When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 147

Chapter 147 The Hidden World

Chapter 147 The Hidden World

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Natalie looked at Baron, suddenly feeling the weight of pressure.

“Baron, with you treating me like this, I really don’t know how to repay you.”

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“Just treat me with a normal heart. Do whatever you want. Remember, you’re Natalie first, then Mrs. Gunn, then a mother. I only want you to be happy. Now eat. After dinner, I’ll take downstairs to see something.”

His words caught her off guard.

“Downstairs? There’s a downstairs in this farmhouse?”

“Eat first.”

Baron left her hanging with a secretive smile.

Natalie didn’t think for a second that he would sell her off.

She started enjoying the food with him.

She had to admit, the dishes here were really delicious.

Baron saw how much she liked them and kept piling food onto her plate, barely eating anything himself.

It wasn’t until Natalie was full that she noticed his plate was almost untouched.

“Do you have no appetite? Or don’t you like the food?”

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“No. I’m just too happy today. I have this lousy quirk–when I’m happy, I can’t eat much.”

In his eyes was nothing but her reflection.

Sensing his unease, Natalie reached for his hand and said softly, “That won’t do. It’ll ruin your stomach. Here, let me put some food on your plate.”

“All right.”

He didn’t refuse.

She picked out a few light dishes that were easy to digest and set them in front of him.

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No matter what Natalie served, Baron ate without hesitation, as though even poison would taste like a feast if it came from her hands.

Her heart ached for him.

“From now on, when we eat together, you need to take care of your stomach. I don’t want us to be seventy or eighty years old and still have you suffering because of it.”

Baron’s hand paused, then he broke into a grin.

“You want to stay with me till we’re seventy or eighty?”

“Of course. We’ve already got the marriage certificate. Are you still worried I’ll run away?”

His smile grew even brighter, pride and joy overflowing.

“You’re right. You’re my Mrs. Gunn now.”

The smug, triumphant look on his face was almost unbearable.

“Eat before it gets cold.”

Natalie poured him a glass of warm water.

Baron accepted everything she offered.

The whole meal was steeped in tenderness.

When they were finished, Baron lowered his voice. “Come on, let’s go downstairs and walk it off.”

“Hm?”

Natalie blinked, but followed him out of the private room.

Behind a rock garden outside, she spotted a passageway.

Her sharp eyes noticed it led underground.

She froze for a second.

As they approached, several people nearby started to greet Baron–but then their eyes caught the pendant at Natalie’s throat. They all stopped short, then bowed deeply and respectfully.

“Greetings, Boss!”

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Natalie stared, stunned.

“Are they talking to you?”

“They’re talking to you. From now on, you’re their Boss.”

His words left her dizzy.

“Come downstairs first, I’ll explain later.”

Baron held her hand and led her through the stone passage.

At the bottom, Natalie found herself standing in a massive underground auction hall.

She was struck dumb with awe.

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“Baron, you don’t need to tell me about your business empire,” she said quickly. “I just want to design.”

But Baron smiled. “This isn’t my business empire. It was my mother’s legacy.”

He guided her into an office and turned on several surveillance feeds.

“See? That’s the auction floor. It’s like the black market in Ocean City. Anything you can’t find outside, you’ll find it here. Of course, the prices are much higher. This was the foundation of my rise. Without the money from this place, no matter how strong I was, I couldn’t have become the crime lord so quickly.”

He toyed idly with her hand, savoring its soft warmth.

Natalie didn’t pull away.

Listening to him, she began to understand,

“What about that room?”

She pointed at another feed, showing rows of people at computers, fingers flying across keyboards.

“That’s the investment team. They control stock prices abroad.”

“And over there–that’s the intelligence division. Whatever you want to know, they can dig it up and deliver it to you in the shortest time possible.”

Baron explained each one.

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Natalie felt as though he was laying himself bare before her, exposing everything without fear she might betray or sell him out.

That kind of trust, that deep love, made her eyes sting.

“Baron.”

She suddenly spoke, cutting him off, her gaze lingering on him with tenderness.

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