Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 562

At eleven o’clock, someone knocked on Ava’s door. Frank went to open the door sleepily. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Joseph. He rubbed his messy hair and yawned. His voice was slightly hoarse. “What’s wrong?”

There was a drawing on Frank’s chest. It was Ava’s masterpiece. Joseph’s sharp eyes saw it and he automatically looked away.

“Still not awake?” Joseph raised his hand and looked at his watch. It had been almost nine hours. No matter what, he probably should have seven hours of sleep.

“I’m about up. What’s up?” Frank opened his eyes with great effort and yawned again.

“You have to go to the airport and pick up Natalie and the others. They’ll be here around 12 o’clock.” Joseph didn’t care if Frank was awake or not. He just told him what to do.

Frank did not refuse. He pinched the spot between his eyebrows and replied, “Yes, okay.”

After saying that, Joseph thoughtfully closed the door again. Frank stood at the doorway for a while and walked straight to the bed. Ava was still sleeping soundly. He could not bear to wake her up.

He planned to pick them up himself so he went into the bathroom to wash up. Ten minutes later, he chose a simple outfit from the wardrobe. He still liked to wear jeans, a white T-shirt, and a black cardigan.

He wrote a line of words on a Post-it note on the table and placed it on the other pillow. The Post-it note was usually used by Ava to write notes for school. It happened to be useful now.

When Emma saw Frank coming down, he was already dressed. She asked gently, /Why didn’t you sleep a little longer?”

-“I’m going to go pick… them up.” It occurred to him that Natalie and

Trevon were now related to him through Ava. For some reason, he was a little unaccustomed to it and he was a little tongue-tied.

Emma smiled. “It’s fine. You can just call them by their names as you always do. Remember to eat something before leaving.” As she spoke, she asked the servant to bring up the breakfast that was kept warm in the pot.

Frank picked coffee and a boiled egg. “That’s enough. Thank you very

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much, Emma.”

Upon hearing this, Emma was stunned by his sudden politeness for a moment before she quickly reacted. She smiled and said, “Drive slowly. Let Pat go together with you.”

Frank took a sip of coffee. The hot beverage warmed his stomach. He shook his head. “There is no need. It’s not far.”

After Frank left, Emma still instructed the men to follow them just in case. “Pat, bring a few people along with you and follow behind Mr. Roberts to protect their safety.”

Pat said respectfully, “Yes, madam.”

Angie was in the courtyard. When she saw that Frank had gone out, she walked into the living room and asked Emma, “Is Frank going back now?” “No. He went to pick up my niece and Trevon.”

Emma always had a smile on her face. She gave off a very comfortable feeling. She was wearing a white silk dress that cinched in at the waist and a long blue cardigan. She stood upright and looked elegant.

Angie thought to herself, “If I were a man, I would probably fall in love with such a gentle woman. Rachel’s temperament is not bad, but it is obvious that she is not easy to manage.”

Not long after Frank left, Ava woke up. She subconsciously touched the space beside her, looking for him. When she felt that it was empty, she instantly opened her eyes and sat up as she searched for Frank. When she turned around, she saw the Post-it note Frank had left on the pillow. She lay back down again and picked it up. She turned her body so she was lying on her side. [I’m going to the airport to pick people up.] After reading it, Ava smiled. She thought that Frank had left without a word again. Her disappointment was instantly filled with joy from Frank’s few words. She picked up her phone and looked at the time. It was already 11:30. It was almost time to get up for lunch.

-She quickly got up to wash up. Natalie and the others would be there

soon.

She walked down the stairs happily and shouted loudly, “Hello, Mommy. Hello, Angie.” She looked around and did not see Stella. When she reached the middle of the stairs, she realized that she did not greet the little guy and turned back.

Before Angie could even greet her, she saw Ava rushing upstairs again.

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Angie asked in confusion, “Why did she go back again?”

“She forgot to visit her nephew in Christina’s room. Ava has to look at the baby before school every day,” Emma explained gently.

Angie thought, “This family really has the best vibes.”

Ava knocked on Christina’s room. “Christina, are you up? Can I come in?” Joseph opened the door. The baby had just taken a shower and Joseph was putting on his clothes. The temperature in the room was set at a suitable temperature, and the little guy was kicking his calves and being very lively. He did not make a fuss and was very obedient.

“He’s just taken a small shower. Oh! You’re so cute. I need to kiss you before I can go downstairs.” As she spoke, she kissed the little guy on the cheek and then on his little hand.

“Joseph, I think George’s personality is very similar to yours. Christina, do you think so? His emotions are super stable.”

Ava looked at her quiet nephew on the bed. His small eyes kept wandering around as he entertained himself. He did not cry or throw a temper.

“They are quite alike.” They really did look alike. Joseph had named the child George Turner after much consideration.

Joseph looked at Christina and curled his lips into a faint smile. He patted his sister on her head and said, “Go down and eat something. We might have to wait for Natalie and the others to arrive before we have lunch. There’s still some time. Go quickly.”

“Oh, okay.”

An hour later at the Sapphire Airport, a plane descended from the clouds and taxied for a while before coming to a slow stop. The roar of the engine disappeared.

Frank did not enter the airport. Instead, he waited in the parking lot. He leaned against the car door leisurely and smoked. Half of the cigarette that was between his fingers was already gone. Smoke covered his face, making his features look hazy.

At the exit, a man in a dark brown trench coat and black sunglasses came out. In his arms was a little boy in a black leather jacket and a pair of black sunglasses too.

