Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 438

Ava had her laptop in front of her, legs crossed, and head bowed as she earnestly replied to messages.

A stille of well wishing hung on her lips Inside the Fairy Fortress chat group, Sherri did the same thing, saving and sharing Rose’s posts to the group chat.

She wanted to make sure everyone shared in the excitement, as she was concerned that someone might miss out on this juicy gossip.

Good things were meant to be shared. It was a principle Sherri always held.

Ava smiled as she scrolled through the photos sent by Sherri One by one, she slid through them and lightly nudged Frank’s arm with her elbow. Her gaze was still fixed on the phone screen. “Frank, look. Rose is traveling.”

At her words, Frank squinted his eyes. His gaze shifted to Ava’s phone, and he was left speechless because the sequence of photos Sherri had sent was exactly the same as the ones Hackett had sent earlier.

These two were really a perfect match.

They were on the same wavelength.

With a faint response, he said, “Hmm.”

After looking at the photos, Ava scrolled down and could sense Sherri’s excitement from the captions Ava wrote, [Rose, are you getting closer to being married?]

Sherri replied, (Oh, she’s my future sister–in–law.]

Natalie chimed in, (Be a bit more cautious. You’re still a pregnant woman.]

Sherri replied, [Can you understand the feeling of having a single older male in the family without a girlfriend, and then hiny finally getting married off? I bless you with tears.]

Rose wrote, [Stop it, tone down the pretense. I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle it, sis.]

Sherri wrote, [Love you, my beloved sister–in–law.]

Natalie added, [Cheesy.]

Ava found the messages quite amusing and looked up at Frank. She noticed that his face had darkened for a moment. His slender fingers kept tapping his phone, seemingly contemplating something. She asked, “Should I reply?”

Seeing Frank’s irritated expression, Ava lost her motivation to reply to the messages. She pushed her laptop slightly away. then turned and straddled Frank’s lap. She tossed her phone onto the ground and wrapped one arm around his neck. With the other hand, she gently caressed his brow. “Don’t furrow your brows like that. Look, Rose is really happy in the photos.”

After speaking, she gave a peck on Frank’s lips. Frank remained still, his deep, dark eyes narrowing slightly. The gloom that had been lurking in his heart was dissipated by Ava’s kiss. He replied, “Yeah.

Frank held her with one arm. Ava had an alluring waist that fit perfectly in his grip, completely under his control.

Unhurriedly, Ava leaned on his shoulder like a child, her weight pressing onto him. She played with her hands on his back. completely unaware of their awkward position.

Suppressing his emotions, Frank picked up his phone and sent a message to Rose. [Are you aiming to be a professional internet sensation, or are you preparing to be a target?]

Rose was playing with her phone at the moment. She quickly replied, [Speak human language.]

After reading the message, Frank’s brow furrowed, and his head throbbed. He wrote, [You could have shared your posts more widely.]

I’ve set the visibility permissions so that only a few of you can see

circle. She believed that her romantic relationship was a normal and serious one, not

mattered to her and those who could genuinely wish her well to

how Rose

her brother Frank shared the same sentiment. They were rarely on the

his sister was quite clever. It seemed she hadn’t

he decided not to praise her in text form, lest he give her a

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too far. I don’t smoke or drink, and you still want to take

compromised after recalling Rose’s radiant smile, Stay

replied, (Got it. Be happy

still had a conscience, and Edward

work aside to goof around with Rose.

away his phone.

Frank wasn’t typically someone whose mind was clouded by desire, but he couldn’t resist her teasing in this posture. Combined with her actions, a sense of

down. She encircled his neck with her arms and locked eyes with him, their gazes aligned, her delicate face adorned with a faint smile. “Are you feeling

“Yeah

unsure of what else to say at the moment.

him, ready

Frank’s abnormality. Frank, on the other hand, was even more helpless. It was like the

Night had fallen.

in Artroyland, the living room was filled with snacks, fruits,

didn’t drink alcohol, so there was no need for any. She loved Edward, but not to the extent of throwing herself

refined, and genuinely a gentleman, but sometimes

mild case of compulsive tendencies. Whenever Edward hesitated, overthought, or became too indecisive, she would give him a quick kiss,

live happily and peacefully, resolving

with endless why, shouldn’t, couldn’t? All

in their rooms. Then, they sat on the sofa, facing each other,

time in Edward’s life that he felt so relaxed and at ease. He enjoyed it and felt happy. “Do you want me

dagger–like glance, displaying her refusal to accept defeat. “You

to ensure she wouldn’t be upset if she lost, so he honestly

she wanted to win or lose. He guessed she most

comparing card values. Let me explain the rules. If I play a 10 and you

carefully explained the rules, not feeling that the game would insult Edward’s intelligence. After all, she didn’t know how to play any card

had no choice. Rose was enthusiastic about

“Sure.”

get started.”

With both of them almost 60 years old combined, they were playing a simple game of comparing card values and

out, he’d probably have to give Edward

never play such a simple game with his

her hips, her flexible waist moving like a snake. Edward glanced at her quickly before