When She Walks Away (Teresa) novel Chapter 266

Chapter 266

When Teresa arrived at the hospital, Rose Hamilton was lying on the bed, giving herself a little spa time with a beauty mask.

Even in her hospital gown, her beauty was impossible to hide–she still managed to turn heads.

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As soon as she heard footsteps, Rose hurriedly ripped off the face mask, not wanting Teresa to catch her mid–beauty routine. She propped herself against the bedrail and turned, her eyes sizing Teresa up.

Seeing Teresa looking so exhausted, Rose couldn’t help but frown in worry. “You’ve gotten thinner, and you seem so run–down.”

Teresa just shook her head, unfazed. “It’s nothing. How have you been? Did you manage to rest well these past couple days?”

Rose smiled, feeling a bit warm inside at Teresa’s concern. “Yeah, I’ve been resting pretty well.”

As she spoke, Rose extended her hand to Teresa and said again, “Come here, let me really take a good look at you.”

Hearing that, Teresa let out a helpless sigh and moved closer.

Rose reached out and gently caressed Teresa’s cheek, then smiled warmly. “You’re wearing such a long face–did something difficult come up?”

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Teresa hadn’t expected Rose to bring that up. She was a little surprised, but she nodded anyway. “Yeah.”

There was something genuinely kind and approachable about Rose–completely unlike Roselyn, who always carried an intimidating, stern presence.

At that, Rose’s smile grew even softer. She said to Teresa, “If you don’t mind, would you like to share it with me?”

After hesitating for a moment, Teresa somehow began confiding in Rose before she even realized it.

But right after she finished speaking, Teresa’s heart skipped a beat–‘Did I just let it slip? What if Wendy’s, secret gets out because of me?‘ she thought, a wave of guilt washing over her.

*Before Teresa could spiral any further, Rose flashed her a warm, reassuring smile. “If you don’t mind, would you take me to meet your friend?”

Even with all those worries swirling in her head about Wendy, when Rose brought it up again, Teresa just couldn’t say no.

“If you’re okay with it, I’d be glad to bring you along,” Teresa replied softly.

Rose’s smile widened. “How about we go right now?”

Teresa looked worried. “But Rose, you still need to focus on getting better. You-”

But before Teresa could finish, Rose was already pulling back the covers and reaching for her slippers.

Seeing Teresa still hesitate, Rose sat up straighter and looked at her seriously. “Teresa, if you’re okay, then Troy is okay, and if Troy’s doing well, so am I. Maybe this isn’t what you want to hear, but I’ve never tried to get in the way of anyone Troy cares about. I always show my best side to them. When I see you upset, I can’t just sit by and do nothing. As long as I can help, I want to–even if things don’t work out, I still feel I should try.”

Teresa just stood there, speechless after hearing Rose’s confession.

Rose figured, if Troy was doing well, then Teresa had to be doing well too. That’s just how much she cared.

Isn’t this exactly what a real parent should be like? Teresa couldn’t help but think Roselyn, though she had never thought like that.

Seeing Rose being so gentle Teresa’s eyes turned red before she even realized it. Her voice trembled a little as she said, “Thank you. Aunt Hose

When Rose Caught Teresa tearing up, she reached over to wipe her tears and softly said. “Come on, ict’s go. Helping Wendy Stone is what matters most right now Every minute we wait just gives those bad guys more time to get away with in

Teresa nodded stood up and went over to help steady Muse by her suke

As the two of thein walked out of the hospital room together. Troy was waiting at the door the looked surprised, a slight brown TAKING

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his brow.

But in the next moment, his face lit up with a warm smile.

Seeing Troy not budging, Rose playfully complained, “Good dogs don’t block the way! What, you never heard that one?”

Hearing this, Troy finally stepped aside.

Teresa helped Rose as they slowly made their way toward the elevator.

The two of them stood side by side, hands apart at first, but the moment Naomi saw Teresa, she instinctively slipped her hand into Charles’s.

Charles had spotted Teresa too. His gaze fixed on her, brow furrowed, his eyes dark and intense–almost predatory.

Charles, meanwhile, clenched his fingers quietly at his side, the movement barely noticeable but full of tension.

‘Want, Teresa’s already met Troy’s parents? The thought hit Charles hard, leaving him feeling even more sour inside.

And judging by how things looked. Rose seemed to absolutely adore Teresa–just thinking about it made Charles’s mood even darker

Right then, a heavy knot settled in Charles’s chest. He wanted to say something–anything–but the words just died in his throat.

After a silent, drawn–out stare–down, both sides finally broke away and left in opposite directions.

As Teresa walked out of the elevator, she couldnt help sneaking a glance at Charles

Charles looked right back at her, an unmistakable accusation in his eyes

Teresa didn’t say anything. She just took Rose by the arin and walked away.

Charles lingered by the elevator doors, turning to watch them disappear his heart feeling as beary da atunc

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Naomi caught the gloom on his face and finally asked, “What’s wrong?”

Charles’s expression turned cold as he strode into the elevator, brushing off Naomi’s question with a chilly, “Nothing.”

After that, he didn’t say another word.

Naomi stood beside him and could practically feel the chill coming off him.

For some reason, an unfamiliar feeling welled up inside her.

Charles was right there in front of her, but suddenly Naomi felt as though he was slipping right through her fingers.