When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 214

Chapter 214

Chapter 214

Naomi headed upstairs, catching a glimpse of Andrew downstairs as she turned the corner.

When she saw him looking totally lost and caught off guard, a warmth unexpectedly bloomed inside her.

With so many guys liking her, her heart felt sweet as honey.

Once upstairs, she made her way to Charles’s bedroom.

When she walked in, Charles was in the middle of changing out of his pajamas.

Naomi didn’t even hesitate, just walked straight over.

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Hearing footsteps, Charles glanced back. When he realized it was Naomi, he casually started buttoning up his shirt and joked, “Couldn’t sleep in a little longer?”

Naomi stepped right up to him, stretching onto her tiptoes to tidy the collar of his shirt for him.

She purposely leaned in, closing the distance between them until all Charles had to do was lower his head a bit, and his cheek would brush against hers.

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At the same time, she answered with a teasing smile, “You have work today, right? That’s why I came up to check on you. Honestly, if I didn’t help, you’d probably go to the office with your tie all crooked.”

She was always the one tying his ties for him.

As she spoke, she gave him a soft smile.

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Charles looked down at her, and seeing her so full of smiles, he couldn’t help it a smile tugged at his lips too.

At that moment, Yolanda’s gentle voice drifted in from the doorway, “Daddy, Naomi.”

The two inside instinctively glanced toward the door, their little moment i

Doted.

Yolanda was standing there with her hair tumbling around her shoulders, still hugging her plush toy close.

Seeing Yolanda, Naomi couldn’t help but remember how Ava had pinched her last night.

Honestly, when Yolanda was crying from the pain, Naomi couldn’t deny she’d felt a twisted sense of excitement.

Charles saw it was Yolanda, held out his hand and said, “Come here, let Miss Naomi fix your hair for you.”

At that, Yolanda came into the room, hugging her stuffed animal.

Once Naomi finished styling Yolanda’s hair, she said, “All done.”

As Yolanda turned around, still clutching her plush toy, her sleeve slipped up a little, exposing a smattering of bruises on her arm.

Charles was too busy straightening his own clothes to even pay attention to Yolanda.

Suddenly, Naomi was hit by a wave of guilt and panic. Afraid that Charles might catch sight of the bruises on Yolanda’s arm, she instantly stepped in front of him, completely cutting off his line of sight to Yolanda.

Charles noticed Naomi stepping in front of him, blocking his view, so he frowned and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Naomi’s eyes flickered as an idea popped into her head. Putting on a serious face, she said, “Charles, you’re a man, and Yolanda’s just a little girl. You grailý shouldn’t be standing around with your shirt open in front of her–it might not be the best influence”

At this point, Charles’s shirt was still only half–buttoned.

Hearing this, Charles hurriedly fastened the rest of his buttons. He gave Naomi a look and said with a sheepish antile. Guess I was heting careless–good thing you’re paying attention”

Naomi sunted and said, “Alright, I’ll take Yolanda back to her room just come over when you’re done getting dressed

Charles nodded “Sounds good?

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Throughout the whole exchange. Yolanda just stood off to the side, feeling like an outsider, completely ignored.

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As she watched Charles and Naomi getting along so well, she felt her eyes sting, that familiar ache building up–on the verge of tears before she even realized it.

It wasn’t until Naomi finally turned back and reached for her hand that Yolanda’s hurt overwhelmed her, her tears spilling over as the feeling of being left out hit her hard.

Naomi noticed Yolanda quietly crying, but she didn’t even try to comfort her–she just led her back to the bedroom, pretending nothing had happened.

Once they were back, Naomi picked out an outfit for Yolanda to wear that day.

She ignored the tears in Yolanda’s eyes, carelessly pulling the clothes over her head without a hint of gentleness.

When Yolanda was finally dressed, she suddenly clung to Naomi’s hand, her voice trembling, eyes watery. “Aunt Naomi, will you always love me? You won’t stop loving me, right?”

Hearing this, Naomi reached up to gently wipe the tears from Yolanda’s cheeks, her tone full of tenderness. “Of course, sweetie I’ll always love you.”

But Yolanda was still scared, diving straight into Naomi’s arms and holding on tight. “Aunt Naomi, please don’t ever leave me. I don’t have a mom… You’re my mom now, okay? Don’t let me go.”

Naomi softly stroked Yolanda’s hair, her voice as gentle as a promise. “Okay, I’m your mom. I’ll always be here for you.

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At the doorway, Charles had just finished getting dressed and was about to walk in. The moment he heard what Yolanda said, he stopped, hand frozen mid–motion, not able to go any further.

Seeing how much Yolanda depended on Naomi, Charles couldn’t help thinking, ‘Maybe divorcing Teresa was honestly the best thing I ever did.

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Saturday was the day of the kindergarten’s fall field trip.

The night before, Yvonne called Teresa to let her know she had something else to do and asked her to take Monica to the outing on her

own.

Teresa agreed, so she got up early to get everything ready.

By the time Teresa and Monica walked into the kindergarten, the place was already buzzing–almost every parent was there, chatting and getting their kids ready for the trip.

The teacher started the roll call with a cheerful voice, moving down the list one by one, until everyone realized–Yolanda and her parent still hadn’t shown up.

Teresa stood among the waiting crowd, holding Monica’s hand and peering toward the kindergarten gate, hoping to catch a glimpse of Yolanda.

Ever since Yolanda was little, Teresa had always told her not to be late.

But now, it had almost been ten whole minutes and everyone was still waiting just for her.

As time dragged on with no sign of Yolanda or her parent, some of the parents started to complain openly.

“Can we go now or what? Do we really have to wait for every single person?” someone snapped, sounding fed up.

“Come on, it’s the weekend! I’ve still got a pile of work waiting for ine. I came out just for this trip, but we seriously can’t just waste our whole day here, another parent added, looking more and more annoyed.

“Hey teachers, can we move already? Time’s ticking–wasting it is just plain dumb. Don’t you get it?” another voice yelled out. impatience rising

Before long, the place was full of complaints, everyone talking over each other–the whole kindergarten was buzzing with frustration.

Teresa stayed out of the commotion, her gaze locked on the kindergarten gates, quietly waiting for any sign of Yolanda.

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