Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

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The living room emanated an atmosphere of harmonious conversation, filled with laughter and jokes that seemed to revolve around something delightful.

Natalie had just stepped into the doorway and paused when she caught a familiar voice and wondered if she had mistaken it.

Trevon noticed her abrupt halt, turned his head, and inquired, “What’s the matter?”

Natalie smiled, shook her head to indicate it was nothing, and proceeded inside.

Half an hour before dinnertime, Trevon guided Natalie to sit beside him on the sofa.

Being friendly, Theo’s brother, Carlos Wilson, asked, “Aren’t you going to introduce this beautiful girl to us?”

Of course, he meant Natalie.

Trevon responded casually, “This is Natalie, my wife.”

Well, there was nothing wrong with that.

Theo, fearing that Trevon might say something to discomfort Natalie, felt. a sense of relief after hearing what he said, resulting in a smile on his face.

It seemed that what he had just said to Trevon had worked! Theo couldn’t help but feel happy with that.

Natalie’s beauty captivated Max’s gaze, his eyes fixed upon her. He exclaimed directly without thinking, “Trevon, your wife is truly beautiful.”

Max saw nothing amiss with his comment, and all eyes turned simultaneously toward Natalie. Even Emily, who had been conversing with Peggy, turned to look at Natalie.

When she caught a glimpse of Natalie, Emily’s face turned pale, her smile fading instantly.

One second, she had been engrossed in laughter and chatter with Peggy, but now her countenance was repulsive, as if she had consumed something distasteful.

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In a panic, she instinctively grasped Max’s arm tightly. “What are you doing? You’re hurting me!”

Max, whose attention was fixed on Natalie, snapped impatiently.

To him, Emily was just a girl who desperately played hard to get, which successfully caused his desire to conquer. After all. Max thought there was no girl he couldn’t handle. She was just another girl he had brought home, and she wasn’t the first, either.

Max was actually not that into her. At this moment, Max couldn’t help but notice that Emily and Natalie seemed to share the same surname.

apart. “They don’t look like

Max’s blame,

her in front of so many people, but she dared not look

silently swallow

to avoid provoking Natalie, fearing that Natalie would be mad and tell them everything about

is over there, just two years younger than Trevon. Trevon’s mother is now busy in the kitchen, and Trevon’s father is away on a

difference between me and this illegitimate daughter,” Natalie thought.

though Theo said so, Natalie knew it was improper to let Trevon’s father take the initiative

Nice to meet you, Mr. Carlos, Mr. Ted, and Mrs. Peggy.” After

Natalie paid her no attention

Max

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though he was the one who had promised to bring her home today. Rage bubbled

remained an outsider, unable to engage in conversation, and no one

elders with grace and generosity. Her manners were graceful, and her demeanor matched that of a wealthy young

felt inferior, convinced that Natalie was so scheming that she

her family at all. As long as they didn’t come to offend her, she could live the rest of her life

and raised her eyes slightly to look at Emily with a cold, disdainful stare. Seeing the

expressions. Max stared at Natalie with an obsessed look, and Trevon was not surprised that Max, who tended

had underestimated her social skills. She could even hold conversations about everything. As for that woman beside Max, her expression

hour later, a commanding female voice reverberated, announcing, “Dinner is

man beside her, intending to inquire who else could issue such an authoritative voice within

unspoken question. He leaned closer to her ear and

removed her coat, draping it on the

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cheeks flushed with a delicate pink hue while. her heart raced erratically.

to rise and depart, Natalie stood up and hooked her arm through

eyes filled with confusion, fixed upon her

don’t get so close to me when you speak.

time he had whispered to her ear, each instance causing her nerves to tense

Trevon gazed back at her slightly flushed countenance with. a mischievous smile.

occupied the main seat as everyone took

this is your mother-in-law,

Rachel,” Natalie addressed

spare her a glance and just nodded indifferently. Natalie didn’t mind. It did not matter to Natalie whether Rachel acknowledged Natalie as her daughter-in-law. After all, Natalie would divorce Trevon

despondency dissipated upon witnessing Rachel’s