When She Rose From The Ashes Novel

Chapter 367 The Truth About Rachel 45 Free Coins Anna wept bitterly , her words dragging out the jagged pain of her past , but Baron's face never softened . " Get to the point . " His cold eyes and the pressure radiating from him made her shiver . She knew if she tried to dance around it , he would kill her without hesitation . " I'm saying it already ! " she sobbed . " My parents learned I had dwarfism - that I'd always be like this . To them I was nothing but a disgrace and a burden .

They didn't want to waste money on my me , so they lied , said they'd buy me something to eat , then abandoned me on the street . If aunt Rachel hadn't found me , I'd have been sold off to traffickers . She gave me a second life . " She was working as a maid in the Stone household back then . Because she once saved Mrs. Stone's life , she was treated well and paid generously . My aunt never married , never had children . She raised me as her own , even hired help and tutors for me . But because of my height I was bullied endlessly at school , so she brought teachers to the house .

" When she realized I had a knack for computers , she found people to train me in hacking . She never forced me to do anything ... until the accident with Jensen . When Natalie sought out Witch Doctor , my aunt finally called on me ." Anna's voice faltered , her eyes glazing over at the memory . " She said I was small , hard to notice , and good enough to slip past security . All I had to do was tamper with Witch Doctor's records - diagnosis and donation files - and she'd give me a fortune to travel the world . She raised me for over twenty years . Without her , I wouldn't exist .

For her , even killing would've been easy . " Baron's face grew darker by the second . His supposedly airtight security , undone by this tiny woman who had rewritten Natalie's fate . His voice turned sharp . " Who gave you Witch Doctor's location ? " He'd taken every precaution at the time to hide his true identity . Even Natalie hadn't known . But somehow Anna had found him . " I tracked him myself ," she whispered . " I knew about Jensen's operation . I followed a woman into the hospital , let everyone think I was her daughter . I saw Witch Doctor enter the operating room .

After the surgery , when he filed the records , I struck . He was exhausted - someone said Natalie had collapsed from post - op infection , so he rushed out . That was my chance ." Baron stiffened . He remembered it now . After Jensen's surgery he'd been bone - tired , but when 1/2 17:03 Tue , Oct 7 Chapter 367 The Truth About Rachel he heard Natalie had collapsed , he rushed to her side , leaving the files barely secured . " You were in my room when I locked those records in the cabinet ? " His voice was low , dangerous . " Yes . " E +5 Free Coins Baron's fists clenched .

He prided himself on his awareness , his skill - and yet she had hidden in his own quarters without him realizing . The truth of how his files had been altered was finally clear . But another thought chilled him . " So , " he asked slowly , " you saw Witch Doctor's face as well ?" Anna's shoulders trembled . " No ! I didn't . He did take off his mask for a moment , but his back was to me . I wanted to look , but I couldn't risk it . I swear I never saw ." Baron studied her eyes , searching for a flicker of deceit . At last he was convinced - she truly hadn't discovered his secret .

Only then did he breathe again . His tone hardened once more . " Then tell me this - why did Rachel hate the Stone family ? How did she know so much about Natalie's life ? Do you have eyes planted around her ? " Anna shook her head frantically . " No. None of that . My aunt told me ... The Summers family knew Natalie wasn't theirs . They knew she wasn't their child . But my aunt gave them money- and other benefits I don't know about . In return , they agreed to keep her , to treat her cruelly , to make her life a living hell . " 2/2