When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128 The Shadow of the Past

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Yvonne naturally had no objections, and Baron, watching the two of them chatting together as if he no longer existed, could only shake his head with a bitter smile. “Take a few more bodyguards with you. I really can’t get away right now, but later I’ll make time to take you out shopping myself.”

“Alright.” Natalie nodded, and Baron left quickly.

Not long after, a man in a silver mask–Witch Doctor–slipped out from the villa’s back door and got into a car, leaving immediately.

Meanwhile, Natalie and Yvonne went to the mall, bought a few things, and then headed to Alice Hospital.

By the time they arrived, Ruby had already been pushed inside for treatment, and Witch Doctor was there as well.

Flynn spotted Natalie the moment she walked in and rushed toward her. “Ms. Summers, why are you here?”

“I heard Mrs. Stone’s condition wasn’t good, so I came to see her. How is she?”

Flynn shook his head, his expression heavy. “It’s not just clotting. My mom’s mental state isn’t good either. But still… thank you, Ms. Summers, for coming to see her.”

“Of course. After all, this only happened because she donated her skin for me. If anything happens to her, I won’t be at peace with myself.”

While they were speaking, Waylon hurried in, sweat streaming down his face, his expression anxious and deeply worried. Seeing him like that stirred something in Natalie.

“Sir, don’t worry, Witch Doctor has already gone in. Mrs. Stone will be fine.”

Waylon turned toward the voice. The moment his eyes landed on Natalie’s face, he froze.

“You…”

His eyes widened, as though he were seeing a ghost.

Natalie stiffened at his expression and instinctively glanced at Flynn.

Flynn quickly tugged his father’s sleeve. “Dad, this is Ms. Summers, the one who received the skin donation. She heard about Mom’s condition and came to see her.”

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Chapter 128 The Shadow of the Past

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Sensing something wrong in Waylon’s reaction, Yvonne immediately stepped forward, pulling Natalie behind her protectively. “What are you doing?”

This wasn’t the first time Natalie had seen such an expression on Waylon’s face. Her brows furrowed as she asked, “Mr. Stone, is there something wrong with my face?”

Waylon startled out of his trance and hurriedly shook his head. “No. It’s just… you look so much like my wife when she was young.”

If their daughter had lived, perhaps she too would have been this beautiful.

The thought of his lost child brought a heaviness to Waylon’s heart. That early death had left his wife with a wound she could never heal.

Natalie was momentarily stunned. Flynn had once said she resembled one of their relatives who had died, and now Waylon was saying she looked like his wife, though his wife was clearly still alive. The contradictions only left her more puzzled.

“Mr. Stone, isn’t Mrs. Stone inside being treated right now? What exactly is going on with her?”

Waylon’s gaze lingered on Natalie’s face, so uncannily like his wife’s younger self, before he let out a long sigh. Slowly, he told her about their daughter.

By the time he finished, his eyes were red. “My poor little girl… she was beautiful from the moment she was born. My wife was overjoyed, saying she looked just like her. We thought it was such a blessing. Who would have thought that just three days later, she would suddenly die? From that moment on, my wife was never the same. She blamed herself, and her depression only worsened. To tell you the truth, Ms. Summers, sometimes I wonder if her clotting now isn’t something she’s brought on herself.”

Natalie frowned. “Why? Why would she do that to herself?”

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