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

end 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

How big is your ego the establish dominance

mind still hasn’t I have to inform you? Do you think you can dictate my actions? If you desire

with a tiger at the

him. There was no

regretted not immediately blocking umply a

end, no longer engaging point, saying. Transfer one mullion dollars to

match with Natalie. He

sure you dialed the right number! I am Natalie, not your beloved Emily Instead of seeking out your flesh and blood daughter, you come

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 mulhon dollars to someone who could afford such a lavish property?

a meager ten percent stake. If he

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

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

who meets their demise first. My

ended the call. A tinge of frustration lingered, but pretending not to 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 angrily exploded and swiftly replied, “la he insane? He won’t spare even the children- How much money did he demand

He discovered my whereabouts and assumed I

you give in, there will be no end to his demands. Rest assured. I’ll make sure Juana keeps a close eye on Ruby”

“Alright, sorry for dragging you

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

surrendering emoji, followed by an

a deep blur pajamas, casually leaning against the railing, putting on a

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

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.

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