When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134 Hidden Pieces on the Board

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Chapter 134 Hidden Pieces on the Board

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Baron was already sulking from being abandoned at the dining table when a call came in from Ocean City. His eyes narrowed as he answered.

“Mr. Gunn, Jensen’s men have already set their sights on our black market branch. Our people can’t hold out much longer.”

Baron’s voice was calm, almost indifferent. “Then close it. The entire black market is ours. Losing one branch is nothing. Pull everyone back to safer ground.”

“Yes, sir.”

“And about the poison Sharon requested–water it down. Don’t let Mrs. Summers die too soon. Some things she needs to see for herself.”

He rolled his phone idly in his palm, a cold smile tugging at his lips.

“It’s arranged, Mr. Gunn.”

“Good. Stay low. Everything moves on my word.”

Natalie would soon recover fully. When she reappeared before the world, Jensen and Sharon would be stunned–and then crushed by her own hands. Baron almost looked forward to it.

He ended the call and turned back to his work. Finn’s latest intelligence was weighty, and Baron needed to deal with it all before taking Natalie back home.

Natalie, unaware of his machinations, had tucked the children in for a nap. She herself had no sleep in her, only a restless surge of inspiration. Quietly, she slipped from the bed, opened her laptop, and began sketching furiously.

Perhaps only pain could unlock such hidden reserves of creativity. After talking with Ruby, Natalie’s earlier designs had shifted, new ideas blooming from their conversation. She was soon lost in her work.

When Susie and Sean woke, they peeked into the room. Seeing their mother absorbed in creation, they tiptoed back out.

“Sean, Mommy’s amazing. All the jewelry she designs looks so beautiful.”

Sean frowned slightly. “How do you know?”

Susie hesitated, biting her lip. Sean gave her a pointed look. “Did you hack something?”

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Chapter 134 Hidden Pieces on the Board

Her guilty smile gave her away. “You knew?”

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Sean gave a small laugh. “Of course I knew. I’ve covered for you plenty of times–otherwise you’d have been caught already. But tell me, whose system did you break into?”

Susie confessed. She had hacked into Natalie’s old laptop and discovered that all her designs had fallen into Jensen’s hands.

Sean’s brows drew together. “You mean all of Mommy’s work ended up with that scumbag?”

“Yeah,” Susie muttered angrily. The fire that had nearly killed Natalie had left no trace online; it must have been buried deliberately. Jensen was surely involved. And now that man held her mother’s designs, her notebook. The thought burned her up inside.

Sean’s expression darkened. “Check whether Mommy ever signed a contract with Luke Corp.”

They hurried to their room. Susie’s small fingers flew across the keyboard. Soon results appeared: a few records about the mysterious designer “Sunny” working with Luke Corp, designing certain collections. But nowhere did it explicitly state that she was a contracted designer.

The siblings exchanged uncertain looks.

“What are you planning, Sean?” Susie asked.

Her brother’s mind was sharper, darker than hers, and it made her uneasy.

After a moment, Sean replied, “We’ll ask Dad.”

“What?” Susie balked. “If Daddy finds out what I can do, won’t he be angry?”

“Probably not,” Sean said after a pause. “He dotes on us too much.”

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