Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 269

Athana Hospital’s cafeteria

The three women at the table were chatting. Everyone’s faces were filled with smiles Sherri was the

happiest that day.

Rose ate a mouthful of her rice and asked Sherri, who sat opposite her, “I want to interview the future

bride. Do you have any thoughts on your upcoming marriage?”

Shern cleared her throat and said, “Ahem, first of all, I’d like to thank my parents for giving birth and

raising me Thank you to my best friends. Thank you…

Natalie almost spat out her rice when she heard that. She quickly reached out to stop herself from

puking. “My dear, there’s no need to be so official. You arent walking the red carpet. Just do it subtly.

Save the gratitude speech for the day of your wedding. Don’t waste your energy.”

Sherri moved her butt and sat up straight “Alright, I’ll keep that away first. I’m dissatisfied that Hackett

didn’t propose to me. I want a ceremonial proposal. Is that so difficult to achieve?”

Rose comforted Sherri, ‘It’s alright. It’s our first time being human and our first time getting married.

Shall we give him a hint on your behalf?”

Natalie muttered, “No, this is my second marriage. It was you who didn’t notice.”

As they were talking, a commotion started in the cafeteria. Several men in black suits with violins and

saxophones in their hands came from the cafeteria’s entrance and approached Sherri’s table.

Sherri, who had always been gossipy, said excitedly to Natalie beside her. “Could it be that someone is

proposing in the cafeteria? This is so

romantic.”

Natalie felt that something was wrong. She turned to look at her gossipy best friend and said subtly,

“Sherri, could this be arranged by Hackett?”

The performance was attention-seeking. Natalie had never heard of any nurses or doctors in the

hospital dating high-profile children of the nouveau riche other than Sherri. Could it be that she was

ignorant?

However, this display was in line with something Hackett would do.

Sherri brushed it off without hesitation and said, “You’re overthinking it. I haven’t sent him a message

yet.”

Rose looked at the scene and fell into deep thought. The public display looked vaguely similar. The

difference was that the man back then did not like her. However, there were many involved in the

proposal in both circumstances. “I was humiliated while another lady was witnessing her bliss,” Rose

thought.

The next moment, a familiar figure walked out of the door suavely. His hair was combed neatly. He was

wearing a white suit and a light pink shirt. He held a large bouquet of fiery red roses and strode towards

Sherrl.

He walked with an arrogant posture.

This was undoubtedly the protagonist of the day. He was just short of having a sparkly halo over his

head.

As soon as the protagonist appeared, a ballad was blasted in the cafeteria. It was a symphony of

saxophones and violins. It was pleasant to the ears and lifted the mood of everyone present

When Sherri saw Hackett, the tableware in her mouth fell onto the table with a plop. She was

dumbfounded as she watched her handsome Prince Charming walk towards her.

Natalie couldn’t bear to look at it anymore. She was right. It was Hackett’s proposal, she had guessed it

correctly. She nudged Sherri’s arm and said, “Come back to your senses. What are you thinking about?

What are you doing? He’s already standing in front of you”

Sherri came to her senses and looked excitedly at the suave man before her. He took the microphone

from a boy in uniform and serenaded Sherri affectionately. ‘Til fall in love with you slowly.”

“We’ll kiss each other slowly”

“We’ll talk about yourself slowly

“We’ll get together slowly under the beautiful sunset”

“I want to listen to everything you have to say

“Give me to you slowly”

After the song unded, Hackett handed the microphone to the man in uniform and slowly approached

Sherri. Natalie stood up tactfully and moved aside. Rose also stood up, leaving the spotlight for today’s

protagonists.

The next second, Hackett knelt on one knee and raised the rose. He looked up at Sherri with sincerity

and love and proclaimed, “Sherri, I, Hackett Blackwell, have fallen deeply in love with you. I’ve already

been to your house to seek your parent’s permission earlier today. This isn’t me acting first and

reporting later. I wanted to obtain our father’s permission before proposing to you. I promise to dote on

you in the future.

