Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 563

Angie’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot as she watched her daughter scamper away in a hurry. She smiled awkwardly. She was so happy chatting with the in-laws that she forgot about the potential problem upstairs.

It was fine if Stella was dressed neatly, but she came down as she always did when she was at home.

Frank, who had been leaning against the door, suddenly stood up straight and said to the people in the living room, “I’m heading out for a while.” Emma nodded and did not ask where he was going. She simply instructed, “Drive slowly.”

“I know,” Frank replied calmly.

Actually, Frank had straightened his mindset. His relationship with Ava was no different from being married. Since he was living at the Turner Manor, it meant that they had long accepted him into the family. He might as well get familiar, especially since the Yamin family was here. After all, he and Ava would be married sooner rather than later.

After Frank left, Emma retracted her gaze and began to persuade Angie. “Don’t be angry. This means that Stella is treating this place as her home. This is a good thing. You don’t want your daughter to lose sleep over it, right?”

“No matter what it is, you can always put a positive spin on it. Nothing can make you angry.”

Emma said with a faint smile, “That’s because I think about the positive side of everything. You can’t get angry when you think about things that don’t make you angry. Children have their own way of living. We have our own ideas. Once Stella gets married and has children, it will be difficult for her to sleep late every day. There will be little fellows waiting -to be fed beside her and wailing like alarm bells.”

Angie was amused by Emma. “Your emotions are always so stable. It’s great that Joseph is like you. I’m just impatient. I’m extremely irritable when something happens. Sometimes I just explode into a temper. It gets me so angry every time.”

After Ava brought Jasper upstairs, Natalie did not ask Ava to bring Jasper to get his toys. Instead, she communicated with her son for a while about

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going to see his little cousin before getting his toy.

In Christina’s room, three women were sitting and chatting. Jasper was sitting beside the cradle. His gaze met with the eyes of little baby in the cradle. It was as though both of them wanted to see who could maintain eye contact the longest.

Natalie said, “Jasper, he’ll be shy if you look at him like that.”

Jasper said, “No. He doesn’t know how to speak.”

Natalie blinked at his response.

Christina raised her hand to her mouth. Such behavior was expected of the son of Trevon. “Your mother-in-law is taking care of the twins?”

“Yes, we came out to relax for a few days. Rachel and Theo insisted that we come out. If we don’t, Theo might chase us out.”

In order not to burden Christina, Natalie told half-truths.

Ava’s phone vibrated. She took it out and saw that it was from Frank. [I’m going to buy a toy for Jasper.]

Ava replied, [Alright. Drive carefully.]

Frank responded, [Sure.]

Half an hour later, Stella came out of her room fully dressed. When she heard the laughter overflowing from Christina’s room, she knocked a few times before pushing the door open.

She scratched her head awkwardly. As soon as she entered, she received a cold look from Christina. Christina criticized sarcastically, “You can still sleep for a few more hours. Why don’t you sleep until after lunch, too?”

Stella lowered her head as she realized her mistake. After all, she was in someone else’s house and was a guest. It was indeed not good to sleep in. It was just that the bed was too comfortable, and she overslept.

Stella thought to herself, “When I leave, I must ask Ava what brand their mattress is. Actually, if not for the loud noise downstairs, I may really have missed lunch.”

However, she did not dare to say this to Christina. She only thought about it silently.

Ava tried to smooth things over and said with a smile, “It’s fine, Christina. I used to sleep like this too. Perhaps Stella can’t get used to sleeping in a different bed, right? Did you toss and turn in the first half of the night because you couldn’t sleep?”

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“That’s right. You’re right. Perhaps I just haven’t adapted yet.”

Christina was furious. She really did not know when Stella would become sensible. She did not understand the etiquette and the ways of the world yet. Christina blamed herself for forgetting to remind Stella to set the alarm last night.

The girl probably thought that she really was on a long vacation.

As she was reprimanding Stella, Joseph pushed open the door and entered the room. “What’s wrong?” The atmosphere in the room was a little serious.

Ava’s eyes indicated that Christina was angry and asked Joseph to persuade her. Joseph, who understood what she meant, walked to Christina’s side with a smile and winked at his sister. “I thought something was wrong. Since this is Stella’s first time visiting our house and she slept late, it can only mean one thing. Guess what the reason is.” Joseph threw the question at Christina, who was still glaring at Stella. Neither of them treated Natalie as an outsider. “What other reason could there be? She must have stayed up late to watch drama.”/

“It means that she’s integrated well with our family. Stella, can you wake up before 9:30 tomorrow? Everyone wants to go out and play. If you wake up late, you can only admire the flowers in the courtyard at home.” Stella nodded vigorously. Seeing that Joseph was so protective of Stella, Christina was too embarrassed to say anything else. In fact, she knew in her heart that Stella was at ease staying with the Turner family. Indeed, she was at ease wherever she went as long as she did not have to go to work.

Natalie took out a card and gave it to Christina. She explained, “Joseph, Christina, this is a gift for the child from Trevon and me. We don’t know what to buy, so we’ll let you buy it yourselves.”

“Then I’ll accept it.” Joseph did not stand on ceremony. He smiled and accepted it because he knew that he had to accept this card. Natalie was here to give a gift. It was their act of kindness. Natalie would only be happy if he accepted it.

“You are always so straightforward.” As expected, when Natalie saw that Joseph accepted it so readily, the corners of her mouth curled up and she could not help but praise.

“Jasper, why do you keep looking at your little cousin? Come and let Uncle Joseph hug you. Wow. You seem to have gained a lot of weight.

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You’ll be going to school soon.” Joseph got up from the bed and handed the card to Christina, indicating for her to keep it.

