Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 223

It was already midnight

Trevon’s heart was heavy when he left Josephi’s room. The first person he thought of was Natalie. He quickly took out his phone and sent a message to her (Goodnight, my lovel

He did not think that Josephi’s suspicion was groundless. He had the same thought back then. His body stiffened when he thought that the truth might turn out to be exactly what they suspected

Natalie was lying in bed. When she was half-asleep, she felt her phone vibrate. She turned to one side and unlocked her phone. It was a message from Trevon

She scammed the message and typed. [“Have you showered”]

After sending the message, she felt her heart beat a little Lister. Her face was also flushed red.

Shortly after. Trevon replied. [Are you waiting for me? Are you waiting to help me shower?]

Natalie’s grip on the phone tightened Indeed, her earlier message seemed to suggest that she was waiting to help him shower While contemplating how to reply to him, another message from Travon arrived. It’s rather late. I won’t tease you. anymore I’ll keep a tally of what you owe me, and Ill collect next time, with interest |

On the chatbox, she could tell that Trevon was typing another message. Soon, another message was received. [Rest early. Good night. I miss you!

As she read through their playful banter in the chatbox, her heart warmed with affection.

They must be deeply in love with each other. No matter how late it was at rught, he would never fail to send a message to wish her good night,

The computer game between Ana and Frank was still going on. They had already played several rounds.

Ava had lost one round. She wriggled her fingers and turned to Natalie. “Natalie, what are you doing? Why do you look so happy? Did Trevon send you a message?”

Natalie concealed her feelings of joy and changed the subject. “Aren’t you going to sleep? It’s already midnight. Is there already a winner?”

Although Ava had lost, she still felt very happy. Both of them were evenly matched. She rarely met someone whose skills. were on par with her. She beamed. “Not yet. Oh, forget it. I’ll tell Buddy we’ll play again another day.”

As she spoke, she started to text Frank (Buddy. I’m logging off now. Let’s play another day 1

Frank did not reply to Ava’s message. She waited for a while and frowned. “Natalie, does Frank usually not reply to messages?”

Natalie did not know either. After all, she did not have Frank’s contact information. If it was a few hours ago when Hackett. was still around, she could still ask him “I don’t know, but he doesn’t seem to talk much”

She uttered in her heart. “Whenever he opens his mouth, only harsh words can be heard. Who can tolerate such rudeness?”

Suddenly, Natalie got curious. She turned sideways on the bed and supported her head with one hand. “Why did you call him Buddy?”

Ava was not bothered by Frank’s non-reply. She turned off the computer and placed it on the table. She climbed onto the bed and lay down. With her hands supporting her chin, she said, “Natalie, don’t you think he’s very handsome?”

started to wonder if Ava had

handsome, he was also aloof and tough-looking. It was obvious that he was not an easy person to get

mess around with him. He’s not one to

her head to one side. Ava pondered for a while. “Is he that difficult to get along with? He seems

“Did he reply to your messages tonight?”

send him messages to ask him

he was very

he had launched a counter-attack. Other than playing games, there

even when Ava teased him mercilessly during the game.

pouting. “No. He didn’t

that Sherri tried to flirt with Frank at the cafe. Back then, he told her he liked women who did not talk a

that time, he rejected Sherri without any regard for her feelings. Natalie figured that he only gave his WhatsApp

No matter how much Ava teased him, he would not respond to her messages. Perhaps it was true

Indeed, she would not be someone Frank would like. It was a good thing that Frank

the phone she was holding in her hand to look at the time. It was already 40 minutes past 12. She stood up and stroked Ava’s

I must make him talk. Don’t you think it’s uncomfortable for him to hold it in and

speechless by that remark.

holding all inside him. It was Frank’s personality. Some people were introverted,

Ava arrived at the

She looked like a high school student, innocent and youthful. It was impossible for anyone to harbor inappropriate thoughts about her.. Any ill intentions about her would be considered

on one side, watching

not notice someone standing near her. Frank had

“She’s too young. So what if she’s good-looking? It feels criminal to even harbor

and she noticed hum immediately. The handsome man looked very conspicuous, and

liked to have a neat and simple appearance. He was wearing a pair of jeans and a white

roguish charm about

his appearance. The corners of her mouth soon curled up into a coy smile. “Buddy, are you here to pick someone up

the person standing in

something more? Won’t you suffocate to death by keeping everything inside? I’ll suffocate to death if I were

simply would not keep quiet. She continued to find a topic

were not visible. The sunglasses were very large, covering half of his face. Hence, his

to chatter away. She was determined to make Frank talk.

non-stop, yet Frank seemed

Noticing her crestfallen expression

“No.”

Ava excited. “Buddy, you’re finally talking to me. Your voice sounds nice. You should

more in the

stood up straight and strode toward