When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 447 The Snack That TForgot

When Natalie heard her child mention Ruby, worry instantly tightened in her chest.

“Let's go check on Grandma.”

She stepped inside first; the villa was unusually quiet.

The servants were still around, but they moved softly, careful not to make a sound.

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Natalie quickly noticed there were far fewer of them than usual-only two or three working quietly.

She looked at Waylon in confusion.

“Dad, did you give the staff stoff?”

He sighed. “No... | let a few go.”

Waylon set the children down and told them to go play.

But after being apart from Natalie for several days, they refused to leave her side.

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Seeing that Waylon clearly had something to say, Natalie realized it might not be appropriate to discuss it in

front of the kids. She gently stroked their heads and said, “Why don’t go play for a bit? | need to talk to grandpa

and uncle for a while; I'll cplay with you afterward, okay?”

“Okay,” Susie agreed reluctantly-but then suddenly asked, “Mommy, you and Daddy went on a trip together.

You're back, so where’s Daddy?”

“Daddy will probably chtonight; then we'll all spend a few days together, how's that?”

“Yay!”

Her words immediately made both children light up with excitement.

Flynn personally escorted the two of them back to their rooms, while Natalie and Waylon sat together on the

living room sofa.

Waylon brought her ssnacks and a drink.

The sight of all those treats made Natalie laugh softly.

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“Dad, are you treatinglike Susic now? I'm in my twenties; | don’t need snacks like this anymore.”

Waylon'’s hand froze midair. He looked at her, eyes glistening. “I know you're in your twenties... but | wish you

were still as little as Susic. Then | could bring you the best things in the world-everything good I could find. Now

you've grown up, made a nfor yourself... it feels like you don’t needanymore. | want to do something

nice for you, but I don’t even know where to start. You've got a good husband too... makesfeel pretty

useless.”

Natalie felt a lump rise in her throat.

It was true. When she was little, she'd envied the kids who always had snacks to eat. She never did-and wasn’t

allowed to. The Summers family parents used to say such things were “the tastes of poor people,” unfit for a

Summers heir.

She'd never thought much of it before-after all, she'd grown up, made it on her own, and built a good life. But

hearing

Waylon’s words, seeing those very snacks she had once longed for... the realization hit her hard. A painful

childhood takes a lifetto heal.

“No, Dad,” she murmured. “Actually... | really did want to eat them. I've wanted to since | was five-but back

then, that’s all it could be, just a wish.”

She picked up a bag of chips and tore it open.

The scent filled her nose, and suddenly it was as if she'd been pulled back to that five-year-old version of

herself.

She took one, placed it in her mouth, and began to chew slowly. For sreason, tears streamed down her face

before she could stop them.

In that moment, she wanted to tell her five-year-old self, These chips are delicious.

Waylon was startled by her tears.

“Sweetheart-Natalie, don’t cry, please. If you don't like them, we won't eat them, okay? | was wrong; I'll go buy

you something else.”

He reached out, ready to clear the snacks away.

But Natalie immediately wrapped her arms around them protectively.

Her tear—filled eyes lifted to his, and

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