Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 108

At 10 pm. Edward returned home to find the living room brightly lit, and Juana was busy in the kitchen.

Curious, Edward took off has coat and hung it on a rack before walking into the kitchen. “Mom, what are you doing?” he asked

Juana replied cheerfully. “I’m making some treats for Ruby. I’m planning to make some powdered milk cookies. She can have them as snacks when she wakes up tomorrow”

Edward, usually composed, almost couldn’t hold back his surprise. “Who did you say?”

Juana paused her hands, looked up with a smile, and said to her son, “You didn’t know? It’s Natalie’s twin children, the ones she brought to visit me this afternoon. They are so adorable. I wonder what children nowadays are eating. They are growing up so beautifully. Anyway, go to bed now. I’ll be done soon.”

Edward scratched the back of his neck awkwardly and prepared to go upstairs to find his sister. “Morn. I’ll go to bed first. Go to bed early after you’re done. Don’t stay up too late.”

Edward felt somewhat guilty as he watched his mother enthusiastically work in the kitchen. The siblings had kept their secret from their mother.

Edward felt Sherri was probably still awake, so he sent her a message at the door, saying, “Open the door.”

Within a minute, the door opened, and Sherri said, “Edward”

Edward glanced downstairs and sneakily entered the room. “Why didn’t you let me know before bringing Ruby home! Mom didn’t notice, right?”

Sherri replied with a hint of pride in her tone, “No, she didn’t notice. Your niece is clever. She knows how to make Mom happy. Besides, Ruby doesn’t look like me. Mom wouldn’t suspect anything.”

Edward seized on a crucial point. “So, do you know who the child’s father is?”

Caught off guard, Sherri panicked for a moment and almost slipped up “How would I know? Ruby doesn’t look like me, so she must resemble her dad. Who else could it be?”

Well, that logic was flawless, and Edward couldn’t argue with it. After all, the child didn’t look like an alien.

Edward suddenly made a threat. “You better not be lying to me.”

To cover up her unease, Sherri hurriedly urged her brother, “Oh, come on, go back to your room. Take a shower and go to sleep. I’m exhausted. And I have to wake up early for work tomorrow.”

After being pushed towards the door, Edward turned around and said, “Tomorrow, I’ll find a professional nanny for you The housemaids aren’t that skilled”

“Okay, okay, thank you.”

After closing the door, Sherri leaned against it, patting her chest in relief. That was a close call.

be ecstatic, though. Sherri couldn’t understand how their mother could be so infatuated with Hackett, who

went to work while Jasper was still asleep. The little guy had been quite restless last night, insisting on having Ruby back home. No matter how Natalie tried to appease him, he couldn’t be calmed down. It was probably

since birth. They are and lived together, using the same brand of formula and bottles. Except for diapers and clothes, everything else

together, let alone children. It was

a text message on her phone from Ava. Each word was filled with excitement. The message said. Sis, are you at work? Dad promised me I don’t have to wait until summer vacation to come to Athana. I can come during the Memorial Day holiday. Just over a month left! I’m so happy and excited! Rose said she would

I’m waiting for you. When you’re here, I’ll take you around the entire Athana. But remember, you have to

something, and when she looked up, she saw a

sight. It only took a few seconds for her to quickly regain her composure. “Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.”

her without blinking. She had gained a Hule weight, and her skin had become even

her waist appeared even more delicate under a simple blue shirt.

first instinct was to

to continue engaging

from belund her Tve been looking for you.”

around. “What?”

for a moment. “Are you… doing well?” he

keys in her hand. Tm doing just fine. Mr. Wilson, you don’t

marriage had been forced upon them. It was normal not to have feelings for someone in such a situation. The only thing she couldn’t let go of was the fact that Mia had drugged her, and he knew about it but didn’t say anything. Instead, he handed the evidence to Mia, treating her like

or any rumors surrounding

lingering fear. She hadn’t expected Trevon to be in this neighborhood. Her uncle had hidden her information well, and there was no way he could have found out about the

ease. Just to be safe, she called Lena and instructed her to be cautious when taking Jasper downstairs to play, making sure not to let anything slip. After confirming everything was in order,

not, they encountered

Did you hurt yourself? Let me take a look,” Lena said worriedly as she saw Jasper

and hurried over to check on him. She inspected every part of Jasper’s body and breathed a sigh of relief when she found no injuries. “Did

he smiled at the two maids and replied, “Not

so brave. You shouldn’t run so fast now. If you fall, Mommy will be worried when she comes back,” Lena said.

and then turned around

leaving. Trevon’s face turned unpleasant. He did not know why he kept

his mother had taught him that

touched Trevon’s heart, and his expression softened

that Jasper had bumped into Trevon. They were afraid since Trevon’s appearance seemed hard to approach, and they were worried he might scold Jasper. So, before he could get angry, Jenny apologized, “Sir, I’m sorry. We didn’t keep an

unpleasant. Did he look like someone who would be

child?

silence, the maids became even more at a loss, thinking he was

back his tears. He slowly squatted down and said, “If you want