When She Walks Away (Teresa) novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254

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Teresa stood in front of her car, hesitating for a few seconds. After a moment’s struggle, she clenched her jaw and forced herself into the driver’s seat.

With both hands clutching the steering wheel, her gaze grew so frosty, it felt like she could freeze the world around her.

Right then, she made up her mind.

She stomped on the gas with reckless abandon, sending her car hurtling straight toward Charles’s vehicle, not sparing a second thought about the consequences.

Teresa gritted her teeth, squeezing her eyes shut. ‘Whatever happens, happens. If it costs me my life, so be it, she told herself.

No matter what might happen, at least in this moment, Teresa wasn’t going to give herself even the slightest chance to regret.

With that, she slammed her foot down hard on the gas pedal.

Even as the engine thundered beneath her, Teresa’s mind stayed uncannily calm–so still it felt like nothing in the world could disturb her.

Meanwhile, Charles had only just slipped into the driver’s seat when he saw Teresa’s car charging straight at him, pedal to the metal, no hesitation.

As the gap between them quickly closed, Charles showed no intention of moving; he sat there like a statue.

He was betting on it–betting that Teresa wouldn’t actually go through with it, that she’d lose her nerve at the last second, that she cared about him too much to let anything happen to him.

With one hand on the steering wheel, Charles shut his eyes, bracing himself for whatever came next.

Naomi, who hadn’t even had time to settle into the front seat, felt her whole body tense as she watched the two of them risk it all.

“Charles!” Naomi’s terrified voice rang out, trembling and urgent.

At the sound of her cry, Charles’s eyes flew open on reflex.

As he caught sight of Teresa’s car barreling toward him faster and faster, his hands moved almost of their own accord–he wrenched the wheel aside, making way at the last possible moment.

The sharp swerve sent Naomi sprawling against the car door, her head bumping into the window with a heavy thud.

When the car finally stopped, Charles realized his hands were slick with sweat from gripping the steering wheel.

As soon as Charles heard Naomi’s pained gasp, he jolted awake and turned around quickly, his face filled with worry. “Naomi, are you alright?”

Naomi held her forehead; slowly sitting back up straight.

With a wince and a look of total confusion, she stared at Charles. “Charles, what’s going on with you?”

Charles unbuckled his seatbelt and, without thinking, almost reached out to touch Naomi’s face, but she turned away to avoid him.

When he realized Naomi was pulling away, it was like a sharp pain stabbed through Charles’s heart, and his fingers trembled just a little.

Finally, he silently pulled his hand back.

After a brief moment where their eyes met, Charley spoke up, guilt written all over his face. “No, I just…

Before he could finish. Naomi cut him off. “Charles, is it really worth risking your life just to be stubborn?“

Charles was full of regret, repeating softly, “I’m sorry. I promise, it won’t happen again.”

Nacimi turned away from Charles, her gaze dropping to her own fingers. She was quiel for a few seconds before finally saying, “Charles, I think we should put the whole wedding thing on hold for now.”

She didn’t say she wanted to marry him, or that she didn’t just that she wanted to slow things down a bit.

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If something unexpected came up, Naomi could still choose to walk away.

But if nothing happened, maybe marrying Charles wouldn’t be such a bad thing after all.

Charles had money, looks, and power.

With a guy like him, she really had no reason to complain.

But for some reason, Naomi couldn’t help but feel that having only one man just wasn’t enough for her.

Her biggest wish was for every man to love her, to adore her, to treat her like a queen, and to fight over her endlessly.

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When Charles heard Naomi suggest putting the wedding on hold, instead of feeling uneasy, he was filled with a deep sense of guilt.

To him, Naomi wanting to reconsider things just felt perfectly reasonable in that moment.

He didn’t pressure her for a decision. He simply replied in a gentle voice, “Yeah.”

Teresa was debating whether or not to call Troy back when, before she could decide, his number flashed on the screen again.

But before she could hang up. Troy’s voice cut in, trying for a tough tone “If you don’t tell me where you are right now, I’ll have someone find your location–just wait, you’ll see how I deal with you”

Terria glanced at the little house starting to collapse, suddenly worried about her own safety. Not wanting to risk it, she quickly told

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Troy where she was.

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Just as she finished giving him the address, the little house finally gave way, collapsing in a cloud of dust and debris that rained down on the car’s hood.

Stones and bricks pelted the windshield, shattering it into a spiderweb of cracks.

Teresa didn’t dare move a muscle, terrified that even the slightest twitch might trigger another collapse.

She stayed put in the car, barely daring to move, just waiting for Troy to arrive.

About ten minutes later, Troy finally pulled up in his car.

When he saw Teresa’s car almost completely buried under dirt and debris, his heart sank.

Without thinking, he rushed over and started digging through the mess with his bare hands.

When he finally managed to yank the car door open, he found Teresa sitting there, frozen and helpless, in the driver’s seat.

The moment Teresa saw Troy, she lost all control–her eyes went red and she burst into tears, unable to hold back any longer.

Seeing her like this, Troy’s heart twisted painfully. Without a second thought, he bent down, scooped Teresa up in his arms, and carried her out of the car.

His hand supported her by the hips, while the other gently soothed her back in slow, comforting strokes.

As he held her, Troy whispered softly in her ear, “It’s alright, don’t cry. I’m here now, I’m not going anywhere.”

The more Troy tried to comfort her, the harder Teresa cried. Her whole body trembled as she choked out, “I thought I was going to die.”

But even as she sobbed, Teresa honestly couldn’t tell if she was crying because she’d just escaped death, or because she’d witnessed Charles and Naomi about to hook up in the wild. The scene kept replaying in her head, leaving her even more lost and overwhelmed.

Her heart was so full it felt like it could explode—everything inside was too heavy, pressing down on her until she could barely breathe.

Maybe breaking down like this was exactly what she needed- -a way to finally let it all out.