Turning Of The Tide

Chapter 562

At eleven o’clock, someone knocked on Ava’s door. Frank went to open the door sleepily. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Joseph. He rubbed his messy hair and yawned. His voice was slightly hoarse. “What’s wrong?”

There was a drawing on Frank’s chest. It was Ava’s masterpiece. Joseph’s sharp eyes saw it and he automatically looked away.

“Still not awake?” Joseph raised his hand and looked at his watch. It had been almost nine hours. No matter what, he probably should have seven hours of sleep.

“I’m about up. What’s up?” Frank opened his eyes with great effort and yawned again.

“You have to go to the airport and pick up Natalie and the others. They’ll be here around 12 o’clock.” Joseph didn’t care if Frank was awake or not. He just told him what to do.

Frank did not refuse. He pinched the spot between his eyebrows and replied, “Yes, okay.”

After saying that, Joseph thoughtfully closed the door again. Frank stood at the doorway for a while and walked straight to the bed. Ava was still sleeping soundly. He could not bear to wake her up.

He planned to pick them up himself so he went into the bathroom to wash up. Ten minutes later, he chose a simple outfit from the wardrobe. He still liked to wear jeans, a white T-shirt, and a black cardigan.

He wrote a line of words on a Post-it note on the table and placed it on the other pillow. The Post-it note was usually used by Ava to write notes for school. It happened to be useful now.

When Emma saw Frank coming down, he was already dressed. She asked gently, /Why didn’t you sleep a little longer?”

-“I’m going to go pick… them up.” It occurred to him that Natalie and

Trevon were now related to him through Ava. For some reason, he was a little unaccustomed to it and he was a little tongue-tied.

Emma smiled. “It’s fine. You can just call them by their names as you always do. Remember to eat something before leaving.” As she spoke, she asked the servant to bring up the breakfast that was kept warm in the pot.

Frank picked coffee and a boiled egg. “That’s enough. Thank you very

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much, Emma.”

Upon hearing this, Emma was stunned by his sudden politeness for a moment before she quickly reacted. She smiled and said, “Drive slowly. Let Pat go together with you.”

Frank took a sip of coffee. The hot beverage warmed his stomach. He shook his head. “There is no need. It’s not far.”

After Frank left, Emma still instructed the men to follow them just in case. “Pat, bring a few people along with you and follow behind Mr. Roberts to protect their safety.”

Pat said respectfully, “Yes, madam.”

Angie was in the courtyard. When she saw that Frank had gone out, she walked into the living room and asked Emma, “Is Frank going back now?” “No. He went to pick up my niece and Trevon.”

Emma always had a smile on her face. She gave off a very comfortable feeling. She was wearing a white silk dress that cinched in at the waist and a long blue cardigan. She stood upright and looked elegant.

thought to herself, “If I were a man, I would probably fall in love with such a gentle woman. Rachel’s temperament is not bad, but it is obvious that she is

and picked it up. She turned her body so she was lying on her side. [I’m going to the airport to pick people up.] After reading it, Ava smiled. She thought that Frank had left without

up. Natalie and the others would

soon.

shouted loudly, “Hello, Mommy. Hello, Angie.” She looked around and did not see Stella. When she reached the middle of the stairs, she realized that she did not greet the little guy and

even greet her, she

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did

Christina’s room. Ava has to look at the

“This family really has

Joseph was putting on his clothes. The temperature in the

Oh! You’re so cute. I need to kiss you before I can go downstairs.” As she spoke,

personality is very similar to yours. Christina, do you think so? His

wandering around as he entertained himself.

really did look alike. Joseph had named the child George

a faint smile. He patted his sister on her head and said, “Go down and eat something. We might

“Oh, okay.”

hour later at the Sapphire Airport, a plane descended from the clouds and taxied for a while before coming to a slow

Instead, he waited in the parking lot. He leaned against the car door leisurely and smoked. Half of the cigarette that was between his fingers was already gone. Smoke covered his face,

a man in a dark brown trench coat and black sunglasses came out. In his arms was a little boy in a black leather jacket and a pair of black

beige-colored windbreaker was beside him. She was

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was wearing light purple

high-profile family. The people around them also turned to stare at the

went. “This

are you? Are you really welcoming us? Is this what Joseph instructed you to

pinched Jasper’s dashing face. “You’re quite handsome. Be content,

Frank to put the suitcases in the trunk. Frank had driven his own Porsche to the airport. The car was parked at the Turner Manor in Sapphire City

the back seat and got in. “Jasper, what did I teach you? You have to greet people when you see them. Call him

replied calmly, “Okay.”

seat and Trevon sat in the front passenger seat, Jasper, who was sitting behind with Natalie, called

who was about to start the car, paused. He turned around and smiled. “Hey, you’re much more polite than your father. I’ll reward you with a gift when

Claus? If it is a last-minute present, you can forget about fooling my son with that,” Trevon reminded as he casually put on his

more trustworthy than you.”

them banter back and forth. Neither of them was willing to be outdone. She was used to it. She carried her son and sat quietly in the

the car, Frank drove at a moderate speed. He did not apply any sudden brakes. Trevon and Natalie, both of whom knew how

Manor in no

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house came out to welcome them.

been calm. She

carried Jasper out from the backseat. Emma was overjoyed. “Let Grandma Emma take a look at you. You’re even more handsome again. Did you miss me? Who bought these sunglasses for you? Why does it look so good?”