When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 223

Chapter 223

The officer agreed without hesitation. “Alright, we’ll handle it as soon as possible.”

After making sure Teresa was alright, the officer left the hospital room.

He came back a few moments later.

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Sitting down next to her bed, the officer looked apologetic. “We just investigated, but the security camera in the room isn’t working.”

Teresa’s heart sank.

Frustration bubbled up, her eyes brimming with tears. Teresa snapped at the officer, “Then why are you telling me this? Go check the other cameras–don’t just stand here!”

Seeing how upset she was, the officer lowered his voice. “It’s okay, we’ve already documented everything. Let us handle things from

here.”

Teresa wasn’t satisfied. She wanted Roselyn, Andrew, Stella, and Ethan arrested right then and there.

But since the officer had said that, she couldn’t throw a fit and keep making a scene

After the officer left, it suddenly hit Teresa–maybe the Logan family had already covered their tracks.

Reporting this to the police was probably useless; she knew nothing would come

That night, Teresa tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

It wasn’t until the next morning that the doctors came to check on her.

of it.

Even though Teresa was covered in bruises and cuts, they pretended not to see anything. Instead, they put on an act of concern and asked, “Teresa, where’s your family?”

Teresa didn’t answer. She just shot them a look from her reddened eyes.

The head doctor, a woman, softly advised, “You’re still very weak. Even if you don’t need a full rest period right now, you really ought to have someone from your family by your side.”

Teresa still didn’t respond.

Seeing her reaction, the doctors didn’t press the issue.

Once the doctors finished their rounds, Teresa realized just how hungry she was–her stomach actually hurt from the emptiness.

She hadn’t had a single bite of food or even a drop of water since last night.

She could barely sit up, much less make it outside to find something to eat.

The doctor really was right about one thing–Teresa needed someone to look after her now more than ever.

But who was left? Who could she even turn to?

Reaching out to the Sullivans was out of the question. If Theodore got wind of any of this, his temper would explode and he’d go straight after the Logan family.

Troy crossed her mind for a moment, and she considered calling him. But after a brief hesitation, she pushed the thought aside–better not to get him involved, either.

As for Hector, he was just a doctor. If she dragged him into all this mess, it would only jeopardize his future, and she didn’t want that for

him.

That left only one person she could turn to–Charles.

She borrowed the nurse’s phone and called him; maybe seeing an unfamiliar number, Charles actually answered.

“Hello?” His voice was hoarse, like he’d just woken up.

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Teresa bit her lip, then finally spoke. “Charles, it’s me, 1-”

But before she could finish, Charles hung up without a second thought.

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Teresa knew Charles was furious about her ending the pregnancy, but right now, with her life practically hanging by a thread, she had nowhere else to turn–he was her last hope.

But Charles turned out to be even colder than she’d ever imagined.

He didn’t even want to give her time to finish speaking.

As the busy signal droned on, Teresa couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh.

After the laughter faded, the tears came back, streaming down her cheeks once more.

Right now, Teresa was down to her last hope.

She dialed Wendy’s number, and Wendy picked up in a flash. “Hello? Who is this?”

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Teresa’s nose stung, her tears pouring down even harder. In a shaky voice, she sobbed, “Wendy, need need someone with me.”

Wendy didn’t hesitate.

-a moment later, she was grabbing her coat and heading out the door.

“What happened?”

As she hurried along, Wendy asked, worried, ”

Teresa didn’t want to explain anything. She just said, “And could you grab me a new phone too?

Wendy picked up on the sadness in Teresa’s voice, so she didn’t ask any more questions.”

After hanging up, Teresa waited only half an hour before Wendy showed up at the hospital in a hurry.

It might have been winter, but Wendy was practically sweating buckets the time she arrived.

When Wendy saw the bruises covering Teresa’s face, she stopped in her tracks, completely stunned. ‘What happened?‘ her voice trembled, full of confusion and concern.

But Teresa just offered a calm, faint smile and said, “I’m fine.”

Wendy could see right through her act. The tears she’d been holding back finally burst free, streaming down her cheeks in big, fat drops.

Her voice shook with rage as she yelled, “Teresa, tell me-

-who did this to you? I’ll make them pay!”

Seeing how upset Wendy was, Teresa hurried to reassure her, her own voice trembling, “Wendy, really, I’m okay.”

Wendy’s eyes were bright red, and her tears just wouldn’t stop falling.

Over all these years, Wendy had never seen Teresa like this–not so broken, not so vulnerable. Seeing her in such a state, Wendy realized Teresa was only putting on a brave face to keep her from worrying.

After a moment, Wendy fought to keep her rage in check, swallowing back her emotions for Teresa’s sake.

She returned to the bedside, gently fixing Teresa’s blankets with caring hands, and asked in a soft voice, “You must be really hungry, aren’t you?”

Teresa gave a slight nod, her tears overflowing—not just from pain, but from exhaustion and relief. “Yeah.”

Wendy said, “I’ll go get you something to eat. Just wait here for me, okay?“

With that, Wendy turned and walked out of the room, wiping away her tears as she went.

Once she stepped out, her tears just wouldn’t stop–they kept streaming down her face no matter how hard she tried to hold them back.

When the elevator finally arrived, she slipped inside, her shoulders still trembling as she quietly sobbed.

Wendy kept her head down, not wanting anyone to see her crying.

Because she was so focused on hiding her face, she didn’t even realize Leo was standing quietly in the corner of the elevator

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Leo spotted her right away and even lifted a hand in a casual greeting. “Hey, Miss Stone. Fancy running into you here.”

But Wendy didn’t notice him at all—she was lost in her own world, not even reacting to his voice.

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