When She Walks Away (Teresa) novel Chapter 263

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Teresa searched her memory, genuinely coming up empty–she didn’t recall ever making Troy any kind of promise.

Troy looked at her, clearly entertained rather than annoyed. Leaning close with a sly smile, he teased, “Doesn’t matter if you remember or not. I remember, and that’s enough for me.”

Teresa studied his expression, sensing he wasn’t lying. Still, she pulled her brows together in confusion and asked, “Troy, I really don’t remember any of that. What if you’ve got the wrong person?”

Troy leaned even closer, his forehead touching hers as he whispered, “Then let’s just go with it. You’re the only one I want anyway.”

As he spoke, his warm breath brushed softly against her face.

Teresa stood there in a daze, her eyes growing unfocused as she stared at Troy’s face.

He was so close, his features blurred right in front of her.

His face became a hazy outline in her vision, and just then, that odd, déjà vu feeling surged up from somewhere deep inside.

But where on earth had she seen him before?

Teresa wasn’t sure, but one thing she did know for certain–she’d never made any promises to Troy.

But worried about Wendy Stone, Teresa didn’t waste any more time on it.

Meanwhile, Charles returned to Joyacre Villa without Teresa.

He was still stewing over the fact that Troy had taken her away.

Before heading inside, he took a moment to compose himself.

When Charles arrived at Joyacre Villa, Sharon already had dinner ready and waiting for him.

As soon as he heard the car outside, Richard set his newspaper aside and slipped on his glasses.

He glanced toward the entrance, expecting more, but saw only Charles coming in by himself.

Sharon had just finished setting down the last dish, straightened up, and looked over curiously–peering behind Charles to see if anyone else was with him.

Not seeing Teresa anywhere, Sharon frowned slightly and asked, “Mr. Logan, is Teresa not coming home with you tonight?”

Charles shrugged off his coat and replied, “Yeah, she’s working late.”

Richard’s face darkened as he took off his glasses and set them down with a thud. “Working late? Or is it she doesn’t want to come home?”

Charles hung up his coat and turned to face Richard. “She’s really working late.”

Richard let out a frustrated sigh, thinking to himself, ‘No matter what I say, if Teresa’s not coming home, then that’s just how it is.

Even though the dinner table was loaded with all kinds of delicacies, Richard barely tasted anything at all.

Halfway through the meal, Richard set down his chopsticks, looked up at Charles–who was absently poking at his food–and asked, “What do you think about what Teresa did this time?”

Charles kept his head down, but his fingers trembled faintly around his chopsticks as he heard Richard’s question

After a brief pause, Charles replied quietly, “It’s all in the past now.

Richard frowned deeper and asked, “So what about moving forward? Are you still thinking of having another kid?

Charles set his chopsticks down and met Richard’s gaze. Thaven’t really figured it out yet. Even if we go for a second child, it’ll have to wait until she’s back to full health

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He’d never told Richard that Teresa might have a hard time conceiving again due to complications from her last procedure.

Richard let out a heavy sigh. “If I’d known she’d be like this, I never would’ve tried to match you two up in the first place.”

Charles had had enough. He grabbed a napkin to wipe his mouth, then pushed back his chair and stood up. “Grandpa, I’ve finished. I’m going upstairs,” he said, making it clear he didn’t want to keep talking.

Upstairs, Charles switched on the bedroom light.

The room was nothing like it had been when Teresa was living here.

When she was around, the bed was always dressed in bright, colorful sheets. Now, the bedding was forever just black, white, or gray.

Some of Naomi’s belongings sat awkwardly in the room, feeling completely out of place.

Charles opened the drawer and pulled out those finalized divorce papers.

Even though he was the one who set all the terms, he still found himself flipping through them yet again.

Aside from that two billion yuan in compensation, Teresa hadn’t asked for a single thing.

No fight for custody, no house, no car–nothing at all.

After everything they’d been through, all she ended up with from their marriage was just those two billion yuan.

As Charles thought about all this, a strange ache twisted in his chest.

As soon as Charles heard those words, any trace of sadness vanished. He jumped to his feet and rushed out without a second thought. At the villa next door, Naomi was sitting with Yolanda resting her head in Naomi’s lap, while Ava paced nervously nearby, worrying herself sick.

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Charles was never one for a good temper. When she barked at him, he just gave her a gaze cold enough to freeze over hell, locking eyes with her for what felt like forever.

He kept quiet, just standing there as a chill swept through the air around him. The woman instantly realized she’d messed up, her voice shrinking as she apologized, “I’m sorry, I was in a hurry.”

Charles narrowed his eyes. After a long moment, he tossed out a casually cold warning, “You’ll be replaced in ten minutes.”

After dropping that line, he turned on his heel and strode away, not sparing her another glance.

The woman just sat there, completely stunned.

If it had been anyone else, she would’ve thought he was just bluffing. But Charles had such an intense aura about him–the look in his eyes alone could chill someone straight to the bone, making her believe he absolutely meant every word.

Once he’d handled the payments and picked up the medication, Charles made his way over to where Yolanda was having her IV infusion.

But as he walked, his thoughts wandered back to Teresa.

Kids

Kids always get fevers on and off, but with Yolanda’s weak constitution, she was sick way more often than most.

She’d had all sorts of little health problems ever since she was young, and Teresa must’ve made at least twenty trips to the hospital with her.

In the beginning, Teresa would constantly message him, hoping he’d come home to support her and help take care of Yolanda.

But after a while, those messages stopped, and she ended up making those endless hospital runs all on her own.

As these memories flooded back, Charles found himself starting to lose his composure.

He pulled out his phone and called Teresa.

The call went through, but she never picked up.

Charles stood out in the hospital’s backyard, refusing to give up- -as if he wouldn’t stop until Teresa finally answered.

He kept calling, over and over, but still, she wouldn’t pick up.

After he’d called more than thirty times, Naomi finally walked out of the hospital.

She spotted Charles standing in the courtyard and headed over, looking puzzled. “Charles, what’s up?”

At the sound of her voice, Charles quickly angled his phone away, hoping Naomi wouldn’t notice he was busy trying Teresa’s number again.