Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 228

Meanwhile, on the 38th floor of Grand Manor, Trevon was trying to help Jasper with his writing. He

pointed in exasperation at Jasper’s crooked handwriting.

“Write another line of this word. You can only stop writing when you get it right.”

Jasper wanted to argue back but could not due to his limited vocabulary. He started to sulk, wishing

that his mother would.

come back soon.

Meanwhile, Hackett was having fun with Ruby. He lifted her high into the air, cajoling. “Ruby, I can raise

you again, but you have to call me Daddy Just call me Daddy once.”

Though hesitant. Hackett seemed to have succeeded in persuading Ruby. She opened her mouth

slightly as Hackett looked at her with anticipation. He was feeling excited and apprehensive at the

same time. It was a mixture of complex emotions.

“Daddy” The soft and childish voice echoed in the living room.

The next minute, a mocking voice was heard. “How useless. Don’t tell me you’re contented with her

calling you Daddy.”

Hackett was elated. He did not hesitate to show his delight. “Oh yes, I’m contented. I feel so happy. If

this doesn’t matter to you, you can tell Natalie you don’t care if Jasper calls you Daddy”

When Hackett mentioned Natalie. Trevon picked up the phone on the table again. There was a

message in the chat group which was muted. It was sent to the attention of Trevon and Hackett.

Curious, he clicked on the message. In hindsight, he should not have read it. He stared at the shocking

information.

Natalie had told him that she was in the beauty salon. Trevon thought. Since when did she learn how to

lie?”

Hackett was about to say something to Trevon when he caught sight of the latter staring blankly at his

phone. Hackett patted Ruby’s head and walked toward Trevon with Ruby in his arms.

“Damn it. They are having fun at Lithern Club while we stay home to look after the children” Hackett’s

voice grew louder when he saw the photo. He felt indignant.

Frank had sent them four photos. One was a close-up shot of Natalie. They could tell that it was taken

in close proximity. There was also one photo of Sherri and another of Ana. The last was a group photo

of the four ladies

They were having a tea party.

The good thing was that they were not on the dance floor.

In the photo, Natalie wore a pair of jeans and a shirt. Her skin looked very fair and smooth. Her hair,

which Trevon could never distinguish the exact color, was casually draped over her shoulders. She was

beaming and looked like she was enjoying

herself

Trevon suddenly stood up and said to Hackett, who was standing beside him. “Look after the children.

I’m going out for a while As he spoke, he started to walk away

There was no way Hackett was going to stay home to look after the kids. He did not want to handle

Jasper and Ruby all by

himself

Carrying Ruby with one hand, Hackett grabbed Trevon’s arm with his other hand. “Why don’t we send

the children to Mr.

Turner?”

Trevon brushed Hackett’s hand away, saying, “He went out to discuss a project.”

Hackett suddenly thought of another plan. “Why don’t you call Jim over? I think he’s quite suitable to

babysit the kids.”

He persuaded Trvon, “Come on, just call Jim. You know how pretty Natalie looks today. If you delay

any longer, she may catch the eye of some young hunk. Besides, you two have such a big age gap

“You’re much older than Miss Landor too. Pot calling the kettle black.”

Hackett did not think he looked old. He was always dressed flamboyantly to disguise his age. He was

unlike Trevon, who wore black every day. It was as if he was attending a funeral. One look and anyone

could tell that Trevon was old.

He looked like a cradle snatcher standing next to Natalie.

Despite his protests, Trevon still took out his phone and quickly made a call to Jim “Where are you?”

Jim was always sucking up to Trevon and took the opportunity to get into the latter’s good books. “Tm

on the 37th floor. I moved in today, so I can be readily available whenever you need me, Mr. Wilson.”

Trevon ignored his flattery. “Come up to the 38th floor”

Shortly after Jim knocked on the door of the room on the 38th floor, panting.

Hackett opened the door and looked at him. He was almost out of breath. Hackett gave him a wicked

smile. “I’ll give you a chance to practice ahead of time.”

Confused, Jim asked, “Mr. Wilson, what’s going on?”

When Trevon saw Jim, he quickly took his coat from the chair and put it on. Undoing the top button of

his shirt, he instructed. “Tim going out for a while. I’ll leave these two children to you. I’ll reimburse the

cost of your hotel room.”

Jim was about to protest that he did not know how to take care of children.

He then came up with another suggestion. “Mr. Wilson, why don’t I call Mary?”

Seeing Trevon’s sharp gaze, Jim timidly changed his mind and said, “It’s all right. I should be able to

manage this. Mr. Wilson, you should get going.”

