Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Chapter 535

The car drove steadily towards the Turner Manor.

Christina kept looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window along the way, there were lush trees on both

sides. She could not help but sigh in her heart. It was really a paradise.

Not to mention the beautiful scenery, it was also very comfortable to be far away from the hustle and bustle of the

downtown area.

Joseph was driving. This time, Christina sat in the passenger seat.

At Athana, Joseph sat in the passenger seat. This was in accordance with what Christina had said. In Athana, Joseph

was a part of Christina’s family. In Sapphire City, Christina was a part of Joseph’s family

“Do you like it?” The man driving the car asked calmly as he controlled the steering wheel with one hand and

glanced at the passenger seat.

“It’s pretty good. Why is your house so remote? Do your mom and the others like seclusion?”

She thought that should be the reason why it was so far away from the city.

This was already the suburbs of the suburbs.

“No, it’s mainly because the suburbs can be built freely. There isn’t such a big empty space in the city, and it’s not

enough to construct freely” Joseph sounded like he was saying something very normal.

Christina turned around and tugged at her seatbelt. She sat sideways and stared at Joseph’s handsome side face.

“Is your house big?”

Joseph replied casually, “Nope. It’s just slightly bigger than a villa in the city.”

The car stopped at an entrance to the manor. There was a row of bodyguards standing at the entrance. If Joseph

had not brought her in, she really would not have been able to find the entrance.

This was the first time Christina had seen such a scene. She felt like she had entered a mystic realm. “Joseph, is

there something you haven’t told me, such as your family?”

Joseph only smiled and did not explain. He planned to let Christina see for herself. The car was parked in the

parking lot of the manor.

Christina did not get out of the car. She looked out of the car window and then through the fence. Everything

outside was surrounded by layers of fortresses formed by bodyguards.

Why did this scene seem so familiar…

In an instant.

Christina was even more certain that Joseph was not as simple as the great donor of Sapphire City or the Turner

Corporation’s CEO. He must have another identity.

For example, Frank. Their starting point was rather special, so they needed layers of protection from secret

bodyguards following them when they went out. What about Joseph?

After getting out of the car, the scenery of the manor once again shocked Christina’s eyes. This was a paradise.

There were birds singing and fragrant flowers everywhere. There was a fountain, a pool, and a garden. No wonder

Joseph said that they could construct freely.

He had really fully utilized that freedom.

However, Joseph seemed to have a misunderstanding about the word “slightly”. This place was tremendously

bigger than ordinary villas, not just slightly.

Ava, who had arrived long ago, skipped out of the house and came out to welcome Christina in her slippers.

“Christina, come in quickly.”

Emma was wearing a gown and a down jacket outside, walking out slowly. Daniel had gone to the company today,

so he was not here. Emma said, “Christina, come in quickly. Joseph, bring your suitcase in. I’ll bring Christina in

first.”

“Oh, okay.”

Frank came to the manor as if he was home. He leaned lazily against the door and looked at Christina meaningfully.

Clearly, Christina’s surprise made Frank realize something. It was certain that Christina did not know that Joseph

was the richest man in Sapphire City.

At the same time, Christina also decided to ask Frank about it later.

There were already a lot of seasonal fruits on the coffee table in the living room. When Emma received Joseph’s

message early in the morning, she had asked the servants to prepare the room and the ingredients for dinner.

“Are you tired? Are you used to this? The house is a little far from the city. It’s more time-consuming to go to work.

In the future, if you work with Joseph, you can buy a house you like in the city. You can also live here. It’s up to the

two of you.”

Emma was afraid that Christina would think that this manor was too remote. After all, young people nowadays liked

to sleep in at work and did not like to wake up early.

It just so happened that Christina did not have the habit of sleeping in. It was just that she had started sleeping in

after being with Joseph lately. “Mrs. Turner, I’ll listen to Joseph. This place is quite good. I like it very much.”

Christina was not lying. She really liked the environment of the manor. Besides, she did not sleep in much, so she

totally had enough time in the morning to make it to work.

Emma picked up a cup of water and handed it to Christina to warm her hands. “You don’t have to consider what my

husband and I think. You can live as happily as you want.”

Frank had been leaning against the door and watching the conversation in the living room. When he saw Joseph

enter, he only turned his body slightly and did not follow him in.

Joseph carried the luggage upstairs. Ava followed closely behind her brother. The two siblings walked side by side.

From Frank’s angle, he could only see the little girl smiling brightly. He had no idea what Ava was saying to Joseph,

but Joseph stopped and knocked his sister’s head.

Meanwhile, Ava stuck out her tongue and made a playful and happy promise gesture. Frank, who did not hear the

conversation, roughly guessed why her little girl followed Joseph and what she said to Joseph.

It should be about Joseph’s trap and Photoshop. That was why Ava made that promise gesture.

Emma chatted with Christina for a while. Afraid that Christina would not be used to it, Emma planned to leave the

place to the young people. She patted Christina’s hand and said, “I will go to the kitchen to arrange things. Take a

seat first. This is your home.”

“Okay, Mrs. Turner.”

After saying that, Emma put on her coat and went straight to the kitchen. She was really worried about the kitchen

and wanted to give more instructions. At the same time, she wanted to give the young people some space.

Seeing that his mother-in-law had left, Frank sat down beside Christina and said indifferently, “Puzzled?”

