Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 154

As noon approached. Sherri descended the stairs in her loose pajamas, rubbing her tired eyes. Surprisingly, she spotted Natalie waiting downstairs and wondered if she was hallucinating

Quickening her pare, she bounced over to join Natalie’s side “When did you get here? Why didn’t you wake me up?” Meanwhile, Juana went to the kitchen for Ruby’s meals. Natalie had already heard the rough details of Sherri’s scolding in the morning from Ruby Though Ruby’s storytelling skills were not the clearest, Natalie managed to grasp the gist of it

With a smile, she playfully remarked. “Didn’t want to disrupt your beauty sleep, did 11⁄2”

Quickly catching on to Natalie’s teasing. Sherri fired back. “Ah. you’re savoring every bit of this, aren’t you? Sister, I barely made it out alive this morning It felt like a never-ending marathon race”

Natalie grinned, a mixture of amusement and envy evident on her face

After their early departure from the Landor family’s residence, she returned to Evergreen Gardens with Jasper. Perhaps due to her intense fever from the previous night, she appeared a bit weary after a long day.

By the time they arrived at Evergreen Gardens, it was already 7:00 PM. She tended to the usual evening routines of bathing her son and soothing him to sleep and before she knew it, it was nearly 8:00 PM Time seemed to slip away unnoticed.

She was taking a moment to admire Jasper’s peaceful slumber, and a faint glow of contentment washed over her. If Trevon ever reconsidered and attempted to challenge her for custody of Jasper, she would fight him fiercely with every ounce of her being

However, her tranquility was abruptly interrupted by an ill-timed phone call Glancing at the caller ID. she recognized it to be Harry scall. Opting to ignore she dismissively declined the call, convinced he had nothing to discuss. But to her

ion, the relentless ringing perusted

Her mood soured, and due donned her i

“ith a gentle push, she opened the balcony door and closed it behind her

dy answered the call. “What’s the matter? No pleasantries were exchanged, nger across the w teen she relucta

be bothered even to utter Harry’s name

seethed with anger, has volume rising. You come back and don’t bother to give me a heads up” The implication behind ! ords made Natalie feel she needed has permi on

cleared up. How big is your ego the establish dominance engage in

mind still hasn’t I have to inform you? Do you think

a tiger at the zoo”

conversation with such a per voi him. There was

moment, she regretted not immediately blocking umply a waste of her

stone softened slightly on the other end, no longer

match with Natalie. He got straight to the

a cramotomy on him right then and there “Mr. Foster are you sure you dialed the right number! I am Natalie, not

had a hefty price tag and believed that Natalie had struck it rich With his recent

company, he held only a meager ten percent stake. If he couldn’t secure the funds and settle lus gambling debts, he feared losing even

with his request. Harry’s voice grew louder, abandoning the previous softness veneer “Natalie, handing over the money would be in your best interest. I know you have a daughter and a son If you care about their well-being you better figure out a way

line at her children. While Harry could try to intimidate her, using her children as pawns only fueled her

who meets their demise first. My bet is on you, as you’re the one playing a dangerous game.”

all, Harry was the kind of person capable of anything Just to be safe, she decided to send a message to Sherri. “Sherri, please tell Juana not to take Ruby out lately Harry asked me for a sum of money, but 1 refused. I fear he might lose

Sherri angrily exploded and swiftly replied, “la he insane? He won’t spare even the children- How much money did he demand from you?”

my whereabouts and

give him a cent. He’s an endless pit. Once you give in, there will be

replied. “Alright, sorry for dragging

that read, “Can’t we have a pleasant

surrendering emoji, followed by an “Im

pajamas, casually leaning against the railing, putting on a cigarette, the wispy smoke blurred their distinct features.

in next door’ She had been entirely unaware, which explained the several encounters in the neighborhood

when their eyes

ald