You have the final say in this family in the future. Sherri, please marry me.”

Rose thought. “This proposal speech seemed improvised and sounded too stoppy Shouldn’t Hackett

include more touching moments between the couple in his speech so that it’ll be more moving? That

way, Sherri would cry even harder

Hackett’s words were very casual, but Sherri was already moved beyond tears. Sherri was crying. She

wiped her tears with a tissue nonstop. Indeed, people deeply in love with each other could be touched

by just one word. There was no need for sweet nothings or thousands of words

Hackett further revealed, “I admit that I did not approach you from the beginning out of affection, I only

approached you because I betted with others that you would agree to sleep with me. Meanwhile, I fell

for your cuteness, kindness, beauty, generosity, and willfulness. I’m blissful even when you hit me. I am

just being silly like that. I enjoy playing and joking around with you Time passes slowly when we are

apart. Sherri, I’ve fallen in love with you. I’ll never leave you for the rest of my life. My love, please

accept me”

Everyone in the cafeteria was stunned. It seemed Mr. Blackwell had fallen in love with the other party

because of a bet. What a big deal. II was inevitable for him to fall in love eventually since he was

hanging out with so many women often.

Sherri was already crying her heart out. She cried nonstop. She stood up panting while she held

Hackett, who was still kneeling while saying. “Why are you so adorable?”

Hackett hugged Sherri. He hugged her tightly from behind. He hugged her for a long while. After a

while. Rose hinted at Hackett as she said softly. “Where’s the ring?”

Only then did Hackett remember that there was one less segment. He quickly stepped back and stuffed

the flowers into Sherri’s arms. He carefully wiped the tears off her face, took the ring from his pocket,

and knelt on one knee again to propose

A dreamy snowflake-cut diamond ring appeared in front of everyone. Many in the cafeteria stood on

stools to see what was going on.

All of them raised their necks and stuck their heads out like giraffes.

The lifelike snowflakes were made of diamonds. They were as white as snow and filled with natural

diamonds. They sparkled under the warm light and were very dazzling

Sherri stretched out her right hand as a tear rolled down her cheeks. Hackett helped her put the ring on

slowly. The ring quietly bloomed with romance and elegance on Sherri’s fair fingertips.

The surrounding diamonds complemented the dazzling center stone. The ring sparkled in all directions.

Snow is always white and flawless. Snow on tree branches and rooftops is always pure and white,

putting everyone at ease in winter. The snow covered world is crystal clear and pristine

After putting on the ring. Hackett was pulled up by Sherri. People around them began to jeer. Hackett

helped Sherri wipe off her tears as people around them chanted, “Kiss, kiss, kiss…”

Hackett wiped Sherri’s tears and asked, “Can I kiss you in the hospital?”

The crowd in the cafeteria was in high spirits. They would be letting down the onlookers if they did not

kiss.

Sherri nodded with tears in her eyes as she was already touched. The surprise came so suddenly that

she was caught off guard. She was not prepared at all. She almost could not withstand it

Upon receiving her approval, Hackett cupped Sherri’s cheeks and planted a French kiss on her soft

lips. Hackett then grinned and hugged Sherri by her waist as Sherri leaned into his arms.

Hackett proclaimed to the rest of the crowd, “From now on, Dr. Landor is my wife. I hope everyone can

take care of her on my behalf in the future. Thank you very much. I’ll treat everyone to a month’s worth

of coffee.”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was another commotion in the cafeteria. There was gratitude

and blessings.

Natalie, who was standing by the couple’s side, was touched. She was tearing in joy. She was full of

blessings for the couple. She felt relief.

“The unexpected proposal, the snowflake-cut diamond ring, and Hacketts revelation illustrated how

serious and thoughtful he was towards Sherri. Sherri, my dear, my good friend, I wish you nothing but

bliss for the rest of your life ahead,” Natalie thought.

Natalie sincerely wished both well from the bottom of her heart.

Ros also gave her blessings to the couple as she cried. She raised his hands first in the air and started

clapping in rhythm.

