Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 384

The sun was hurriedly preparing to go home. It slowly descended from the west, leaving a blush before

it set, dyeing the horizon red and leaving its trace.

After work the next day, Trevon first went to the Wilson’s residence to pick up Jasper. A man who took

care of his family was adorable. Before Trevon and Jasper left, Rachel was still worried about her

careless son. She repeatedly reminded Trevon to look after Jasper well. Before getting into the car, she

even had Jasper use the restroom one more time so that he would not have to go to the toilet halfway.

She was attentive to every detail

Watching the back of the car as her son left, Rachel could not help but feel uneasy. Recently, she had

been taking care of Jasper every day. Now that Jasper was gone, she felt that there was nothing to

keep her busy anymore. She felt a sense of emptiness

Caleb reminded, ‘Alright. He’s almost 30 years old. How can he not be able to take care of such a

young child? Don’t think that he’s useless. He’s changed quite a lot, Didn’t he bathe Jasper well last

night? He didn’t scold the child either.”

With that said, Rachel’s heart calmed down. “He’s careless,” she said. “He’s already given his attention

to his wife. He’s always careless when it comes to kids, and he doesn’t understand them.

Caleb smiled and said, “He’s a first-time dad. Everyone has their first time. It’s fine as long as he

improves every day. Haven’t you noticed that your son is now able to accept other people’s opinions

and opposing viewpoints? He has also learned to respect others. He’s no longer stubborn and

arrogant. This is a good thing, and the credit goes to your daughter-in-law”

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Of course, Rachel was well aware of this. Her son now had much more empathy and consideration

toward others compared to before.

The car arrived at Athana Hospital. Jasper had been sitting in the safety chair in the back seat, holding

a triangular Rubik’s cube and crossing his legs. When he saw the car stop, he stopped twisting the

cube, looked up at Trevon, and said, “Daddy, Mommy.”

Trevon glanced at his leisurely cross-legged son through the rearview mirror. “Yes,” he said. “Pick up

Mommy”

Jasper looked out of the car window in the direction of the hospital entrance, searching for his mother’s

figure. After looking for a long while and not seeing the figure he missed, he shouted, “Mommy?”

Trevon said, ‘There are still eight minutes. Mommy hasn’t gotten off work yet

Jasper, who did not know what eight minutes meant, still replied like an adult “Okay,” he said.

Eight minutes later, Natalie. Sherri, and Rose walked out of the outpatient building side by side.

Sherri put her arm around Natalie’s shoulder and raised her chin in the direction of the black Maybach

in the distance. “Your Old Trevon is here to pick you up,” she said. “Hurry up and go.”

Natalie patted Sherri’s hand and said with a smile, “If he finds out that you call him Old Trevon, I guess

your devoted and virtuous husband may be in trouble.

Natalie continued, “Accompany me to try on the wedding dresses on Sunday. You all can try on the

bridesmaid dresses.

“And Rose. Are you free this week?”

Natalie looked at Rose and asked.

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Trevon said that the finished product would be released this Sunday. As for why the finished product

could be ready so quickly, only Trevon knew.

Rose readily agreed. “What else do I have going on?’ she said. I’m not in a relationship, and I don’t

have a career. During breaks, I just lounge around at home. You don’t have to worry about my

schedule. I can be available whenever you need

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Rose thought, “Am I not the one with the most free time?” Sherri and Natalie were already married and

had an adorable child. Even her brother was in a relationship now. It seemed that she was the only one

left with nothing to do every day.

“It’s true that I have quite some free time, but it’s liberating,” she thought. I’m free from any

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responsibilities and commitments. That’s pretty good”

“Okay,” Natalie said. ‘It’s settled then. Good buddies. Goodbye. Upon saying that. Natalie waved and

walked toward the car.

Natalie opened the door of the back passenger seat and got in. As soon as she got in, she kissed her

son on the cheek and asked him to kiss her. Jasper, reciprocate with a similar gesture,” she said. “Give

Mommy a kiss.

gesture too.

Natalie glared at him. “Your benefits for this week have been canceled. You don’t have to reciprocate.”

Trevon knew that she was referring to the passionate incident from the previous night. Feeling pleased,

he smiled and said, “I make sure I do not go overboard next time.”

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She ignored him and continued to play with her son beside her. She pinched his little face or kissed

him. The man in the driver’s seat looked over from time to time in envy.

Before coming to the Foster’s residence, Natalie did not inform Lena in advance. She was afraid that

notifying Lena would make her busy. Lena would then keep looking at the clock.

The sound of the car pulling up and the engine tuming off alarmed Mel inside. When she saw the

familiar car, she felt a little nervous. She hurriedly walked back to the living room to call Lena: “Lena,

um, Miss Foster is here,” she said. “She’s here”

Lena immediately stood up from the recliner. She was old, and the rheumatism in her legs had been

acting up recently. She endured the pain and walked outside.

