Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Early in the morning.

Even though the person on the bed was still in a daze, the blanket was pulled away, and cool air hit her.

The man paused. In the darkness, he looked apologetically at the woman who had turned to look at him. "Sorry, | just took a shower." Natalie pulled him down to lie with her while reaching for her phone with the other hand. Before she could get her phone, she heard the man beside her say, "Don't look at your phone. It's three in the morning.” She retracted her hand. She could hear the fatigue in his voice even though she couldn't see his eyes with the curtains drawn.

Under the covers, she wrapped her arms around his waist and snuggled into his arms out of habit. "How are things going?" Trevon hugged her and rested his chin on the top of her head. He said in a deep voice, "Sleep first. You'll know tomorrow, okay?" How could she say no when he was already so exhausted? Other than agreeing, what else could she do but hug him? "Alright, go to sleep," she said.

With that, he hugged her tightly and fell asleep.

The two of them hugged each other tightly.

Afew hours later.

The topic trended. The number of likes and comments was so crazy that it was as though they had bought bots to boost the topic further.

Every topic that was trending was related to the Larsen family. Be it tax evasion, salary deduction, beating of workers, and so on.

Every crime aroused the anger of the netizens.

The news that spread like wildfire today did not mention the fight last night. The officials only released two simple announcements. One was that Sam Larsen was involved in illegal activities. He had set up a private casino and killed a university student. The information of the university student was kept confidential, and Sam had already been arrested.

Another piece of information was that the police had assisted in the arrest of six fugitives overseas. During the arrest, the six fugitives tried to jump off the cliff to escape. Unfortunately, they fell off the cliff. When they found the six fugitives at the bottom of the cliff, they were already unconscious. Now, three of them are in a vegetative state, while the other three are paralyzed for life.

In the end, the police wrote that they hoped everyone would abide by the law and abstain from doing anything illegal.

The Larsen family's incident and the six fugitives caused quite a stir in Athana. Most of the people were scolding the Larsen family.

Downstairs.

studio last night. Why did her father bring so many people to such a far place? Sophia had recently learned to read microexpressions. She knew what Olivia was thinking. She quietly put her phone away and patted Olivia's shoulder. She reassured, "Don't think about anything else. Just remember today's news. They jumped off a cliff and almost died. It's that simple." These words made Olivia raise her head and look at Sophia. Her sister had only been overseas for a short while, but she seemed to have changed into a different person. "Sophia, do you want to consider changing professions?

replied naturally, "It's not bad. It's just a normal camouflage uniform.” As she spoke, Sophia hugged her sister like an elder sister. She said, "I like to wear it. This has been my dream since | was young. If there's a day when | can't take it anymore, I'll come back. Anyway, | won't change my mind now. My desire to fight is strong." Looking at Sophia who was standing up and boxing again, Olivia saw light in her eyes. It was an incomparably bright and proud feeling as if her entire

so early? Did you go for a morning jog?" Natalie

mother come down, Sophia stopped punching and did not ask about her father at all. She answered, "That's right. I'm used to training. My body feels weird if | don't train for a day.” Ever since Sophia went

to run 5 or 10

Last night, when she heard the commotion downstairs, she leaned against the door to check on the

hooked their arms around hers as if what happened last night had

then walked towards the

seen the news. She didn't want to know the exact situation, but the result this time was satisfying. She wasn't so saintly,

your wound still hurt?" Olivia replied, "It's alright. | plan to go back to class tomorrow.” Upon hearing this, Sophia said regretfully, "Ah, | just arrived and you're already going to school.” Olivia explained, "My vacation is over. | had to take leave today. | don't want to fail, so if you miss me, come to my school and look for me." "That's fine, | can do that. Mom, did you drive my car last night or Olivia's car?" Natalie glanced at the two sisters before replying, "Olivia's car. Your car also has a full tank." Olivia had already sat down on the chair. Sophia bent and leaned on the back of Olivia's chair as she said, "Alright, I'll ride my bike to look for you tomorrow. | miss my bike so much." Natalie said to Olivia, "Olivia, you don't have to stay in school this month. Your father said that he would send you to school every day. After your injuries recover, you can do what you want, but he will send you to school when you're injured.” Olivia refused, feeling that this was too troublesome. "Mom..." Natalie interrupted her daughter.

had lost a lot of weight, but she knew

and it was as if she was in a hurry. She replied, "I'l head back the day after tomorrow." "Eat slowly. We're not in a hurry now. There's plenty of time for you to eat.

eating quickly. Even though Natalie said that

four days. Mom, I'm amazing. I'm second in my class for all subjects this month, including physical fitness. There's another person | can't seem to beat, which | admit defeat.” Sophia finished her breakfast and shared with everyone what

ached for her daughter, but she was speechless. Who did she get this from? Olivia was speechless as well. She thought, "Aren't you afraid of flipping out your breakfast?" "Eat some more. I'll go see if your brother is awake. I'll change your bandage when | come down," Natalie said before standing up and walking upstairs. Her last

mother's back as she went upstairs. They raised their hands and high-fived each other

Upstairs.

blanket on the bed was cold and gray. He was leaning against the

worried and sent him a message, [Is your wound better?] Jasper stared at the message for a few seconds before exiting the chat. He looked at the payment message that he had screenshotted and entered the chat interface again. He did not answer the question but instead, he asked, [How is Liam?] Ruby was a little angry. She was asking about him, but he was asking about her younger brother. She replied, [I'm asking about

that it was not as simple as Jasper said. She did not dare to send him