As soon as she started, everyone followed and started clapping their hands. The cafeteria was full of

blessings from the crowd. May destiny always bring lovers together

Sherri spent the entire afternoon in excitement. She would periodically glance at the ring on her finger

and smile foolishly to herself. The patient she was consulting thought there was something wrong with

his doctor.

The media caught wind of the proposal immediately. The proposal was at noon, and the media had

reported the event by afternoon. News about the couple was trending online again with several

hashtags, “Mr. Blackwell proposed to his fiancee in the cafeteria at noon with a showflake-cut diamond

ring after his engagement was announced in the morning”, “Mr. Blackwell’s romantic proposal at

Athana Hospital

ended up with him agreeing to buy all medical staff coffee for one month in exchange for everyone

taking care of his wife”, “Hackett Blackwell of the Blackwell family turns from a casanova to a dedicated

man”, “the prodigal one turns into a sentimental man”.

There were all kinds of headlines. There was nothing one could not think of and nothing one could not

see.

At the Wilson Group

Trevon had just finished an executive meeting and was walking past the secretary department.

Several secretaries who were chatting did not notice Trevon’s presence. They continued discussing

among themselves, “I’m so envious of Miss Landor. Mr. Blackwell is so romantic. This snowflake-cut

diamond ring is so beautiful.”

“That’s right. It’s filled with diamonds. Look at how sparkly it is. It’s beautiful. Indeed, rich people marry

one another. We’re mere employees. slogging away.”

“We are better off working. We’ll never get a ring like this in our dreams”

They were so engrossed in their conversation that they did not notice that Trevon had already stopped

by the secretary department for a few minutes. Jim kept glancing at them, but it was futile.

He could only silently pray for these people.

Trevon looked at them somberly and said sternly, “These people will not be getting their salaries today

Jim Hawk, have you been lax recently? You can’t even manage the secretary department in order.”

Jim was upset over being implicated and glared at the culprits.

The secretaries quickly diverted their attention to look for something to do. They were trembling in fear,

afraid that they would be fired. It was not easy for them to join the Wilson Group. They looked across

the room at Jim with pleading eyes

Jim thought, “You’re on your own.”

The secretaries lowered their heads and were speechless. If they had known earlier, they would not

have chatted amongst themselves.

Jim repeatedly thought of a reason for Mr. Wilson’s anger. He had never been that furious when he saw

the secretaries chatting previously. Why was he so angry today?

As Treyon walked into the office, Jim leaned on the desk and crossed his fingers as Trevon

interrogated the secretaries, “What were you talking about just now?”

The secretaries did not dare to gossip anymore. They shook their heads simultaneously and tried to

assure Trevon, “Mr. Hawk, we promise not

to gossip anymore.”

Jim Hawk knew the secretaries were frightened and replied. “Don’t worry, I won’t fire you. I want to

understand what you were talking about. If you don’t say anything, you might be fired.”

The secretaries responded, “Okay, we’ll talk, we’ll talk.”

The secretaries told Jim about the news they had seen and the content of their conversations.

Jim understood. He seemed to have solved the case and thought, “How could he have guessed it

right? Mr. Wilson had been with Mrs. Wilson for so long, but Mr. Wilson had yet to propose. Mr.

Blackwell had already been on the trending searches twice and monopolized the headlines all day.

Wasn’t this embarrassing for Mr. Wilson?”

After understanding the situation, Jim entered the room and tried to give Trevon some suggestions,

“Mr. Wilson, I think it’s time you propose to

Mrs. Wilson too.”

Upon hearing this. Trevon listened quietly and did not interrupt Jim.

Just when Jim thought that he was on the right track, he continued. “Mr. Wilson, do you want to

propose to Mrs. Wilson…”

After thinking for half a second, Trevon tapped on the table lightly and said, “You can leave now.”

Seeing that his boss seemed alright, Jim felt relieved and said with a smile, “Okay”

After Jim left, Trevon turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window. He fell into deep

thought. What should he do?