He picked up Jasper, who was sitting on the chair and rubbed his forehead against Jasper’s.

could have gone to the day-care center on September 1st this year, but Theo felt that Jasper was too young and didn’t want him to go. He

didn’t go either?”

not too. Sherri plans for her to go with Jasper next year.” After staying in Christina’s room for more than half an hour, they went downstairs as they did not want to disturb Christina’s rest, Joseph didn’t follow them downstairs immediately. Instead, he accompanied Christina

darted around the room. She felt that there was a scorching gaze glaring at her from afar. It was so intense that she

Can you don’t look at me with your

car pulling up at the house came from outside the door. Without a

Ava, who had been sitting on the ground and looking at toys with Jasper, quickly stood up and ran out. She ran too fast and bumped straight into Frank’s arms.

hand and held a big toy with the other. It

you buy?”

in his hand as

Jasper how to

“Yeah,” Frank replied.

glanced at the gun. Even she could feel how cool it was through the box. She held Frank’s hand as they entered the door. She raised her voice and shouted, “Jasper, come and take

Frank had specially gone out to buy. When they saw the toy in

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very generous.”

obvious that the price of the toy was not cheap. When Trevon was young, he had often bought the brand to collect, but his grandfather

thing he didn’t have was a gun. It was because Trevon was afraid that Jasper could not control his strength well and was

the gift and did not object. He was so excited that he wanted to open it right away. Frank added, “Your father was stopped from playing this when he was young

sat down and helped Jasper to open it. “If you want to play, let Daddy show you first. You can’t turn it

door with his arms crossed. He said to Natalie, “It’s very safe. The

not expect Frank to be so meticulous. She really could not tell he

in his pocket. He took the submachine gun from his son’s hand. The weight was nothing to him. It was light and did not require any strength. He raised his eyebrows at Frank, who was standing by the door. “Shall

an instant, Jasper’s toy was used in a competition by the two men. The people gathered in the courtyard also

Angie saw that the children were going to play, she planned to go upstairs with Emma to see the baby. On the stairs, Angie said, “No matter how many there are, they’re all children when they’re playful.”

agreed. “No matter how old they are, they’ll still be children in our

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the

were still balloons left at home from the previous gathering. “Shall you compete at

stood up and pinched Ava’s neck.

was for children to play with. He had bought the safest one there was, so it could not even burst a balloon. It was very harmless. “Oh. What shall we use for the

coaxed, “When your daddy and Uncle Frank finish with their competition, we’ll have them demonstrate how to use

were neither high nor low. It was not high because he could not participate and could only watch. It was also a little. high because his father was competing

about we use disposable cups?

them on a stool. I think we can increase the difficulty

first. “I know. We can hang the disposable cups on branches, that way, they

difficult?”

in agreement. “That’s good. Frank, what do you think?” Frank said, “I’ll listen to you.”

had suggested the idea to take action. “Show us how to hang it.”

do such a thing. However, she did not know where the cups were placed. She asked Ava, and then Ava and Stella turned around and went into the villa to get the

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was as black as the bottom of a pot as she watched her daughter scamper away in a hurry. She smiled awkwardly. She was so happy chatting with the in-laws that she forgot about the potential problem

Stella was dressed neatly, but she came down

up straight and said to the people in the living room, “I’m heading out for a while.” Emma nodded and did not ask

know,” Frank replied calmly.

straightened his mindset. His relationship with Ava was no different from being married. Since he was living at the Turner Manor, it meant that they had long accepted him into

Stella is treating this place as her home.

always put a positive spin on it. Nothing can make

Children have their own way of living. We have our own ideas. Once Stella gets married and has

was amused by Emma. “Your emotions are always so stable. It’s great that Joseph is like you. I’m just impatient. I’m extremely irritable when something happens. Sometimes I just explode

not ask Ava to bring Jasper to get his toys. Instead, she communicated with her son for a

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to see his little cousin before

beside the cradle. His gaze met with the eyes of little baby in the cradle. It was

said, “Jasper, he’ll be shy if you look

He doesn’t know how to speak.”

blinked at his response.

hand to her mouth. Such behavior was expected of the son of Trevon. “Your mother-in-law is

we came out to relax for a few days. Rachel and Theo insisted that we come out. If we don’t, Theo might chase us

burden Christina, Natalie

was from Frank. [I’m going to buy a toy for Jasper.]

replied, [Alright. Drive carefully.]

Frank responded, [Sure.]

an hour later, Stella came out of her room fully dressed. When she heard the laughter overflowing from Christina’s room, she knocked a few times before pushing

a cold look from Christina. Christina criticized

guest. It was indeed not good to sleep in.

herself, “When I leave, I must ask Ava what brand their mattress is. Actually, if not

did not dare to say this to

to smooth things over and said with a smile, “It’s fine, Christina. I used to sleep like this too. Perhaps Stella can’t get used to sleeping in a different

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right. You’re right. Perhaps I

did not know when Stella would become sensible. She did not understand the etiquette and the ways of the world yet. Christina blamed herself

thought that she really was on a long vacation.

pushed open the door and entered the room. “What’s wrong?”

Christina’s side with a smile and winked at his sister. “I thought something was wrong. Since this is Stella’s first time visiting our house and she slept late, it can only mean one thing. Guess what the reason is.” Joseph threw the question at Christina, who was still glaring at Stella. Neither of them treated Natalie as an outsider.

and play. If you wake up late, you can only admire the flowers in the courtyard at home.” Stella nodded vigorously. Seeing that Joseph was so protective of

is a gift for the child from Trevon and me. We don’t know what to buy, so we’ll let you