Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

After Frank and Hackett left, there were only Trevon and Jasper in the room. Clearly, neither of them had any intention of leaving.

Sherri had been supporting Natalie as they walked in to take a closer look. Sherri was an emotional person. She could not hide her laughter or tears. Her eyes were already swollen from crying.

Tears welled up in Natalie's eyes but did not fall. She walked behind Trevon and reached out to hold his cold hand. Through the coldness of his palm, she could feel that his heart was covered in ice. There was still rain on the back of his hand. No one was drenched in the drizzle, but they still got wet.

Natalie knew how much Trevon's heart ached.

It was because she was also in pain. It was like a sharp knife stabbing into her chest and twisting non-stop. It was so painful that she could not breathe, but she had to hold on. At this moment, she wished the person lying on the bed was her.

No one dared to speak or breathe loudly. Even if they shed tears, they would quietly wipe them away.

The oppressive, dreary room was filled only with the sounds of equipment being installed and breathing.

Jasper did not move at all. He had a gloomy aura around him. He watched as the doctor placed the devices on Sophia's body without blinking. Ruby did not know how to comfort him. She could only stand at his side and bear it with him. She held his hand to show that she was there.

About half an hour later, the doctor finished arranging all the monitoring equipment. He glanced at Trevon who was emitting a cold aura and did not dare to communicate with him. In the end, he turned his gaze to Natalie behind him and asked, "Mrs. Wilson, do you need us to stay?" Before Natalie could reply, Trevon had already rejected him. Trevon said in a deep voice, "No need. All of you can leave." Trevon thought, 'Sophia will wake up. Her internal organs are not damaged. Her injuries are not serious. She is just agitated and does not want to wake up because someone has died in her stead.' Hearing that, the doctors nodded and left. Trevon told them to keep it a secret.

Sophia was unconscious. It was useless for so many people to stand around. Natalie took a deep breath. She still had to observe the necessary etiquette. There were still people downstairs. She brought Sherri and Ava out and comforted them. There was no smile on her face. "I'm fine. You guys can go back." Sherri knew Natalie wasn't feeling fine when she saw Natalie's expression. She was worried and said, "Why don't Ruby and I stay here tonight?" Natalie shook her head. She knew that Sherri was worried about her. "It's fine. Jasper and Trevon are still around. I won't collapse." Ava was also worried about Natalie and wanted to suggest staying here. With tears in her eyes, she said, "Natalie..." Natalie ended the conversation and said calmly, "Be good. I'm really fine. You still have to go to work tomorrow and have two children revising at home. Leave now. You can cover tomorrow." "Mom, can I stay?" Ava wanted to accompany Jasper. Jasper would definitely be sad.

Sherri nodded. Since Natalie did not want her to stay, she would let Ava stay. Ava could also persuade Jasper so that Jasper would not dwell on things. "You stay. I will go back then. Take care of them. Call us if you need anything." They went downstairs. Rachel was a person who rarely revealed her emotions. At this moment, she was also wiping her tears. Even Caleb was the same. William comforted and persuaded him in a low voice.

Natalie stopped in front of William and Grace and thanked them. "William, Grace, thank you." Grace patted Natalie's shoulder. "We're a family, so let's not be so polite. If there's anything, call Ava. Don't be afraid of troubling us. We're family, so it's no trouble for us." "Okay." Before Hackett left, he said, "Natalie, if Trevon needs anything, call us. Frank and I will keep our phones on at all times." When Frank and Hackett cdown, they were afraid that Trevon could not bear the thought of Sophia in a coma and would do something dangerous to relieve his stress.

Frank said, "Anytwill do." "I'll keep an eye on him. Don't worry." Natalie understood their worries. Previously, she would go racing to relieve her stress. Later, Barron begged her not to engage in such a dangerous activity.

That was why she stopped racing and only rode a motorcycle. Her speed was also within a safe range.

