When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 242

Chapter 242

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Even after Troy had left, his laughter seemed to linger in the air, grating on Andrew’s nerves. He pressed his hands to his ears, trying to

block it out.

Andrew found the sound unbearable and instinctively clapped his hands over his ears, desperate for some peace.

Once Troy was gone, Charles finally took a closer look at Andrew’s injuries.

Andrew’s face was a mess–bruised in spots and even sporting a few cuts.

But at least none of it was life–threatening.

Charles felt unsettled, but forced down his anger. He patted Andrew on the shoulder and said, “No matter how unfairly you were treated today, you just have to grit your teeth and bear it. For the sake of the bigger picture.”

In this vast city of Riverdale, Charles and Troy’s two factions kept each other in check, making it impossible for either one to dominate

But compared to Troy, Charles wasn’t willing to put everything on the line.

Troy, on the other hand, would do whatever it took for Teresa. No matter the cost.

Andrew’s eyes were rimmed with red as he thought, ‘I never imagined I’d see the day when even Charles couldn’t set things right.

Just then, Charles’s phone buzzed again.

He took it out of his pocket and saw Naomi’s name flashing on the screen.

“Charles, dinner’s over. Where are you? I’ll come find you,” Naomi’s voice came through the line.

He paused for a moment before replying, “I’m by the restroom.”

Andrew quickly shook his head at Charles, gesturing frantically for him not to let Naomi come over.

Naomi had always been his goddess.

འ བ ཥ ཇ ཋ ༀ ་

If she weren’t with Charles now, Andrew knew he would’ve done anything to make Naomi his.

He knew he’d never get the girl, but that didn’t stop him from wanting her even more.

So the moment he heard Naomi say she was coming over, Andrew completely freaked out.

Andrew thought, ‘If Naomi saw me looking this pathetic, I’d want the earth to swallow me whole.

Charles had no clue just how Andrew felt about Naomi. He just assumed Andrew was super self–conscious, so he said to Naomi, “Just stay in the lobby, I’ll be there in a minute.”

“Okay,” Naomi replied.

After hanging up, Charles told Andrew, “Go wash your face, then come out with me.”

Andrew blurted out without thinking, “Come on, Charles, just go without me. You don’t have to worry about me. I’ll just embarrass myself if I go out there like this–and Naomi will totally make fun of me.”

With a dead–serious look, Charles said with absolute certainty. “Naomi would never do that.”

But Andrew stuck to his guns. “I’ll just wait until you guys have left before I go out,” he insisted.

Charles was still worried. “I’ll get Jason to come pick you up,” he said.

Andrew insisted, “No, I just want to head back myself.”

Charles saw he couldn’t change Andrew’s mind, so he let it go.

Still, Charles said to Andrew, “I won’t forget what happened today. I’ll make sure you get your dignity back, one way or another. Andrew, eyes still red, nodded silently.

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Charles, seeing how down Andrew was, dropped his voice and said, “We’ve found Stella Sandhurst. I’ll text you her location in a bit—it’s up to you if you want to see her.”

With that, Charles left it at that.

As he headed out of the restroom, he shot Andrew a text with Stella Sandhurst’s address.

Andrew stared at the address Charles had sent him, torn between going and staying.

‘Should I go see Stella? Or just let it go?‘ he questioned himself.

A few minutes earlier, after the dinner had wrapped up, most of the guests had already left the restaurant.

Naomi was lingering in the lobby, waiting on Charles to show up.

Troy was hanging around in the lobby too, and when Naomi glanced around, she immediately spotted him.

He sat there, calm as ever, his side profile flawlessly handsome–a straight nose, sharp jawline, like he’d walked out of a magazine.

Looking at someone that gorgeous, Naomi felt her heart skip more than a few beats, waves of emotion shimmering inside her.

Troy was tapping away on his phone, but as if sensing Naomi’s gaze, he glanced up in her direction.

As soon as he noticed her, a cocky, almost roguish smirk tugged at the corner of his lips.

Just then, Charles walked out of the restroom.

Her gaze instantly locked onto Charles.

Meanwhile, Troy noticed Naomi’s attention shift to Charles, and with a mischievous grin, he started walking over to her.

Naomi saw Troy coming her way.

But instead of feeling excited, she felt a wave of panic wash over her.

Troy was closer to Naomi, so he got to her before anyone else.

Noticing Naomi wasn’t even looking his way, Troy purposely spoke up, “Ms. Yates, you’re sweet as honey online–so how come you’re pretending we’re total strangers in real life?”

– འར བ ཟ

Troy was definitely doing it on purpose; he was just trying to stir things up so Charles couldn’t relax.

Naomi instinctively edged backward step by step, gazing up at Troy, too scared to utter a single word in her own defense.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to protest–just that with Charles standing right behind her, she didn’t dare speak carelessly.

Just one slip, and she’d lose everything.

From afar, Charles saw Troy hassling Naomi, clearly trying to mess with her.

He strode over with long, determined steps, pulling Naomi behind him and placing himself squarely between her and Troy.

With a cold, stern expression, he warned Troy. “Mr. Hamilton, I suggest you show some respect.”

Naomi stayed hidden behind Charles, not daring to show her face.

Troy snickered, when he saw her acting like that.

Then he glanced over at Charles, mocking him with a smirk. “Charles, your taste in people is pretty average, you know.”

Charles snapped right back, “Like you’re any better.”

Troy just gave a faint, taunting smile. “Is that so?*

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Charles didn’t answer–he wasn’t about to waste words on Troy.

Seeing Charles keep quiet, Troy grinned and said, “Just don’t regret it later.”

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