When She Turns Her Back (Teresa and Charles) novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95

When Teresa returned to the hospital with the cereal she had bought, Yolanda was scrolling through videos on Sharon’s phone. She was smiling from ear to ear.

Seeing Teresa come back, Sharon called out, “Miss Yolanda, Mrs. Logan is back.”

Yolanda quickly turned off the phone screen and sat up in bed. “Mom,” she said.

Teresa’s pajamas didn’t have a single dry spot left, but she was clutching the cereal protectively, afraid it might get cold or spill.

She handed the cereal to Sharon and said, “Sharon, could you feed Yolanda?”

Seeing Teresa soaked through, Sharon felt a pang of sadness. Her voice was a little hoarse as she said, “Mrs. Logan, why don’t you go change into something dry?”

Teresa nodded and didn’t say another word.

Yolanda saw that Teresa’s clothes were soaked and really wanted to ask if she was okay, but then she remembered how Teresa hadn’t even picked her up from school that afternoon.

Teresa had a change of clothes in the car, so she headed outside again.

But once she got to the car, she was so exhausted that she didn’t even want to move.

Leaning back against the seat, she closed her eyes. Liam’s words echoed in her mind, and the fact that Charles hadn’t brought Yolanda to the hospital made one thing obvious. He probably wasn’t even in Riverdale.

‘If he’s not here, then where did he go?‘ Teresa wondered.

The answer was almost too easy. Wherever Naomi was, that was where Charles would be.

But that was just a hunch. Teresa needed some actual evidence.

She grabbed her phone and searched for YatesDaily’s video channel.

Sure enough, there was a fresh upload.

She clicked in, and saw Charles walking in from the hallway, carrying flowers and fruit. Even though his face wasn’t shown, Teresa could tell it was him just by his outfit.

The caption said, “Whenever I need you, you always show up, no matter where you are. I’m so grateful to have you in my life. Thank you.”

Teresa let her phone drop onto the seat and buried her face in her hands.

What hurt her wasn’t that Charles had gone to see Naomi. It was that even when Yolanda was sick, he was still with Naomi.

Her chest felt so tight that she could barely breathe.

But thinking about it wouldn’t help, so she forced herself to get up and change.

Just as she finished changing, her phone lit up with a video call. It was not through WhatsApp, but a direct call. It was Charles calling.

Teresa hesitated for a second and then picked up.

Charles’s face appeared on the screen. “How is Yolanda? Is she feeling any better?” he asked.

Teresa’s voice was flat. “The doctor ran some tests and prescribed her some medicine. She’s much better now.”

Charles’s furrowed brow relaxed, and he let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good to hear.”

“Yeah, Teresa replied.

Charles added, “You’ve had a tough day”

Teresa didn’t want to hear his polite nonsense. “Gotta go, she cut him off.

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Charles didn’t ask any further. He just answered, “Alright.”

As Teresa tapped the end call button, Charles’s voice came through again. “I’ll be back soon…”

She cut him off before he could finish.

She sat in the car for a little while longer, trying to pull herself together before heading back inside.

When she got to the hospital room, Yolanda had already finished her cereal.

As Teresa walked in, Yolanda just shot her a quick look and didn’t call out to her.

Yolanda was feeling much better now, but every time she remembered what happened earlier that day, she couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed.

So she kept her distance, refusing to talk to Teresa.

Teresa knew her inside out. She could tell Yolanda was still upset with her.

‘Fine, let her stay mad, Teresa thought. ‘I’ve got bigger things to worry about.

After keeping an eye on Yolanda for an hour at the hospital and seeing she was fine, Teresa took her back to Joyacre Villa.

Once they got home, Teresa got Yolanda ready for bed and helped her change into clean pajamas.

After Yolanda was asleep, Teresa finally took a shower and pampered herself a little.

Because she was still worried about Yolanda, Teresa slept on the couch in Yolanda’s room.

Maybe it was because she got caught in the rain, but Teresa had dreams all night long. She dreamed about all the things she’d done for Charles, about breaking away from her family, and about Yolanda calling her a bad mom.

Half–asleep, she thought she saw Charles leaning over her. His lips were moving, like he was saying something, but she couldn’t hear a word.

Then she saw him bend down, one hand sliding under her back, the other under her legs.

He picked her up. As for where he took her, Teresa had no idea. It was hard to tell if it was a dream or reality.

That night, Teresa slept like a baby. When she woke up the next morning, she felt aching and numb all over, totally drained of energy.

Once she came to, Teresa realized she wasn’t in Yolanda’s room at all. She was in the master bedroom, which she shared with Charles.

And what really blew her mind was that Charles was right there beside her, sleeping peacefully. Somehow, she’d ended up sprawled all over him.

Teresa was totally dazed. ‘Did Charles really pick me up last night? Was that not just a dream?‘ she thought, her mind spinning.

But whatever happened, the fact that she was clinging to him right now was definitely real.

She tried to carefully untangle her arms and legs from him, moving as quietly as possible, but Charles opened his eyes anyway.

As soon as Teresa saw him awake, she just froze, totally caught off guard.

Charles turned his head and just stared at her for a while before finally asking, “You’re awake?”

She carefully untangled herself, trying to scoot as far away from Charles as she could. She finally replied, “Yeah.”

Charles noticed her subtle movements, but all he said was, “You had a fever last night.”

Teresa remembered getting soaked in the rain and realized. “Oh.”

She was still feeling weak, so getting up wasn’t even on her mind. All she cared about was keeping some distance from Charles

Charles could see she was still weak, and without thinking, he reached out to her. But Teresa flinched.

Seeing her pull away, Charles felt oddly uncomfortable inside.

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