After everyone left, Natalie and Ruby supported Caleb and Rachel back to their room. Rachel was afraid of adding to Natalie's worries, so she acted strong and urged Natalie to go ahead and do her own stuff.

That night, everyone in the Wilson's residence couldn't sleep. Trevon chased Jasper and Ruby back to their room and told Jasper to go to work tomorrow. Jasper would not go. He wanted to accompany Sophia and wait for her to wake up.

Ruby understood Trevon's feelings. She pulled Jasper away. In the room, Jasper was on the verge of a mental breakdown. His mind was filled with Sophia's injured face. Although they were all superficial wounds, Sophia had injuries all over her body.

Jasper felt stifled. It was as if he had sunk to the bottom of a lake. Even breathing was difficult.

As soon as Jasper entered the room, he bent and hugged Ruby tightly. He buried his head in her shoulder. A few seconds later, a touch of warmth seeped into the clothes on her shoulder. Ruby stood motionless and only reached out to stroke Jasper's back. "I believe Sophia will wake up. Let's find out the methods that can be used in this situation to help Sophia wake up. It will definitely work." Jasper said, "Ruby, thank you." "I'm your girlfriend. Sophia is your sister, but she's also my sister." Even if Ruby wasn't Jasper's fiancée, Sophia was still her sister who had grown up with them.

Jasper did not know how long he had been hugging Ruby. Ruby did not know how long it had taken her to coax Jasper to go to bed and rest for a while.

In the other room, Trevon took the towel from Natalie's hand and wiped his daughter gently. Natalie did not snatch the towel from him. She knew how he felt now. He regretted it now as much as he objected to Sophia becoming a Special Forces soldier back then.

Natalie could guess that Trevon's mind was filled with regret and self-blame. After thinking for a while, she still opened her mouth to persuade him. She also felt very upset, as if her heart was being cut by a knife. "Trevon, it's not your fault that Sophia is in this state. It's not because you agreed to her request that she becthis way. You've already made sufficient preparations. Otherwise, Sophia wouldn't have been able to cback today." Trevon blamed himself. Natalie, who knew him well, had guessed it. "But if I had insisted back then, Sophia might have given up." "Do you think your daughter could give up on something she decided? This profession has been her dream since she was young. You couldn't stop her. Sophia wasn't one who could be persuaded by us. At least she survived, right?" After saying that, two streams of tears flowed down Natalie's face. Her vision was blurry as she looked at Trevon bend down to wipe Sophia's hands. Natalie was in as much pain as Trevon was.

Seeing that Trevon had pursed his lips and did not speak, Natalie knew he was still blaming himself. "You've already taken thorough measures. The five people you sent have protected Sophia very well. We have to give the one who sacrificed a proper burial. Although he was an orphan, he should have a dignified tombstone." Hearing this, Trevon's hand that was holding the towel paused for a moment before he replied faintly, "I've already buried him in the cemetery of the Wilson's residence." Natalie took a few steps forward and stood beside Trevon. Trevon turned around and suddenly hugged Natalie's waist, burying his head in her stomach.

"I'll keep vigil for the first half of the night. Can you keep vigil for the second half of the night?" Natalie asked in a negotiating tone.

Trevon was sitting, and Natalie was standing.

Natalie gently stroked Trevon's hair and suddenly realized a few more strands of white hair on his head. It had only been two days since they went to fetch Sophia, but there were already more strands of white hair in just two days. She touched a few strands of white hair with mixed feelings, and tears fell on the ends of Trevon's hair. It took only an instant instead of years for Trevon's hair to turn white.

After hugging Natalie for a while, Trevon regained his composure. "Natalie, go to sleep first." "Okay, I'll replace you in the latter half of the night." Trevon did not agree to that. He only told her to go to sleep.

Natalie did not want to leave, but she knew Trevon well. She knew he wanted to whisper something to Sophia that she could not even listen to. She agreed and walked out of the room. She looked at Trevon, who was blaming himself, before closing the door.

