Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 541

Early the next day. Jasper, his heart set on the toy airplane, woke up very early. Even his cozy bed didn’t seem as enticing as the airplane.

Holding onto the stair railing with his short legs, he made his way downstairs. When he saw the airplane on the table, he couldn’t wait to pick it up and start playing with it, controlling it with the remote. Seeing the plane hovering in the living room, the little one was ecstatic and kept praising his dad for being amazing. A child’s smile would be the purest, and the praise came from the heart. “Daddy is amazing.”

Theo, sitting beside them had already finished breakfast and was now sitting in the living room reading the newspaper. Seeing his great-grandson so happy, his face, full of years, broke into a smile. But he didn’t quite believe in the abilities of his grandson, Trevon. He cast a suspicious glance at him. “Did you cheat when you fixed it?”

Trevon sat opposite Theo, and calmly replied, “Where could I cheat so late at night? I have no magic to conjure another

one.”

Natalie looked at the man who was lying with a straight face, thinking that it was such a waste for not going into acting as his acting skills were incredible. She had no intention of exposing him. First, Trevon didn’t want to disappoint his son, and second, he didn’t want to be criticized by Theo.

After playing with the toy airplane for a while, Jasper got tired and put down his toy to start building with Lego blocks. Trevon knew that his son loved Lego, so he would occasionally bring some back. As a result, there was no end to the Lego building.

After receiving criticism from Theo for a while, Trevon went to the company. Natalie decided not to go to work today and thought of taking her godmother, Lena, for a checkup.

Natalie pulled her son over, hugged him in her lap, and patiently asked, “Jasper, can you tell Mom why you lied to Dad last night? Wasn’t it your little sister who broke this airplane?”

Theo didn’t interfere with Natalie’s education, just sat quietly, and looked at Jasper expectantly, waiting for his answer. Jasper didn’t expect his mother to ask today. He nervously touched the Lego pieces in his hand and remained silent. Natalie continued to guide, saying, “Mom doesn’t mean to criticize you, Mom just really wants to know why you said you accidentally broke it. Can you tell me the reason?”

Neither Theo nor Natalie rushed Jasper for an answer. They just waited quietly, patiently allowing the child to build his mental resolve. After a moment, Jasper spoke softly, “I was afraid Dad would get angry and not like Ruby.”

So that was why. That was why he took the blame for breaking the airplane. Theo smiled as he said, “Good, it’s right to protect a girl, but children shouldn’t lie. How many times have I told you?”

Natalie said, “Great-grandpa is right. You can’t lie anymore. Mom and Dad won’t stop loving Ruby. We love her so much. Why will we stop loving her just because of an airplane? Besides, Ruby broke it by accident, right?”

Jasper nodded, remembering Theo’s teachings, and spoke more, “Mom, I understand.”

Theo nodded with satisfaction, thinking that Jasper had much better emotional intelligence than that brat, Trevon Jasper might have had a lot of girls chasing after him when he grew up. Theo knew there was no need for him to worry about Jasper not having a wife. Plus, he was too old to be concerned about this future matter.

for Jasper and placing a child’s fork next to it. “Natalie, go upstairs and see if Lena is not feeling well. I’ve noticed her complexion hasn’t been great these past few days.”

go

ask.”

didn’t go to work today specifically to take her for a

saying, “Yes, take her for a checkup to rest assured, Lena is just too considerate. She wants to handle everything herself and doesn’t want

Natalie had to go upstairs. “Theo, I’m

caring for Jasper, came from behind. “Have a bite of the watermelon. Here, another piece.”

Upstairs.

was tightly closed, and Natalie rudely pushed it open for the first time. Inside the room, Lena was hunched over, clutching her stomach and rummaging through a drawer for medicine. When she saw Natalie come in, she hurriedly pushed the drawer back and put on a forced smile, avoiding eye contact. “Natalie, why did you come upstairs? Aren’t you

require painkillers. She had seen something when Lena closed the drawer, and she was pretty

discomfort? Is it very painful? Let’s go to the hospital.” Natalie

her up. Lena was sweating profusely from the pain, and she was trying to lie, not wanting to worry Natalie. “It’s nothing, maybe I

angry, but she didn’t dare to be harsh. She closed her eyes and said, “Lena, have you forgotten what I do for a living? I’m a doctor.”

just a few words, Lena, who had wanted to continue lying, immediately closed her mouth, lowered her head, and pursed her lips without saying a word. The painkiller couldn’t be taken in time before it was discovered, so the pain in her stomach was still there, and she continued to hold it. Without further ado, Natalie understood that this situation definitely required a thorough examination. She decided to take Lena to the research base for the

“Natalie…”

but not this. Putting aside the fact that I’m a doctor, I’m still your goddaughter. Knowing

an inevitable part of life, Lena hadn’t reached old age yet, and Natalie didn’t want to let go. Besides, there were conditions for treatment now, and even if the worst-case scenario came true, she wanted to give it a

slid down from the corner of Lena’s eye, and Natalie wiped it away with her hand.

and opened the

wiping her face, her emotions complex. Natalie assisted her downstairs. Downstairs, Rachel heard movement on the staircase, and both Theo and Rachel raised their heads to look. Rachel immediately got up to help support Lena when she saw her slightly red eyes, basically confirming that she was unwell. Comforting her with a casually light tone, Rachel said,

old. My body is of no help and just cause more

trouble. Theo, leaning on his cane, tried to console her. “Lena, we older folks have parts that wear out over time. How

broken, we’ll fix it.” Lena agreed.

Lena was unwell, he had the driver send them over. This way,

her.

car arrived at the research base. Natalie personally guided Lena through various examinations, and she asked her colleagues to