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

You come back and don’t bother to give me a heads up” The implication behind ! ords made Natalie

let out a mocking laugh, unable cleared up. How big is your ego the

its been two years, and your mind still hasn’t I have to inform you? Do you think you can dictate my actions? If you desire to

with a tiger at the zoo”

a per voi him. There was

immediately blocking umply a waste of

on the other end, no longer engaging point, saying.

He got

demand, Natalie burst into laughter, her voice filled with frustration She wished she could perform a cramotomy on him right then and there “Mr. Foster are you sure you dialed the right number! I am Natalie, not your beloved Emily Instead of seeking out your flesh and blood

about Natalie’s return and her residence at Evergreen Gardens. He was well aware that the houses had a hefty price tag and believed that Natalie had struck it rich With his recent string of bad luck and mounting losses in gambling he saw an opportunity to ask her for some money. After all, what was one

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

money would be in your best interest. I know you have a daughter and

Harry could try to intimidate her, using her children as pawns

see who meets their demise first. My bet is on you, as you’re the one

worry would be disingenuous. After 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

message, Sherri angrily exploded and swiftly replied, “la he insane? He won’t spare even the children- How much

and assumed I could afford such

an endless pit. Once you give in, there will be no end to his demands. Rest assured. I’ll

replied. “Alright, sorry for dragging you into this mess agam”

back an annoyed expression with a caption that read, “Can’t we have a pleasant chat anymore! Are you

by an

sight of a familiar silhouette on the neighboring balcony. Dressed in a deep blur pajamas, casually leaning against the railing, putting on a cigarette, the wispy

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

on the balcony throughout the evening, keenly observing her every move. His gaze momentarily grew colder, but when their eyes met, he gave a subtle nod, maintaining his trademark aloofness. It seemed Natalie had let

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