When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 259

Chapter 259

Finn paused for a moment when he heard Jason’s teasing, then slowly walked over.

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When he stopped in front of them, Finn flashed Jason a grin and explained, “I was just wandering nearby and spotted something interesting, so I picked it up on a whim.”

Jason moved in, reaching for Finn, but Finn quickly took a step back, clutching his pocket protectively.

Seeing Finn act all mysterious, Jason got even more curious. “Come on, what is it? Hurry up and show me!”

Finn kept his hand over his pocket and said, “It’s nothing.”

Jason narrowed his eyes at Finn acting all sneaky and teased, “What’s up? Are you seriously planning to give that to your crush?”

Finn scoffed at Jason and said, “None of your business.”

Jason gave

e Finn a suspicious look and pressed, “Wait, do you actually have a crush?”

Finn grumbled under his breath, “Yeah.”

Jason slung an arm around Finn’s shoulders grinning as he teased, “So who is it? Someone I know?”

Charles and Naomi caught the whole exchange from nearby.

Charles wasn’t the nosy type, but he’d never heard Finn mention having a thing for anyone before–so now, he found himself watching Finn more closely.

Naomi just stared at Finn, curiosity practically written all over her face.

‘Yeah, like Finn would ever just say it out loud,‘ she thought to herself.

‘He’s got feelings for his best friend’s girl.‘ Naomi thought, shaking her head inwardly.

Just then, Naomi overheard Finn telling Jason, “I can’t say anything yet. When I finally win her over, you’ll all know about it.” Jason let the secret dangle, then turned to Charles and joked, “Charles, look at Finn–dude’s got secrets of his own now.” Charles just gave a little smile and glanced at Finn. “Never knew you liked anyone before. So this time, it’s serious, huh?” Finn’s ears went crimson as he nodded at Charles. “Yeah, she’s actually adorable when she mouths off.” Feeling all high and mighty from basking in the attention of a secret admirer, Naomi’s head shot up at those words.

She glanced at Finn, a flicker of confusion crossing her face–wait, was he not talking about her after all?

After all around Charles and the others, she always played the perfect angel–when had she ever snapped at anyone in front of them? Charles wasn’t nearly as npsy as Jason, who always had to dig out every secret. He just gave Finn a gentle smile and said, “Congrats.” Finn looked a bit downcast “Don’t congratulate me yet. I’m not sure I can actually win her over.”

Jason frowned in frustration. “Seriously? What kind of girl is blind enough to turn you down?”

Finn just gave a small smile. “She’s not like other girls.”

Jason rolled his eyes, clearly done with the conversation.

Meanwhile, Naomi stood there, completely lost in thought, her mind reeling from Finn’s words

It didn’t seem like he was talking about her at all.

Naomi thought to herself. But how is that possible? There aren’t any other girls around Finn, are there?”

With the proposal a success, everyone started letting the balloons go, sending them drifting up into the sky.

Bright balloons covered the ground, then slowly floated upward, soaring higher and higher unul they looked just like tiny stars, dotting the night sky.

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The beautiful sight had everyone turning their heads to watch.

But Naomi wasn’t really in the mood for romance anymore. She glanced over and caught sight of Finn standing close by.

She quietly edged her way over, trying not to draw any attention.

Pretending it was just an accident, she let her hand brush against his arm.

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Finn felt someone brush past him and turned quickly. When he saw it was Naomi, he instinctively stepped a little farther away.

Keeping his voice low, Finn said quietly, “Naomi, you just bumped into me. If Charles saw that, he’d totally get jealous.”

Naomi turned to Finn, momentarily stunned, only just realizing what had happened before she finally said, “Oh, sorry.”

Finn barely glanced her way and replied coolly, “It’s fine.”

Then he moved a little farther away from her..

And right then, Naomi was almost certain–Finn’s crush wasn’t her.

The whole place was buzzing with excitement after the proposal, and even Charles found himself swept up in the romantic vibe.

But out of the four, Naomi couldn’t focus on any of it; her thoughts were wandering off somewhere else.

After watching the balloons drift up into the sky, Charles glanced around for Naomi. Seeing her standing off to the side, looking kind of out of it, he walked over and asked quietly, “Are you feeling okay?”

Naomi turned to Charles and managed a small smile. “A little.”

Charles gently took her by the arm. “It’s cold out here, Let’s head back.”

Naomi nodded. “Okay.”

With that, Charles led her away from the crowd.

Jason wasn’t really in the mood for all the excitement. After Naomi left with Charles, he just sank into a gloomy mood.

Meanwhile, Finn was totally lost in all the romance, already daydreaming about getting down on one knee for the girl he secretly loved.

Charles drove back to Joyacre Villa. As soon as he parked and got out of the car, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the corner by the door.

Before Charles could even react, the person grabbed his arms in a panic, voice shaking with fear. “Bro, Troy… Troy is out of his mind,

and St–Stella-”

Just then, Naomi got out of the passenger seat.

As she closed the door, slie glanced at the shadowy figure and called out hesitantly, “Andrew?”

The moment Andrew heard Naomi’s voice, he practically flinched and melted back into the darkness, making sure to slip out of sight.

He was in such a sorry state right now—the last thing he wanted was for his goddess to see him like this.

Naomi, looking concerned, took a step forward. ‘Andrew, what’s wrong?”

Andrew turned away, pressing himself against the wall and putting out a hand to stop her from coming closer. Naomi, L… I’m fine. really”

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