When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 100

Chapter 100

Chapter 100

Sylvia’s teasing made Teresa’s cheeks turn red.

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“Sylvia, stop joking around,” Teresa said, nudging Sylvia’s elbow with a straight face.

Sylvia knew Teresa wasn’t the type to be super open–minded, but she still blurted out, “Think about it. You can’t just stay stuck with one guy forever. You’ve been with Charles. Why not try someone else? Otherwise, life is going to be pretty dull, right? And let’s not forget that he was the one who cheated first.”

Teresa pressed her lips together and forced a smile. “Forget it. Let’s not talk about this anymore.”

Sylvia decided not to push it any further and dropped the subject.

They continued strolling around, trying out some of Riverdale’s local snacks.

As it was almost ten o’clock, Sylvia finally said she was tired and needed to head back to rest.

Teresa walked Sylvia to the hotel, and right before Sylvia got out, she suddenly remembered something. She quickly rummaged through her bag and pulled out a small box. “Here, this is for you. I remembered your birthday is coming up.”

As Teresa accepted the gift, her eyes turned red. “Thank you, Sylvia,” she said softly.

Ever since she married Charles, Teresa had cut off contact with her family. Every year, Yvonne would secretly send her birthday wishes. and wire her a generous amount of money.

But aside from Yvonne, no one else ever remembered her birthday.

It had been years since Teresa had actually celebrated her birthday.

If Sylvia hadn’t mentioned it, Teresa would’ve totally forgotten her twenty–seventh birthday was coming up in a few days.

Sylvia could see how much it hurt Teresa, so she hugged her and said, “You need to treat yourself better. Don’t waste your feelings on those who don’t deserve it.”

Teresa rested her head on Sylvia’s shoulder and murmured a soft reply.

Before they parted ways, Teresa suddenly asked, “Oh, by the way, Hector is in Riverdale too. Don’t you want to see him?”

Sylvia’s smile faded, and she shook her head. “No. I still remember how he shot me down when I confessed.”

During their fifth year internship in college, Sylvia had confessed her feelings to Hector.

Not many people knew about it, but Teresa was one of them.

Hector had turned Sylvia down, saying he wasn’t ready for a relationship at the time.

After that, Sylvia never reached out to Hector again.

“Alright, I won’t force you to see him, Teresa said.

Sylvia got out of the car and stood by the door. “Alright, you should head back. Drive safely, and text me when you get home.”

By the time Teresa arrived at Joyacre Villa, it was already eleven at night.

She figured Yolanda would be asleep by now, so she tried to be as quiet as possible when she went upstairs.

But when she opened the bedroom door, the bed was empty. Yolanda was nowhere to be seen,

Teresa’s heart raced with panic. She hurried to Charles’s room, but there was still no sign of Yolanda.

Sharon hurried upstairs when she heard the noise:

Seeing Teresa all flustered, she quickly said. “Mrs Logan, Miss Yolanda went with Mr Collins earlier tonight. Mr. Logan told him to *

Teresa breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked, puzzled, “Where did Liam take Yolanda?*

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Sharon paused and then said, “Since Mr. Logan told him to, I didn’t ask much. But from what Mr. Collins said, it sounded like they were going to see Mr. Logan.”

‘Wait a second, Teresa thought, they’re not going to see Charles at all. They’re heading to see Naomi.

Out of concern for Yolanda, she decided, “I’ll call Charles.”

Once she was back in her room, Teresa called Charles.

He picked up almost immediately.

“Has Yolanda arrived?” Teresa asked, getting straight to the point.

Charles’s voice came through. “Yeah, she just got here.”

At the same time, Teresa could hear Yolanda and Naomi’s voices in the background.

She couldn’t make out what they were saying, but Yolanda was laughing, her tone

Teresa didn’t want to listen anymore, so she said, “Alright, gotta go.”

tone sweet and a little coquettish.

But just as she was about to end the call, Charles suddenly said, “Teresa, I need to talk to you about something.”

Hearing him say her name like that felt weirdly close, yet distant at the same time.

Teresa paused for a moment and then said indifferently, “Do whatever you want. You don’t need to talk it over with me.”

Before Charles could say anything, Teresa hung up first.

She sat on the couch, clutched her phone, and just stared blankly into space for a long while.

Suddenly, her phone screen lit up with an incoming call.

She thought it was Charles calling back, but to her surprise, it was Hector.

“Hector,” she answered, trying to sound as calm as possible.

Hector could sense her disappointment, but he didn’t bring it up. Instead, he said, “It’s the weekend tomorrow. Do you want to go to the library together?”

Teresa agreed right away.“Sure, what time?”

“How about ten o’clock?” Hector suggested.

“Sounds good,” Teresa agreed.

She was cramming for her grad school exams, and the clock was ticking. But with Yolanda getting sick lately, she’d had to put her cram sessions on pause.

Now that Yolanda wasn’t around, Teresa figured she could finally get some real studying done.

The next morning, Teresa woke up early, got herself together, and headed out from Joyacre Villa.

When she arrived at the library, Hector was already waiting for her.

Even though they were supposed to study together, Hector pretty much dedicated his whole morning to Teresa. He answered her questions, broke down the tough stuff, and made sure she got the important points.

At noon, they headed out together for some street food.

In the afternoon. Hector kept her company and helped her with her studies.

At five, Hector got a call from the hospital about an emergency surgery he had to rush back for

After Hector left, Teresa studied alone for a while. By the time her eyes were tired and her head was pounding, she finally looked up.

Only then did she realize it was already dark outside.

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She packed up her things and headed to the parking lot to find her car. Just as she was about to start the engine, a low, accusing voice came from the passenger seat. “Why did you return the items I gave you?”

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