natalie himself to the operating room. The villa was sealed, every corridor locked down.

The moment Natalie was placed on the table, a hidden panel slid open.

A figure stepped out.

Yvonne.

“Mr. Gunn, Ms. Summers… she’ll be alright, won’t she?”

“I won’t let her die,” Baron answered, his eyes cutting to her, “But Yvonne, now I need your skin for her grafts. Will you give it?”

Yvonne didn’t hesitate. She nodded firmly.

“I will. If you hadn’t known something would happen at the hotel–if you hadn’t sent a nanobot replica in my place–I’d be the one lying dead out there now. This life is yours, Mr. Gunn. Donating skin is nothing.”

Baron showed no surprise. “Your fake death was to provoke Finn. But don’t worry–after the surgery, I’ll give you a new identity.”

“Thank you. I’m ready.”

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She stripped off her outer clothes without shame. Baron’s hands were already moving, disinfecting Natalie’s ruined flesh.

The risk was immense. Normally, such grafts had to be staged over multiple procedures. But Natalie’s new injuries left no choice–Baron had to do it all in one night. It was a battle where two lives were laid on the line.

Breathing deep, he injected Yvonne with anesthetic. The harsh lights flooded the room.

Outside, Sean and Susie refused to sleep. They clung to Shauna’s hands, waiting at the operating theater door.

Shauna crouched to comfort them. “Don’t worry. Ms. Summers will come out safe. She’ll be better.”

Susie’s voice was small. “Shauna… did Papa find the right donor for Mommy?”

Sean blinked at her. He’d wanted to donate before, but because of the chemical burns he couldn’t. Had Papa found someone?

Shauna’s lips pressed together. She couldn’t tell them the truth. “Trust your parents. Everything will be fine.”

The children didn’t argue, but their stubborn little bodies wouldn’t leave. Shauna stayed with them.

Hours passed. Ten, twelve… the night stretched long. Eventually exhaustion forced the siblings away. Shauna saw them safely settled, then returned to pace outside alone, nerves raw.

Would Natalie survive? Would Yvonne?

And Baron–could his body endure such strain? Since returning from Ocean City, he’d never fully recovered.

Finally, after endless waiting, the lights above the doors flicked off.

Shauna’s head snapped up. Baron stepped out, face haggard, his frame swaying.

“Mr. Gunn-”

Before she could finish, he collapsed.

“Mr. Gunn!”

Shauna caught him, horrified at the heat blazing from his skin. Fever. His face beneath the

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Chapter 116 The Operation

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