When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Teresa could see the gears turning in Finn’s head, but she wasn’t in the mood to explain herself. “Where are they?” she asked, cutting straight to the chase.

Finn could sense that Teresa’s vibe had changed.

Back when she was always hanging around Charles, she used to act all fawning and eager to please with everyone.

Now, even though her eyes were icy, Finn actually found her easier to be around.

Still, when Teresa asked her question, Finn hesitated.

Seeing that he wasn’t outright refusing to answer, Teresa looked him dead in the eye. “I’m serious. This is a matter of life and death. Super urgent.”

Finn wasn’t sure what was going on, but he could see the urgency in her eyes.

Finally, he pointed toward the hotel. “They’re down by the beach, behind the hotel.”

Teresa didn’t spare Finn another look, but she still said, “Thanks.”

With that, she headed straight for the hotel.

She didn’t say she was looking for anyone. She just asked for a room that was close to the beach.

Once she had the room, Teresa made a beeline for the beach behind the hotel.

As soon as she stepped outside, Teresa spotted Jason sitting by the bonfire, drinking alone and looking pretty down.

Not far away, the family of three looked every bit like a real family, all warm and cozy together.

The moment Teresa showed up, Naomi saw her and pointed her out to Charles and Yolanda.

But Teresa didn’t pay them any mind. She marched straight up to Jason and said, “Jason, are you going to come talk to me, or are we doing this here?”

It was the first time Teresa had ever spoken to one of Charles’s friends like that.

Jason spread his hands dismissively, not even bothering to take Teresa seriously. “Talk about what? There’s nothing between us worth discussing.”

Teresa’s tone grew fierce. “Don’t tell me you don’t know what you did.”

“Not a clue.” Jason tilted his chin up, defiant. His eyes gleamed with smugness and an air of superiority.

Teresa couldn’t hold back anymore. She snatched up Finn’s unfinished glass of red wine and splashed it right in Jason’s face.

Charles, Yolanda, and Naomi all saw Teresa splash red wine right in Jason’s face.

Yolanda stood there, stunned for a few seconds, then stormed over, her face flushed with anger. “Mom, why did you do that

to Mr. Gould?”

Her daughter’s voice dripped with disgust as she confronted her.

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From the look on her face, it was obvious Yolanda was ready to take Jason’s side.

Teresa didn’t say anything back. She just looked at her daughter with an amused expression.

Yolanda demanded, “Mom, you need to apologize to Mr. Gould right now.”

Teresa blurted out without thinking. “Then I’d rather not even call you my daughter.”

But before she could finish, Charles called out to her, “Teresa-”

His voice broke in, cutting Teresa off before she could say something she’d really regret.

Charles strode over to Teresa and Jason, while Naomi grabbed Yolanda’s hand and quickly led her away from the heated

scene.

The ocean view was stunning, and the breeze was gentle, but right now, no one was in the mood to appreciate it.

Charles fixed his gaze on Teresa and said, “Don’t say anything harsh in front of Yolanda.”

His tone was cold, and it was clear he was pissed off.

But Teresa wasn’t about to let his mood sway her. She looked at him, a hint of amusement in her eyes. “Harsh? Me?”

Charles nodded. “Yeah.”

Jason, still dripping with wine, looked like he was about to blow up, but with Charles stepping in, he held his tongue and just kept dabbing at his face with a tissue.

The staff, sensing the tension, quickly made themselves scarce.

Only Teresa, Charles, and Jason remained on the beach now.

Teresa glared at Charles, her voice tinged with resentment. “Why didn’t you reply to my messages?”

Charles frowned and said, “I didn’t see them.”

Teresa gave a mocking laugh. “Didn’t see them? Or did you just decide to ignore me?”

Charles insisted, “I didn’t see them.”

The answer to that question didn’t really matter.

So Teresa switched gears. “You’ve heard about what happened with Hector, right?”

Charles kept his face cold. “I’ve got better things to do than worry about that kind of drama.”

Teresa shot him a skeptical look. “Is that so?”

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