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

other 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

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

have

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There

this moment, she regretted not immediately blocking umply a

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

He got straight to the

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

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

If he couldn’t secure the funds and settle

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

intimidate her, using her children as pawns only fueled her anger

front of Harry. “Well, let’s see who meets their demise first. My bet is on you, as you’re the one playing a dangerous

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. “Sherri, please tell Juana not to take Ruby out lately Harry asked me for a sum of money, but 1 refused. I fear

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

million dollars. He discovered my whereabouts and assumed I could

give in, there will be no end to his demands. Rest

dragging you into this mess agam”

we have a pleasant chat anymore! Are you intent on sabotaging our friendship?”

emoji, followed by an “Im

to retreat to her room, she caught 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 smoke blurred

She had been entirely unaware, which explained

keenly observing her every move. His gaze momentarily grew colder, but when their eyes met, he gave a subtle

ald