When She Walks Away (Teresa) novel Chapter 258

Chapter 258

Jason had been about to say something, but when he saw Teresa and Troy, he instinctively clammed

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Once the crowd had thinned out a bit, Jason finally tore his gaze away from Troy’s hand resting on Teresa’s waist.

He deliberately raised his voice and called out to Charles, “Hey Charles, what about you? When are you gonna ask Naomi to marry you?”

Charles could tell exactly what Jason was playing at; he saw through the whole act.

Before Charles could answer, Jason kept pushing. “I heard you’re already looking at venues.”

Charles just nodded, “Yeah.”

His tone was quiet, but he made sure Teresa and Troy could hear him.

Jason hadn’t expected Charles to confirm it so easily.

His curiosity piqued, he pressed on, “So, have

you planned it out? When are you gonna pop the question?”

At first, Jason had been trying to show off to Teresa, but now he was genuinely curious.

But these last two questions? He was honestly just being nosy.

Charles shook his head. “I haven’t really decided yet.”

Jason caught on that Charles really meant it and jumped in enthusiastically, “Need me to be your proposal planner?”

Charles flashed a faint smile and waved him off, “Thanks, but I’ll handle it myself.”

Jason felt a sting in his heart, but he still put on a show like he was genuinely surprised and delighted.

He said, “Charles, you really treat Naomi well. I’ve never seen you go out of your way like this for anyone else.”

Charles didn’t say anything, just kept quiet.

Teresa and Troy stood nearby, catching every word of the conversation.

When Charles finally stopped replying, Troy couldn’t help but scoff under his breath, ‘When you’ve got no shame, you’re unstoppable.

Jason, who had a short fuse, spun around, glaring at Troy and demanding, “Troy, who the hell are you talking about?”

Troy just sneered, totally unfazed. “Take a wild guess–whoever’s losing it, that’s who”

Jason, furious, rolled up his sleeves and stormed over, ready to throw a punch.

Troy didn’t back down for a second. He stepped forward, getting right in Jason’s face.

As they stood toe–to–toe, Troy curled his lip into a sneer, “Lapdog.”

Jason’s eyes narrowed, that dangerous glint surfacing. He dropped his voice, “You got a death wish?”

With that, Jason was about to throw the first punch.

Troy rolled his shoulders and cracked his knuckles, making it clear he was ready to throw down.

Things were about to get ugly when Teresa stepped forward, grabbing Troy’s ann. She said, Troy, let it go. Just because a dog bites us. doesn’t mean we have to bite back, right?”

Troy froze for a second when he heard Teresa. Then he turned to look at her.

Teresa gave him a firm nod. “Come on, let’s go

Troy clearly didn’t want Teresa to get pushed around, but he also knew that if things blew up, no matter how tough he was, with Charles on the other side, neither of them would walk away a winner,

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Jason was all set to start a fight, but Teresa ended up being the one to jump in and break things up.

Jason, visibly annoyed, sneered at Teresa, “You’re still so damn low!”

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When Troy heard that, his eyes went cold, ready to blow up, but Teresa stepped in front of him first. She lowered her voice and challenged Jason, “And what about you? Are you really any better? I used to call you a friend–I remembered every single thing you liked to eat and drink. But then you turn around and treat me like this. Is that even something a real friend would do?”

Jason was at a loss for words. He stammered, “You…”

Teresa met Jason’s anger head–on. She called him out loudly, saying, “I can say straight up, everything I’ve done for you, I’ve got a clear conscience. But you? Can you really say you did the same?”

Before Charles even had a chance to open his mouth, Teresa snapped, “What do you expect him to do? He’s just as bad as you–none of you are any saints.”

But before he could finish, Charles tugged him back and stepped in, “Naomi’s waiting on us. Seriously, it’s not worth losing your cool. Let’s just bounce.”

Before Naomi could even say “one, Jason gave in with a helpless smile and said, “Naonu seriously, I wasn’t teasing you! I just think you look beautiful no matter what–tears and all

Hearing that, Naomi looked completely satisfied—she even felt a litle sug inside. She reached out with a mischievous smule and gave Jason’s check a firm pinch, teasing. You just can’t stop running that mouth, can your

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The pinch actually stung a bit, but Jason didn’t say a word–if anything, he found the whole thing weirdly comforting.

The spot where Naomi pinched him turned softly pink, and a warm flush quickly spread across his cheeks.

Seeing Jason’s face go red, Naomi couldn’t help the little smile that tugged at the corners of her lips.

Charles watched Naomi and Jason messing around, feeling utterly unfazed. Not the slightest ripple of jealousy or anything else—just calmly taking it all in.

Once the two finally settled down, he asked Naomi, “Did you get the whole thing recorded?”

Naomi turned toward him, nodding with a satisfied smile. “Yeah, all of it. It was really sweet.”

They just happened to walk by and catch someone proposing, and it was Naomi who suggested they go check it out and join the fun.

When she saw how heartwarming the scene was, she was the one who said they should capture the whole thing on video.

Just then, Finn strolled over.

He seemed to have just picked something up–he was slipping it into the pocket of his jeans as he made his

way over.

Seeing how carefully Finn was treating whatever he’d just bought, Jason couldn’t help teasing, “Finn, what’s with all the sneaking around? Got someone special you’re trying to impress?”

As soon as he said that, Naomi instinctively glanced over.

At that moment, her cheeks flushed a little.

After so many years by Charles’s side, Naomi already knew Jason was into her and as for Finn, she suspected he might be too.