When She Walks Away (Teresa) novel Chapter 200

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After Troy left that night, Teresa couldn’t sleep at all, tossing and turning. Charles’s promise to return had vanished too, nothing but a fleeting illusion.

When the nurse came in for her morning rounds, Teresa found herself even more wide awake.

Teresa grabbed her phone, started scrolling through videos, and out of nowhere, Naomi’s account came up again.

She’d flagged it as “not interested” before, but the app stubbornly kept recommending it anyway.

Still, Teresa watched the video all the way through.

Naomi’s post was a mashup of several short video clips.

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The first was Naomi filming herself up close, her face streaked with tears. You could barely make out the vague figure of a man in the background.

Obviously, that guy was Charles, and it looked like he was giving her a shoulder massage.

The second clip showed Charles wearing a bathrobe, casually walking toward the bathroom.

The third was Charles with his back to the camera, slipping off his robe. Just as half his bare back came into instantly.

All three clips were edited together into a longer video, set to a Sweet background track.

the video cut off

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The caption read: [Felt so crappy today–chose the wrong direction for my research and got scolded by my but you didn’t pick up. As soon as I messaged you that I was feeling down, you instantly replied saying you’d come right over. The moment I saw you, all my grievances just exploded. But then you told me, “Don’t cry,” and somehow I calmed down. You said you’d cheer me up, though I didn’t expect this was what you had in mind, Still, I just love it when you pull off big things without saying a word.]

‘Ugh, I just couldn’t stop myself—I had to go over that video, frame by frame, Teresa thought, getting sucked into the analysis.

‘So… looks like Charles somehow cheered Naomi up in bed, Teresa mused, fighting the urge to crack a smile at her own conclusion.

After watching that video, Teresa locked her phone.

When she thought of Charles’s promise to come back last night, she just felt like laughing at herself.

‘Naomi mentions she’s feeling down, and he drops everything, rushing over just to devote himself to her,‘ Teresa thought.

‘Meanwhile, he’s probably forgotten all about his feverish wife still sitting here, Teresa mused.

Teresa got up and freshened up. Once she was all cleaned up, she thought about heading over to check on her daughter.

As Teresa reached the pediatric ward’s VIP section, she was still searching for Yolanda’s room when Yolanda’s cheerful voice rang out, “Grandma Ava, I missed you so much!”

At the sound, Teresa’s steps faltered for a moment.

She didn’t catch what Ava said in reply.

Even so, Teresa kept moving toward Yolanda’s room

Teresa stood in the doorway, hesitating, not knocking right away.

She just wanted to peek in, make sure Yolanda was alright. As long as her little girl was okay, that was enough for Teresa to breathe easy.

She poked her head in, only to see Ava spoon–feeding Yolanda.

At first, everything seemed perfectly normal. But then Teresa watched as Ava chewed the food in her own mouth, then placed it back anto the spoon and held it up to Yolanda.

All the while, Ava was gently coaxing, “Yolanda, be a good girl. Eat the meal Aya made for you, and all your sickness will disappear

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Teresa frowned, thinking, Yolanda will surely refuse if she

sees that.”

But instead, to Teresa’s surprise, Yolanda just opened her mouth, ready to accept the food.

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Just as that spoonful of food—the very one Ava had already chewed–was about to go into Yolanda’s mouth, Teresa finally lost it and

Ava flared up, jumping to her feet and shaking her finger at Teresa. “Seriously, what’s your problem? I got up at six AM to make this breakfast–been at it for two whole hours! And you just come in and knock it all over? Then you go insulting my son and daughter? Teresa, do I owe you or something?”

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Ava immediately started ranting, “Teresa just burst in out of nowhere and knocked over the breakfast I worked so hard to make for Yolanda. She didn’t even show a shred of gratitude–instead, she went and called Naomi and Ethan disgusting!”

Teresa stood off to the side, keeping quiet. She didn’t even care to explain herself to Mr. Gould–he simply wasn’t worth the effort.

After Ava finished speaking, Mr. Gould glanced at Yolanda, hesitated for a second, then asked softly, “Yolanda, did things happen the way Ava said?”

Mr. Gould couldn’t make up his mind about what was going on, but he thought to himself, ‘Kids usually tell the truth.

Ever since Teresa burst in; Yolanda had been quietly sitting at the top of the bed.

When Mr. Gould finally asked, she looked up at him and said, “Uncle Gould, Grandma Ava was telling the truth. Mom really did knock over the breakfast, and she also said some mean things about Miss Naomi and Uncle Ethan.”

Hearing this, Mr. Gould reached out to gently ruffle Yolanda’s hair, then straightened and fixed Teresa with a pointed look, his tone sharp. “Did Charles ever tell you to stay away from Yolanda unless you had a damn good reason?”

Teresa just gave a careless shrug, completely unimpressed. “Nope, never said a word about that.”

“Yolanda’s words hurt, yeah, but after so many times like this, I guess I’ve just gotten used to it. Can’t even feel it anymore, Teresa thought, her heart weighed down yet oddly numb.

Mr. Gould leveled a steady gaze at Teresa, his tone unwavering. “You’re exactly the kind of person who’d be a bad influence on Yolanda.

Don’t you realize that?”

Teresa let out a short laugh at that, immediately shooting back, “Honestly, someone as blind to the truth and heartless as you, Mr. Gould? You’re way more likely to turn Yolanda into a fool.”

Mr. Gould had rarely ever seen Teresa this fierce, and for a moment, he was just stunned.

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When he finally spoke, his voice was dangerously low. “Get out. Don’t push me to get someone in here to force you out.”

Teresa just shrugged, totally unimpressed. “No need. I wouldn’t waste another second in this place anyway.”

She turned to go, but the anger still boiled in her chest. Teresa spun back toward Mr. Gould and fixed him with a cold look. “Even if you can’t stand me, let me give you a blessing–may your future children meet someone just as good as Ava Yates.”

She forced out the word “good” through gritted teeth.

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