“Tell me about it.” Christina nodded.

Frank gave a half-smile. “Are all tough women as bold as you?” Frank thought Christina was really bold, almost

blindly bold, to be prepared to get married in a flash without knowing the other party’s family background.

“So, what is Joseph’s status in Sapphire City?” Christina held the hot water given by Emma with both hands. Warmth

spread from her palms to her entire body.

Frank smiled mischievously and said, “The richest man.”

Christina was speechless. She only casually hired a man, and that man turned out to be the richest man in Sapphire

City?

Was Joseph too low-key? Trevon was also Athana’s richest man, and that guy was so arrogant…

Trevon only became normal after getting married. Before that, he did not take a fancy to anyone, held his head up

high all the time, and had a foul mouth.

Looking at Christina’s expression, Frank was absolutely sure that she did not know about Joseph’s identity. “Do you

admire your boldness? Without being able to find the boldest person in Athana, you are the second-boldest.

Congratulations, Christina, The Bold. You have another nickname.”

Recalling Emma’s temperament, Christina seemed to understand everything suddenly and retorted unwillingly, “It

takes one to know one. Could it be that you investigated their family when you fell in love with Ava? Frank, The

Sharp Tongued.”

Of course, Christina was not going to let Frank get one up on her. She continued, “Sapphire City’s son-in-law.” She

deliberately dragged on the last three words.

She smiled happily. She did not care if Joseph was the richest man in the city, but she was still surprised when she

heard it. When she thought about paying Joseph, she found the fact that she actually used 200,000 dollars to hire

the richest man in the city funny.

Sapphire City’s son-in-law.

Frank felt that this nickname was quite pleasant to the ears. He subconsciously curled his lips. As the two of them

spoke, Joseph came down from upstairs. Ava held her brother’s arm intimately.

Seeing that Christina was chatting with Frank, she leaned close to her brother’s ear and said, “Joseph, Christina is

very beautiful. You have great judgment.”

Ava gave her brother a thumbs-up as soon as she finished speaking.

As she spoke, Joseph followed her gaze and looked at the beautiful woman sitting on the sofa. “Of course, I have

the greatest judgment.”

“Joseph, you’re getting smug. Haha.”

Joseph held Ava’s shoulder as they went downstairs. The siblings chatted and laughed. When Joseph walked to the

sofa, Christina sized up the son of Sapphire City’s richest man again and asked, “Why are you so happy?”

Ava sat beside Frank. She tilted her head and said to Christina, “Joseph said he found you because he has good

judgment.”

Christina felt a little uncomfortable being praised in front of so many people. She pursed her lips and narrowed her

eyes at Joseph. What was he saying?

Joseph did not shy away from Frank’s existence and continued to say firmly, “I’m telling the truth. Frank, do you

agree?”

Frank, who was suddenly called out, laughed. The little girl liked this kind of atmosphere very much. Her laughter

was unrestrained. The huge living room was filled with Ava’s laughter. It was very infectious. Frank said calmly,

“Joseph has a point.”

Seeing Christina’s discomfort, Joseph changed the topic. “Are you going to the company tomorrow or in a few days?

Let’s get our marriage certificate first.”

The last sentence was said close to Christina’s ear. Only the two of them could hear it. To Ava and Frank, this was

clearly a public display of affection. It was as if no one was around.

“Joseph likes Christina so much. Hehe.” Ava hid Frank behind and whispered.

Unexpectedly, Frank turned around and lowered his voice. “I like you very much, too. You don’t have to envy

others.”

The little girl’s face turned red from the sudden confession, and she hid even further. She muttered softly, “I’m not

envious. I’m just happy for them. I know you like me.”

Frank rubbed the shy little girl dotingly and stopped teasing her. Gradually, after being with the little girl for a long

time, he became more talkative, and he realized it as well.

Since he was with Ava now, he could not let her jump around alone. She would be tired after a long time. Thus,

Frank was also trying to change.

When two people started to change for each other at the same time, it was also a continuous preservation agent of

happiness. One should not complain about why one should change for the other but should want to change for the

sake of the other, so one could love one’s partner better.

At this moment, Frank and Ava were like this. Frank was changing to make himself talk more. Ava was changing to

make herself more like Grace so she could help Frank and reduce his burden in the future.

“Ah, I forgot to tell Grace that I’ve arrived safely.” As Ava spoke, she let go of Frank’s wrist and took out her phone

to send Grace a message.

The two of them were not like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law but like sisters. They talked about everything. If

Ava had any requests, she would tell Grace. When Grace bought underwear for Ava, she would send Ava a message

directly asking what color she wanted.

Ava texted: [Grace, I’m here. Don’t miss me too much.]

Grace replied: [Alright, don’t make things too difficult for yourself in your studies.]

Ava said: [Got it.]

Grace responded: [I asked my secretary to buy two four-piece bedroom sets yesterday. Do you like pink or green?]

Ava: [I’ll take pink, and you’ll take green. What do you think?]

Grace: [Alright, send me a message if you have any questions. If I don’t reply, I should be in a meeting. I’ll reply

when I’m free.]

Ava sent an OK gesture to Grace. Throughout the entire process, Frank did not avoid watching the mother-in-law

and daughter-in-law’s conversation. Clearly, Grace completely ignored his existence and did not even bring him up

in the conversation.

However, it was beyond his expectations that Ava could get along so well with Grace.