After closing the door, she covered her mouth and quickly returned to her room. After closing the door, she could no longer control her emotions. She leaned against the door frand slowly slid to the ground. She sobbed silently and hugged her knees. All the emotions she had restrained the entire night poured out at this moment. It was as if her world had ccrashing down.

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Her heart ached so much that she could not breathe. She clutched her chest, which was in so much pain that she felled She pressed and pounded with all her might as if this was the only way to ease the pain in her chest. She pounded for a long tbefore stopping. The clothes on her chest were crumpled. She felt as if she was about to die from the pain in the next second. .

The last tshe cried like this was when her mother jumped off a building, when her grandfather died, and when he kept something from her.

In the other room, as Natalie expected, Trevon was indeed whispering to Sophia. He held Sophia's hand that was not in a cast and muttered, "Sophia, your mother went back to her room to cry. Daddy didn't follow her. Your mother is sad and needs to vent her sadness." As he spoke, Trevon paused for a while. His eyes were slightly hot as he adjusted his emotions and continued chatting with Sophia. "You didn't keep your word. You said that you wouldn't make Mommy and Daddy cry. You would only make us laugh. Wake up soon, or you'll have broken your promise." No matter what Trevon said, the person on the bed did not move or react at all. In the end, a tear fell from Trevon's eyes, and his lips trembled slightly.

He blamed himself deep down. If only he had sent a few more bodyguards to follow Sophia into school. Why did he only send five? Why didn't he send a few more? Many assumptions arose in Trevon's mind, and he blamed himself even more. His self-reproach turned into tears that flowed out.

At 1.30 in the morning, Natalie pushed open the door again. Trevon did not sleep or speak. He only held Sophia's hand and massaged her.

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Looking at his back view, Natalie's face, which had just been washed, was almost blurred again by the m tears she had just suppressed. She raised her head and held back her tears. She walked forward and said in a relaxed tone, "Go lie down for a while. If you don't want to go back, you can lie on Sophia's small sofa." .

Trevon smiled when he met Natalie's gaze. He did not want her to worry and nodded in agreement. In the end, he did not lie on the sofa because Sophia's sofa was too small. He turned around and left the room. Natalie did not know what he was doing. Thinking that he had gone to wash his face, she sat on the stool where he had been sitting. She helped Sophia adjust her blanket and checked the data displayed by various devices. After a while, Trevon cback with two blankets. Natalie had a guess in her heart. "Are you planning to sleep on the floor?" "Yes, I'll get them to buy a folding bed tomorrow." He wanted to stay in this room and wait for Sophia to wake up. He was afraid that Sophia would not be able to find him when she woke up.

Natalie understood his feelings. After thinking for a while, she did not stop him. After laying the blanket, Trevon asked Natalie to lie down together.

On the ground, the couple kept vigil by Sophia's side. Under the blanket, they hugged each other. Natalie coaxed, "Sleep for a while." "Okay." Perhaps it was because Natalie was there or because Trevon was in Sophia's room, he gradually closed his eyes. Natalie stroked his stubbled chin with heartache. She looked up at the ends of his hair and realized there were a few more strands of white hair.

Her heart ached as she hugged him and sighed.

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At 3.30 in the morning, when Jasper pushed the door open and entered, he saw his parents lying on the floor.

a He stood there in silence for a few seconds with mixed feelings. Ruby also wanted to cover, but Jasper did not agree. He pressed down on her shoulders and let her continue sleeping, saying that Trevon was in Sophia's room. .

Jasper did not leave when he saw his parents. Instead, he gently sat down on a chair and accompanied Sophia.

His gaze was fixed on Sophia's injured face, and his heart ached.

He thought, 'When has Sophia ever been so seriously injured?' During this period, Rachel and Caleb also secretly cto take a look. They were supported back to their room by Jasper. Caleb and Rachel were old and could not stay up late with them like this.