Seeing Natalie, whom she had not seen for a few days. Lena walked even faster. Since returning to

Sapphire City, Natalie had visited several times during her lunch break, bringing vitamins, healing

ointments, and calcium tablets. She was concerned that Lena might not be getting adequate nutrition

due to her advanced age.

“Natalie, why didn’t you tell me you are coming? Lena said. “I didn’t prepare anything”

Lena reproached affectionately

“Haha, I did it on purpose,” Natalie said. “I can’t let you know” Yes. Natalie intentionally did not want to

tell Lena.

Mel was afraid of Trevon, but she still politely came to carry groceries. She took the vegetables and

fruits from the trunk and carried them into the kitchen bit by bit.

When Natalie saw the diligent Mel, she smiled. Natalie carried Jasper out from the backseat. As Lena

glanced at the handsome child, she was all smiles. She reached out to carry Jasper, saying. “Can I

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carry you for a while? I miss you so much. I haven’t seen you for a few days, and you’ve become even

more handsome. You’ve inherited your parents’ good

genes.

Trevon called out nonchalandy, “Lena”

“Jeez, don’t stand outside, Lena said. “Quick, come in and take a seat.”

“Okay,” Trevon said as he followed behind.

Lena really missed Jasper, but she was used to living here. Jasper, what do you want to eat or play

with?” she said. “I’ll get it for you, okay? Just tell me.”

Natalie knew that Lena doted on Jasper, so she did not object. Natalie smiled faintly and looked at

everything. Suddenly. Trevon said to Mel, ‘Call Jim over for dinner.

Mel seemed to have heard something astonishing. She replied, “Huh?”

Trevon merely uttered this remark. He did not utter a second remark. “A married man should minimize

interaction with other women,” he thought..

Natalie looked at the slow-witted Mel, who was at a loss for words. She comforted Mel, saying. “Do you

have Mr. Hawk’s number? If y

you

you may call him and ask him to come over for dinner.

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“Oh, right, Mel said. “I have. I have his number

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Mel turned around and left the house like a thief. She went to the courtyard to make a call.

Natalie raised her head to look at the calm-looking Trevon. “Couldn’t you make the call?” she said.

“Why did you ask Mel to make the call?”

“Besides, he is your subordinate, Natalie thought. “Can’t this be resolved with just a few words?”

“Save power?” Trevon said concisely. He uttered just two outrageous words.

Natalie gave Trevon a look as if to say, “You could make your excuse sound even more lame: Seeing

that his wife did not believe him. Trevon added, “They’re more familiar with each other”

Natalie sensed that there was some juicy information, so she wanted to dig deeper. However, Mel

walked in just then. Natalie felt awkward asking gossip-related questions in front of the person involved,

so she let it go. She decided to inquire later. Being polite mattered after all.

Jim did not understand the meaning behind Mel’s gaze. He frowned slightly and squinted to ask what

she meant.

When Jim came in, Natalie and Trevon directed their gazes at him. Looking at their exchange of

glances, Natalie seemed to know why Trevon called Jim to come over for dinner.

Natalie speculated that there might be something going on.

Trevon was playing with the triangular Rubik’s Cube that his son had casually thrown on the table. He

leaned sideways on the sofa and crossed his legs. He nonchalantly asked Jim, who had just entered, a

question. “You’re quite smart, huh?” he said.

Confused, Jim asked uneasily. “Mr. Wilson, have I done something wrong?”

Trevon remained silent, leaving Jim to guess for himself.

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Jim racked his brain. I don’t think I’ve made any mistakes recently, he thought. His work had been well

organized. Currently, he did not even chat with the people in the secretary’s office. He dedicated

himself to making money every day, preparing to move to a bigger house.

After thinking for a while, there seemeil to be no mistakes. “Mr. Wilson, can you give me a hint Jim

asked.

Trevon glanced at Natalie, who was watching the scene unfold, and said playfully, “Are you in a

relationship?”

Hearing this. Mel, who was standing at the side, blushed. Slowly, her ears turned red as well. She was

so nervous that she had nowhere to put her hands. Both Trevon and Natalie noticed these reactions.

Lena did not pay much attention to such matters Recently, her legs were not in good condition, and she

always lay down to rest. Naturally, she did not notice anything unusual, or perhaps, they were being

quite discreet.

Jim understood. He touched the back of his head and chuckled. He said, “Haha. I am in a relationship,“

Trevon seized the rare opportunity for gossip. He inquired further. Bring her out so that I can give her a

gift.”

Jim quickly turned down Trevon’s offer. “It’s okay” he said. “You’ve already given me quite a lot

Trevon sticered and said, “Well, indeed, I’ve given you quite a lot. You’re quite good at choosing

people. I pay the salary. and you’re taking advantage. You’re quite smart.”