A woman in a floral dress and a beige-colored windbreaker was beside him. She was holding the man’s hand. Both man and woman were

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woman was

saw the high-profile family. The people around them also turned

“This

eyes behind his glasses and teased, “You’re not very smart, are you? Are you really welcoming us?

took the suitcase from Natalie and pinched Jasper’s dashing face. “You’re quite handsome. Be content, Trevon. I sacrificed my sleep to

up slightly. He placed the child in Natalie’s arms and followed Frank to put the suitcases in the trunk. Frank had driven his own

of the back seat and got in. “Jasper, what did I teach you? You have to greet

replied calmly, “Okay.”

seat and Trevon sat in the front passenger seat, Jasper, who was sitting behind with

“Hey, you’re much more polite than your father. I’ll reward you with a gift when we get

present, you can forget about fooling my son with that,”

I’m more trustworthy than

banter back and forth. Neither of them was willing to be outdone. She was used to

there was a child in the car, Frank drove at a moderate speed. He did not apply any sudden brakes. Trevon and

in no

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from the house came out to

calm. She strode towards

the door of the backseat and carried Jasper out from the backseat. Emma was overjoyed. “Let Grandma Emma take a look at you. You’re even more

“Daddy bought it.” Then, he pointed at Trevon, who had just gotten

“Emma, Mrs. Yamin.”

carried the child and walked into the house. “Hello. Come on in. The

to tease Jasper. “You haven’t greeted me yet. If you don’t say that you miss me, I won’t give you

“Auntie Ava.”

dotingly. “I’ll give you a gift later. We can go upstairs and take a look secretly,

it the same?”

a questioning tone, “Have you agreed to give Jasper a toy? Is it the plane in

Ava the matter of Trevon repairing the plane, Ava went to Sapphire City Mall the next

luggage. “Yes. He

she thought.

“Alright. Then let… your Uncle Frank

living room had become crowded with people. She sat down and did not

he arrived, he already had two toys. Ava hid gifts for him every time. Before he came this time, he said

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had gifts for him. He’s been looking forward to it for a long time. He’s very

upstairs, he helped

faces were filled with smiles.

done carrying the suitcases upstairs, he

sit down on the couch but leaned against the door leisurely. He looked at the sight in the living room in

could be deduced that Ava really

extremely soundly. She rubbed her eyes and came downstairs. Her eyes were not fully open. She had already forgotten where she was and thought that she was back at home.

went downstairs in her pajamas in a daze. When she finished yawning and

appearance. Stella froze on the stairs. She didn’t hesitate for a second and she rushed back

the living room, Angie was speechless. She kept repeating in her head,

so embarrassed with her daughter’s behavior that she could

to prepare some quick-acting heart pills when she brought the

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sleepily. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Joseph. He

on Frank’s chest. It was Ava’s masterpiece. Joseph’s sharp eyes saw it and he automatically

watch. It had been almost nine hours. No matter what, he probably should have seven hours of sleep.

Frank opened his eyes with great effort and yawned again.

and the others. They’ll be here around 12 o’clock.” Joseph didn’t care if Frank was awake or not. He just told

not refuse. He pinched the spot between his eyebrows and

at the doorway for a while and walked straight to the bed. Ava was still sleeping soundly. He could not bear

himself so he went into the bathroom to wash up. Ten minutes later, he chose a simple

of words on a Post-it note on the table and placed it on the other pillow. The Post-it note was usually used by Ava to

Emma saw Frank coming down, he was already dressed. She asked gently, /Why didn’t you sleep a

It occurred to him

Ava. For some reason, he was a little unaccustomed to it and he was

them by their names as you always do. Remember to eat something before

picked coffee and a boiled egg. “That’s enough.

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much, Emma.”

hearing this, Emma was stunned by his sudden politeness for a moment before she quickly reacted. She smiled and said,

took a sip of coffee. The hot beverage warmed his stomach. He shook his head. “There is no need.

left, Emma still instructed the men to follow them just in case. “Pat, bring a few people along with you and follow behind Mr. Roberts to protect their safety.”

said respectfully,

When she saw that Frank had gone out, she walked into the living room and asked Emma, “Is Frank going back now?” “No. He went to pick up my niece and Trevon.”

feeling. She was wearing a white silk dress that cinched in at the waist and a long blue cardigan.

fall in love with such a gentle woman. Rachel’s temperament is not bad, but it is obvious that she is not easy to

left, Ava woke up. She subconsciously touched the space beside her, looking for him. When she felt that it was empty, she instantly opened her eyes and sat up as she searched for Frank. When she turned around, she saw the Post-it note Frank had left on the pillow. She lay back down again and picked it up. She turned her body so she was lying on her side. [I’m going to the airport to pick people up.] After reading it, Ava smiled. She thought that Frank had left without a word again. Her disappointment was instantly filled with joy from Frank’s

got up to wash up. Natalie and the others

soon.

Stella. When she reached the middle of the stairs, she realized that she did not

could even greet her, she saw

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“Why did she

visit her nephew in Christina’s room. Ava has to look at the baby before school every day,” Emma explained

“This family really has the best

you up? Can I come in?” Joseph opened the door. The baby had just taken a shower and Joseph was putting on his clothes. The temperature in the room was set

need to kiss you before I can go downstairs.” As she spoke, she kissed the little guy on the

I think George’s personality is very similar to yours. Christina, do you think so?