Now that Jim had agreed to babysit the children. Trevon turned to Jasper. “Practise your writing. I’ll

review your homework when I get back. Don’t cause any trouble”

Jasper was doing his homework when he answered obediently, “Yeah.”

As soon as he finished speaking. Trevon walked toward the door. Hackett was still taking his time to

talk to Ruby. He kissed her and said. “Daddy is going to find Mominy. Stay here and play with Uncle

Jim. Say goodbye to Daddy.”

Ruby simply waved her hand. She did not say whatever Hackett told her to.

When both men left the room, Jim looked around, flustered. He was now alone with the two children.

Jim was a very efficient worker. After working for Trevon for so many years, he learned a lot and was

able to handle most of the company’s matters alone. However, he had never taken care of young kids.

He had no experience in babysitting.

Jim walked up to Jasper. He was Trevon’s precious son, so Jim felt compelled to suck up to the boy.

He said ingratiatingly,

Jasper, what are you writing? Oh, your handwriting is really beautiful.”

Jasper suddenly thought of an idea. He pushed his homework in front of Jim before handing him the

pencil. “Write.”

Jim was at a loss for words.

After a few seconds, he snapped back to his senses. He asked Jasper in disbelief, “Do you mean you

want me to do your homework for you?” Jun pointed at himself.

He could not believe that a young boy like Jasper would have such a thought.

Jasper nodded, looking serious. “Yes,”

Jim saw the determined look on Jasper’s face and knew he did not have a choice. Reluctantly, he took

the pencil and started to imitate Jasper’s handwriting. As he wrote, he grumbled to himself.

Jasper was making Jim relive memories of his kindergarten days.

After Jasper assigned his homework to Jim, he started playing with his favorite toys with Ruby in the

living room.

Now, their roles were reversed. During that time, Jasper would occasionally check on Jim’s handwriting

as if he understood what the words meant.

Meanwhile, the four girls were chattering away, enjoying their tea party at Lithern Club.

After much discussion, Ava and Rose finally came up with a plan to win Frank’s heart. Natalie and

Sherri were astonished to

hear that.

Sherri and Natalie knew all along that the people in Sapphire City were more open-minded than those

in Athana. However, they did not expect Ava, who had never been in a relationship, to be so bold to

pursue the cold and aloof Frank. They did not know how to persuade against it.

Regardless of whether Ava would succeed, Sherri and Natalie were certain Ava would encounter

setbacks in the process of wooing Frank. Ava was pampered since young and might not be able to

withstand Frank’ harsh criticisms.

Natalie was worried Ava would get hurt by Frank. He was no ordinary man. Natalie tried to advise Ana

to abort her plans. “Ava, I think you’d better forget about it. It won’t be easy to pursue Frank.”

However, Ava had already made up her mind. Once she decided something, it was hard to change her

mind. It was the same for her chosen major in school. Back then, she was impressed by Joseph’s

computer skills that she set her heart on learning programming.

When Ava decided it was cool to know programming, she was determined to overcome all obstacles to

achieve her goal. In the end, she succeeded and gradually learned to like programming.

Most people fell for another person because of outward appearance. Ava was no exception. She did

not deny that she was attracted to Frank’s good looks.

Ava pouted and refused stubbornly. “No, I must pursue him.”

Natalie’s heard started to spin. “Ava. Frank is a person, not a computer system. Also, aren’t there many

handsome guys at your university in Sapphire City?”

Ava was adamant. “I don’t like arry

of them.”

Natalie took a deep breath. She did not know what else to say.

She wondered if she should tell Joseph about it

Soon, Natalie decided against it. Perhaps Ava was only wooing Frank in the spur of the moment. She

might give up after being rejected by Frank several times.

Sherri smiled and said, “Just let Ava try. Who knows, she might win his heart.”

Natalie looked at Sherri suspiciously. Sherri seemed to be interested to know what would happen next.

“Oh, shut up and eat your food”

Rose was as excited as Ava. She wanted to know if Frank could withstand the charms of the bubbly

Ava. After all, Rose was very fond of Ava

She said excitedly. “Ava, if you succeed in winning my brother’s heart, I guarantee he will treat you very

well.”

Ava asked. “Why?”

Rose told Ava her logic with a serious expression. “It’s the same in the drama series on television.

These men are usually reserved and introverted. However, they always say one thing but mean

another. They may claim they don’t want something, but in reality, they do. When they meet someone

they like, they will show their true colors and won’t hide their feelings any longer.”

Sherri was speechless.

Ava stared blankly at Rose.

Ava had a thought. Natalie brought out Trevon’s true feelings. Was he also one of those reserved and

introverted men Rose was talking about?