Turning Of The Tide

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

with anger, has volume rising. You come back and don’t bother to give me a

out a mocking laugh, unable cleared up. How big is

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

tiger

him. There was

blocking umply a waste of her time and

stone softened slightly on the other end, no longer engaging point, saying. Transfer one mullion dollars to

He got

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

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

that an unknown entity had taken over his 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 that tiny percentage,

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

could try to intimidate her, using her

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

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

swiftly replied, “la he insane? He won’t spare

“One million dollars. He discovered my whereabouts and assumed

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

read, “Can’t we have a pleasant chat anymore! Are

followed by

leaning against the railing, putting on a cigarette, the wispy smoke blurred

which explained the several encounters in the neighborhood and his playtime with

gaze momentarily grew colder, but when their eyes met, he gave a subtle nod, maintaining his trademark

ald