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

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

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

two years, and your mind still hasn’t I have to inform you? Do you think you can dictate

mani with a tiger at the zoo”

voi him. There was no point in

regretted not immediately blocking umply a

the other end, no longer engaging point,

Natalie. He got straight to the

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

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

percent stake. If he couldn’t secure the funds and settle lus gambling debts, he feared

with 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 daughter and a son If you care

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

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

Natalie’s lips before she abruptly 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. “Sherri, please tell Juana not to take Ruby out lately

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

million dollars. He discovered my whereabouts and assumed I could afford

you give in, there will be no end to his demands. Rest assured. I’ll make sure Juana

sorry for dragging you into

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

a surrendering emoji, followed by an “Im

against the railing, putting on a cigarette, the wispy

did he move in next door’ She had been entirely unaware, which explained the several encounters in the neighborhood and his playtime with Jasper

observing her every move. His gaze momentarily grew colder, but when their eyes met, he gave a subtle nod, maintaining his trademark aloofness. It

ald