When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 293

Chapter 293 The Cage of Regret

Chapter 293 The Cage of Regret

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The moment the family doctor finished speaking, the woman from the kitchen slipped over and melted back into the shadows, hiding herself again.

Jensen paused slightly. He had completely forgotten about that woman.

“I think she’s Dr. Johnson’s wife?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“Have you found Dr. Johnson?”

“Not yet. No trace. I suspect Dr. Johnson may no longer be among the living.”

The family doctor offered that grim guess.

Jensen took a long drag of his cigarette, then said, “If she’s of no use, keeping her is a waste of resources. Let her go later.”

“Understood.”

The woman hiding in the dark grew excited. Jensen was going to release the daughter-she had to find a way to bring her home.

Jensen exchanged a few more words with the doctor. Sharon’s room had been thoroughly cleaned; the doctor went in to begin treatment. Jensen finished his cigarette, stubbed it out, and strode toward Sharon’s door.

Many servants stood at the doorway; the butler was among them. Jensen found their anxious faces irritating.

“All of you, leave. No one is to come near this room without my order.”

“Yes, sir.”

The butler shepherded the servants away. After the doctor completed his checks and confirmed Sharon was stable, he left as well. Jensen pushed the door open and was stunned by what he saw.

How long had it been? Sharon had grown so thin-almost skeletal. Jensen felt a bitter churn in his chest. Whatever else, this woman had once made him want to marry.

Sharon seemed to sense someone watching. She slowly opened her eyes and met Jensen’s

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astonished gaze. Emotion flooded her.

“Jensen? You came to see me? Or am I imagining things again? Jensen doesn’t want me anymore-he’s left me.”

She started crying. Jensen felt a sudden, aching tightness.

“It’s me. I came.”

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He pulled a chair and sat across from her. Although she’d been cleaned up, an unpleasant smell still clung to her. Jensen frowned but did not pull away.

Sharon reached for his wrist; the warmth made her break into even more tears.

“Jensen, it’s really you. You finally came! Jensen, I was wrong! I won’t do it again. Will me home? They all bully me here-everyone bullies me!”

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She sobbed like a child. Jensen’s chest hurt at the sound.

“Rest and recover. I’ve ordered them to stop mistreating you. The doctor will give you tonics. We were married—there are still feelings on my side.”

Sharon’s body trembled. She bowed her head and buried her hands in the blanket, clutching the sheet so hard her knuckles whitened. Jensen could be merciless-he was still keeping her under quiet watch.

Sharon knew he cared, but not deeply. Without her schemes and the favors that had bought her that marriage, Jensen might never have wed her. After all she’d plotted and lost, this gilded confinement wasn’t what she’d aimed for.

No. This was not what she wanted.

Her heart soured, but she dared not show it. The butler, the servants, even her sudden sleepiness made her painfully aware of her vulnerability. Jensen could end her life here without anyone knowing.

She could not die here.

Thinking that, Sharon nodded weakly. “I understand. I’ll behave. But Jensen, please come see me when you can. I’m so afraid alone. You know I lost a rib five years ago-my stamina is poor. If the butler and servants beat me like before, I really could die.”

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