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Natalie could not take it anymore. She patted the man beside her on the arm and said, “Stop teasing

them. You’ve got them both looking so puzzled. Mr. Hawk, he’s just joking with you.”

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Trevon asked bluntly. How many days have both of you been together?”

Jim cleared his throat and said, “Less than a month.”

He thought that he could still hide it for a while Little did he know it would be exposed so soon. Does

Mr. Wilson have the superpower of being incredibly perceptive?” he thought. He had not come to the

Foster’s residence for the past few days as he was afraid that people would find out that he was in a

relationship with Mel.

“There are no surveillance cameras around, so how did he find out?’ he thought

Jim was persistent and determined to find out the truth. “Can Lask how you know so that I can die in

peace?” he said.

Trevon said indifferently. “If you have nothing to do, get a privacy screen protector for your phone.”

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Jim was at a loss for words. “It turns out that there’s a problem with the phone,” he thought.

Jim walked over to Mel’s side and held her hand. We just got together,” he said. “Our relationship

doesn’t affect our work. The company doesn’t stipulate that employees can’t be in a relationship… I

suppose.”

Upon reflection, there did not seem to be such a rule in the employee handbook of the Wilson Group.

Natalie chuckled. ‘Don’t be nervous, she said. “We re not against it. Mel is a good girl. If you’re into

each other, we’re happy for you. I’ll go cook with Mel. You guys chat”

Mel was so bashful that she could not face anyone. Lena showed little surprise. She also understood

why Jim had been visiting the Foster’s residence so frequently when Natalie was at Sapphire City. His

visits were not primarily motivated by Natalie. Rather, Mel was the reason behind has frequent visits.

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Lena smiled and shook her head. She even instructed Jun to treat Mel well. She said that Mel was

quite innocent. Although Mel was a child from the countryside, she was not affected by the negative

aspects of big cities. She had stayed true to her original motivations, values, and principles. She was

kind-hearted, and she did things diligently

Jim said that he would treat Mel well because he was also from the countryside. If it weren’t for Trevon

nurturing him, he would not have achieved his current success.

The only thing he had in common with Mel was that both of them worked for Trevon, although Mel’s

involvement was

In the kitchen, Natalie took out the groceries she brought over and placed them on the counter. While

she was doing that, she spoke to Mel, who was washing vegetables seriously. “Mel, don’t take what

Trevon said earlier to heart,” she said. “He didn’t mean any harm. He is just used to joking around with

Mr. Hawk and can be quite outspoken. It’s not that he thinks poorly of you.”

Natalie was worried that Mel might be psychologically burdened. She could always see Mel being

cautious. Sometimes, Mel even felt a little inferior.

Mel lifted her head and smiled at Natalie. “I don’t take that to heart, Natalie,” she said. “I know you’re all

good people. All of you have never despised me for being a country bumpkin. Jimmy said that you’re

all very good people, and Mr. Wilson is especially kind. He is the one who nurtured Jimmy step by step

to succeed. He asked me to work diligently and repay you all. He also said that even if we get married

in the future, he won’t go work independently. He wants to work for Mr. Wilson for the rest of his life. As

long as you don’t dismiss us, we’ll continue to work diligently for you.”

“Jimmy?” Natalie thought.

It was impossible not to be touched. They were kind people. Even without a family connection, they

could still show such kindness and dedication.

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“We won’t dismiss you.” Natalie said. “If you two get married. Trevon and I will still give you a wedding

gift. I hope you two can be happy. Mr. Hawk is a good person. You’re also kind. Your future will only get

better.

Mel rambled on about her life, mentioning that she did not have a family name, being from a rural area

far away, and coming to the city to work. She also shared that she had an older brother and that she

was adopted.

Because her family was poor, her parents were worried that her brother would not have a wife. In fact,

they had raised her by their side to make preparations. If her brother could not find a wife in the future,

she would be the one to fulfill that role. If he did find one, they would gain an extra daughter. They had

planned it out long ago.

Hearing this, Natalie’s perspective was completely changed. What shocked Natalie even more was that

Mel’s parents did not. change Mel’s surname. They merely called her Mel. They explained that if Mel

were to marry her brother in the future. and share the same last name, it would be awkward. The

village’s reputation would suffer as well.

There were strange things happening every year, but there were especially many strange things this

year. There was nothing one could not see and nothing one could not think of. Just because one had

not seen something did not mean that it did not exist. There was boundless room for imagination.

In this modern era, wasn’t Mel’s situation strange?

Natalie felt a pang of sympathy for Mel for a few moments. She hoped that they would be happy, and

she figured there might be some challenges ahead. There might be some trouble in dealing with Mel’s

unconventional parents.

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