When She Rose From the Ashes (Natalie and Jensen) novel Chapter 514

Chapter 514: The Mother’s Intuition

“Mom, why don’t I help you get back to your room and rest?” Natalie suggested gently, stepping closer to Ruby’s side.

Suddenly, Ruby burst into laughter—an unexpected, bitter sound that echoed through the quiet room.

She chuckled dryly and said, “Natalie, do you really think your mother is foolish? Even with all the security the Stone family provided, I still allowed a nurse to switch my baby right under my nose. The most unbelievable part is that I didn’t even recognize the child I carried for ten months. Isn’t that the cruelest irony of all?”

“Mom, please don’t say that,” Flynn said softly, concern etching his face. He had witnessed Ruby’s emotional breakdowns before and feared that her fragile state might scare Natalie. Quickly, he stepped forward and took Ruby’s trembling hand in his.

“Mom, that’s all in the past now. She doesn’t blame you for what happened. You were struggling with postpartum depression back then. You couldn’t control everything, but Dad and I saw it all—we know you never meant for any of this to happen.”

Ruby’s eyes darkened as she looked directly at Natalie and Baron. “But don’t you find it strange? How could I not recognize my own child? Natalie was with me day and night, from the moment I woke up to the moment I fell asleep. So why, when my child was swapped, did I fail to see it? And why was I so certain that I was the one who suffocated her?”

Flynn’s worry deepened. He thought Ruby’s mental state was unraveling again. “Mom is under a lot of stress right now. I’ll take her to see the family doctor,” he said quickly.

But Natalie shook her head, her gaze steady and thoughtful. “I think your mother’s intuition is right.”

Flynn blinked, surprised. “What do you mean?”

Natalie explained, “A mother, no matter how stressed or distressed, would never mistake her own child unless something was seriously wrong in her mind at that moment. But even then, to be so sure that she caused harm… It’s not just about mental health. There’s something else here.”

Baron nodded in agreement, his voice calm but firm. “Exactly. That moment of certainty from Mom—that she had suffocated her child—doesn’t add up with what we know about her mental state.”

Before Flynn could respond, Natalie had already risen and moved toward the computer, her fingers flying over the keyboard as she replayed the footage from the hospital days.

Everyone in the room instinctively turned their attention to the large screen in front of them.

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