When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 130

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Charles’s words were laced with veiled threats.

Teresa caught the meaning instantly, realizing Charles was standing up for Naomi.

Worried that Hector might get caught in the crossfire, Teresa stood up and said to him, “Hector, let’s find another place to eat.”

Charles watched her closely, his cold eyes narrowing as he studied them. A new suspicion began to form in his mind.

‘Is Teresa rushing to get divorced, not because of Troy, but because of Hector?‘ Charles wondered to himself.

These past couple of days, Charles kept trying to guess the real reason for Teresa’s eagerness to get divorced, but he just couldn’t figure out who it was really about.

As Hector rose to his feet, his frosty gaze met Charles’s. “Mr. Logan, since you say this isn’t about the research project, I really have no reason to stick around,” he replied, his tone polite but distant.

With those words, Hector firmly took Teresa by the arm and escorted her out of the restaurant.

Naomi’s eyes were red as she watched Hector walk away. She couldn’t stop herself from thinking, ‘Does Hector really dislike me because of Teresa? But that just doesn’t make sense, does it?‘

Charles turned to Naomi, knowing she must be feeling embarrassed.

. He reached out and gently touched her face, his voice soft and doting. “It’s alright. I’ll handle the research topic for you.”

Naomi felt even more aggrieved. “Charles, I’m sorry. I guess I’m just not clever enough.”

Charles pulled her into a hug, gently patting her back. “Don’t say that. You’re smart, you know.”

”

Naomi rested her head against Charles’s chest, gradually feeling at ease.

Hector picked another Chinese restaurant, and once they sat down, he asked Teresa to order for them.

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After she finished ordering, Teresa looked up at Hector, worry written all over her face. “Hector, Naomi means the world to Charles. He’d never let anything bad happen to her. Maybe you should just let—”

Hector cut her off before she could finish. “Teresa, all I see are two people who don’t know how to behave. I stand by what I said, no regrets. Not everyone is cut out to be a doctor.”

Teresa knew Hector was backing her up, but she couldn’t help but worry about him. Just like Charles said, the higher one climbed, the more dangerous it got.

Hector was right, and Teresa couldn’t really add anything else.

When the waiter brought out their food, Hector dished out some rice for Teresa and passed her the fork.

As they ate, Hector asked, concern in his voice, “The grad school exams are coming up soon. How’s your prep going?”

Teresa nodded. “Yeah, I’m ready.”

She’d already started preparing for the exam before she got pregnant. So now, going over everything again, she didn’t find it too hard.

Hector noticed her confidence and smiled. Then he asked, “So, are you going for a professional degree or a research degree?”

Teresa replied, “Research degree. If everything goes well, I’ll finish my Ph.D. by the time I’m thirty–three. But by then, I’ll probably be an -old lady”

She was joking, but Hector took it seriously. “You’re not old. You’ve always been beautiful.”

When he said that, Teresa looked up at him and noticed his cars were turning red.

Teresa blinked in surprise, teasing, “Hector-

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Hector, clearly flustered, hurried to change the subject. “Here, try the fish. They say it’s super fresh.”

Teresa laughed softly. “Thanks, Hector.”

After dinner, they strolled around for a bit before Teresa finally drove home. When she got home, it was still early, so she didn’t bother calling Charles.

Scrolling through her feed, Teresa kept getting Naomi’s account recommended to her, even though she’d already hit not interested. The algorithm just wouldn’t let it go.

Naomi had posted a short video, but she didn’t show Charles’s face–just the lower half of his body. Even with the voiceover, Charles’s voice was still easy to recognize.

“Yeah, it’s for my Ph.D. research topic. Right, I need it soon.” That was definitely Charles talking.

Naomi didn’t even need to flaunt it; Teresa could tell Charles would give her everything she wanted.

Sure, coming up with a Ph.D. topic was tough, but it was not like Hector was the only one who knew how to handle it.

Teresa tapped not interested again, and after scrolling through a couple more videos, her phone buzzed; Charles was calling.

She answered, and Charles said, “I can’t find these certificate.”

Teresa shot up in bed. “How is that possible?”

Charles replied, “It’s really not here.”

Teresa’s brow furrowed in concern. “I’ll go to Brocade Villa and look for

it.”

She hung up, threw on a coat, and headed out. When she got to Brocade Villa, she went upstairs and searched everywhere, but couldn’t find it.

Barbara heard the commotion and came upstairs to check. Seeing Teresa, she asked with concern, “Mrs. Logan, what are you looking for?”

Teresa, with a hint of frustration, quickly asked, “Barbara, have you seen my marriage certificate with Charles?”

Barbara shook her head. “Mrs. Logan, that’s something private between you and Mr. Logan. I’d never touch it.”

Teresa let out a sigh, resigned. “Alright, I understand.”

After thinking it over, she decided to try calling Charles. His line was busy–he must be caught up with something. Teresa guessed he was probably helping Naomi with her research topic.

She didn’t keep redialing, but after a few minutes, Charles called her back. When she picked up, she said, “Come to Brocade Villa.”

Charles paused. “Sure, but it’ll be a little later.”

Teresa replied, “If you’re not here by ten, I’m heading back.”

With that, she hung up without waiting for his reply.

As time ticked by, it was almost ten o’clock.

Teresa glanced toward the entrance, thinking Charles wasn’t going to show up tonight.

Just as she was about to leave, she heard a car horn outside. A moment later, Charles walked in.

When he saw Teresa standing there with her coat in hand, ready to go, he paused for a second before asking, “Did you find the marriage certificate?”

Teresa shook her head. “No.”

Charles gave her a cold look. “Since we got married, you’ve been running everything at home. Shouldn’t you be the one who keeps the marriage certificate safe?”

Teresa let out a wry laugh “Ever since we got married, all my attention’s been on Yolanda. I never even thought about where that certificate ended up

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