Phantom’s Ashes


    Mrs. Summers froze when she heard the name.


    “Natalie? But isn’t she dead?”


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    “She is dead. But the man she hooked up with isn’t! He’s the one who destroyed my hand! Mom! I’m going to tell Jensen-Natalie was cheating on him behind his back all along!”


    Sharon’s eyes darted around the room, searching for Jensen’s shadow, but he wasn’t there.


    “Where’s Jensen? I’m like this now, why isn’t he here?”


    Her whole body shook with rage.


    The doctor hurried in after hearing she had woken.


    “Ms. Summers, please calm down. Mr. Luke was just here, but he had an urgent matter. He heard Witch Doctor is in Ocean City, and he’s going to the ck market himself to find him so your hand can be treated. Don’t worry-if Witch Doctor operates, your hand has a chance to recover.”


    Sharon’s eyes flickered.


    “Jensen said that?”


    “Yes. Mr. Luke personally ordered Assistant Hansel to track down Witch Doctor. Ms. Summers, Mr. Luke cares about you. He was the one who rushed you here, and he reviewed the surveince himself to see who had taken you. Think about it-when Natalie’s hand was shattered, Mr. Luke never showed this much concern.”


    The doctor knew exactly what Sharon wanted to hear and fed her the words.


    Atst, Sharon’s expression softened.


    Mrs. Summers quickly added her ownfort.


    “Sharon, you’re Mr. Luke’s wife. Of course he won’t abandon you. Remember, it was for your sake that he forced Natalie not to press charges back then. He’ll give you justice this time too. You just focus on recovering and wait for Mr. Luke to bring Witch Doctor back. As for that bastard who hurt you-we’ll take our time dealing with him.”


    Sharon still simmered with resentment, but the memory of Baron’s vicious eyes and ruthless strikes made her shiver, <fnec62> Official source is fin?novel</fnec62>


    “Mom, that man is a demon! He really is-a demon!”


    “There, there. Don’t be afraid, Sharon. Mom’s right here with you.”


    Mrs. Summers’s eyes filled red with tears.


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    How could her precious daughter suffer like this?


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    The doctor examined Sharon, finding only a slight fever, and then tried to call Jensen. But Jensen never answered.


    Left with no choice, he sent a message instead:


    “Mr. Luke, Ms. Summers is awake. All her vitals are stable. Once Witch Doctor is located, the surgery has every


    chance of sess.”


    But Jensen, standing at Natalie’s desecrated grave, was in no state to look at his phone.


    “Who did this? Who was it?”


    He stared at the smashed headstone he had carved himself. Even her ashes were gone. He was losing his mind.


    Natalie had been by his side for five years. He had known her every move, every breath. Not even a fly buzzed around her without his notice. Who could have taken her ashes without him knowing?


    “Find them! I don’t care if you tear Ocean City apart brick by brick-bring me the one who stole Natalie’s ashes! Lock down every port, every airport, every train and bus station!”


    A sudden heat surged up his throat.


    He doubled over and vomited a mouthful of blood, the crimson spray sttering across the carved word “Natalie” on the stone.


    And then he copsed, unconscious.


    “Mr. Luke!”


    Hansel caught him quickly and rushed him back to the Grand Pavilion.


    Meanwhile, Baron had already sent Phantom’s ashes back to Murica through hidden channels.


    Yvonne received the urn, and atst her tears broke free.


    “My dear…”


    She cradled the cold container, her chest aching with grief.


    Phantom had not been new blood. She had been one of Mr. Gunn’s veterans, always the one toplete even the hardest missions. Why had she failed this time? Why had it cost her life?


    Yvonne’s mind boiled with unanswered questions. All she had now was this cold box.


    She asked Shauna for leave, arranging someone else to watch over Natalie, and went toy Phantom properly to


    rest.


    Natalie watched Yvonne’s stricken back, and only then realized that the nurse who had once cared for her in the


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    hospital-Phantom-had been Yvonne’s sister, sent by Baron to protect her.


    Truthfully, Natalie’s impression of Phantom hadn’t been deep.


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    She’d kept a low presence, tending to her quietly, tidying up, rarely speaking. At the time, Natalie’s fingers had been in constant pain, and Jensen had forbidden her to go to the police. She had been drowning in despair, unable to spare attention for a caregiver.


    She had thought Phantom was someone Jensen had assigned-someone to watch her. Why would she have spoken with her?


    But now, recalling the details, she remembered Phantom taking calls. Every time, she’d gone out to answer, and when she came back, her eyes had been red.


    Natalie hadn’t thought much of it then. But now she realized-could it have been Yvonne on the other end? Missing her sister?


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