Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 24

After a refreshing shower, Natalie blow-dried her hair in the bathroom while counting the days remaining before the divorce in her heart.

Half of a month had stealthily elapsed since she and Trevon got the marriage license, leaving behind a mere two and a half months until their divorce.

Soon, liberation would be hers to embrace.

However, where would she go once the two-and-a-half months waned? The Foster’s residence was replete with cherished memories of her late grandfather. Besides, living there would fail to offer her tranquility,

In the past, Harry, her father, would never set foot inside the house. But now that Barron had passed away, it was certain that Harry would not abide by the rules Barron had established before.

This was all because of Harry’s audacious act of bringing his mistress, along with his illegitimate daughter, into the Foster’s residence merely a week after Natalie’s mother’s demise. Natalie’s grandfather, Barron, incensed beyond measure, had been consigned to a hospital bed, vehemently demanding the severance of any paternal connection to Harry.

Harry didn’t agree, so Barron then offered that if Harry wanted to live with his mistress and illegitimate daughter, then he wasn’t allowed into the Foster’s residence even half a step. Otherwise, Harry would no longer be considered as his son, and he would be disinherited from the farmily fortune. Moreover, Barron also said that he would take Natalie away, and Harry was not allowed to meddle in everything about her.

Driven by his desire to live with his mistress and his illegitimate daughter as a family, Harry capitulated, swearing off ever setting foot in the Foster’s residence, nor bothering Natalie ever again.

However, Harry had never anticipated, nor had Natalie herself, that Barron would entrust the lawyer Abbot to transfer all the inheritance to Natalie’s name upon the deaths of her mother and grandparents. It was all notarized.

It was an obvious trick to Harry, orchestrated by Barron, to grant Natalie

a life with no worries.

The recollection of this weighed heavily upon her heart, and Natalie’s

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eyes welled up with misty tears.

She raised her head to hold back her tears, lost once again in pensive

rumination.

Harry had always acted like an obedient son in the past, fueled by his desire to get Barron’s inheritance Yet, now that Barron’s inheritance lay securely under Natalie’s name, she knew Harry would undoubtedly unleash a torrent of troubles upon her

Anyway, things would work out in the end. Natalie decided to put it behind her for a while.

Meanwhile, Trevon, having also finished his shower, reclined languidly on the bed, retrieving his phone to search about the working hours of doctors at the Athana Hospital

The page displayed the schedule of doctors at the Athana Hospital, and the morning shift was from 8 am to 5 pm while the night shift was from 1:30 pm to 8 pm.

As he glanced at the work schedule, a frown creased his forehead. The attended time was from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am the following morning followed by a day off, and then back to the morning shift. There were two shifts a week.

Such was the rotating schedule, dictating the rhythm of the morning and evening shifts.

came as no surprise that Natalie was often spotted returning home in the dead

doctor. Though they got married for half

the side of the villa. After her recent fight, she had been feeling that her physical fitness had become worse, so she chose to rise early and complete a round trip of 3 miles along the road

she unexpectedly crossed paths with Trevon descending the stairs. It was the first time Natalie

the stairs with an air of confidence. His black attire made him look very

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which immediately captured Natalie’s attention.

the spotlight of the world had found its mark on him.

features perfectly aligned

be better if he didn’t always put on

Trevon asked, fixing his gaze on Natalie who stared at him,

her gaffe, Natalie swiftly came back to her senses.

in the air, as always. He carried himself like a

from heaven, offering no response to her greeting.

is empty. Shall we go out and grab a

manner.

lips, she realized the inappropriateness, since their relationship now was far

someone. while they were having breakfast together. Natalie could imagine that people would praise Trevon as God’s favored one while

could already fathom the contents

the refrigerator. You can cook something with

to have the breakfast she made, fueled by a mysterious curiosity about what she would prepare for him.

to test the veracity of his grandfather’s high praise

not as good as

that she had been

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in the fridge, and that was why

responding and promptly entered the kitchen to inspect the contents

couldn’t help but lift the corners of his mouth. It seemed that Natalie remained unconvinced of

was shocked. Was it the rich people’s way of life? It was as though the supermarket had relocated itself within the kitchen. Her eyes then shifted. to the

a test

grandfather occasionally craved cakes, and she worried that the cakes sold in the shops outside would be overly

living room,

reminiscing about his military days when he developed a habit of contenting himself with whatever rations were provided, but years of indulgence had slightly

cooking

taste.

it or not when she cooked something? Such being the case, Natalie decided to cook some food

a sandwich accompanied by a glass of milk. In the morning, she had

importance of a substantial breakfast, a

on the night or the morning shift, she would never forget having breakfast, which was also stipulated by

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in her upbringing and routine.