When She Walks Away (Teresa) novel Chapter 99

Chapter 99

Once they stepped into the kids‘ section, Teresa went on a shopping spree, grabbing all sorts of outfits for Yolanda.

Sylvia couldn’t help but say, “You’re always spoiling your daughter. Honestly, you’d be better off spending some of that energy on yourself.”

Teresa just gave a faint smile. “It’s just this one time. Who knows when I’ll get another chance to shop for her?”

Sylvia knew there was no changing Teresa’s mind, so she just stuck with Teresa and kept her company.

After picking out several large bags of clothes, Teresa said it was time to pay.

The sales clerk sorted everything and said, “That’ll be 30 thousand dollars.”

Teresa was momentarily stunned, but she didn’t say anything.

This kids‘ section was part of a luxury brand. The items were really nice. But they were also really expensive.

During those years with Yolanda, Teresa would often come here to shop for her. Sometimes she’d spend a few thousand, other times it’d be tens of thousands.

She didn’t mind the price at all.

Besides, Charles had set her up with a bank card and made sure to deposit money into it every month, just so she could take good care of Yolanda.

At first, she used to check the balance, but Charles was so generous. He’d drop 300 thousand dollars in there at a time, way more than she could ever spend.

After a while, she stopped checking the balance altogether.

Sylvia was shocked by the price, but then she thought, ‘It makes sense. They’re Charles’s family. Of course, everything they use is top- shelf. Anyway, Charles has money to burn.

Teresa rummaged through her purse, pulled out her bank card, and handed it over to the clerk. “The PIN is 990824,” she said.

The clerk swiped the card, but the machine beeped and flashed. “Payment failed.”

Teresa heard the message and was momentarily stunned.

The clerk knew Teresa well and was sure she could afford it, so when the card didn’t go through, she was just as shocked.

Sylvia looked completely lost. “What’s going on?” she asked.

The clerk checked the card again and then explained to Teresa, “Ms. Sullivan, your card has been frozen.”

Teresa frowned, confusion flickering across her face. “How could that happen?” she muttered.

The clerk double–checked and then said with certainty. “Ms. Sullivan, the card is definitely frozen.”

Teresa stood there, stunned for a long moment before finally saying to the clerk, “Could you please hold onto these for a bit? I need to step outside and make a call”

With that, she pulled Sylvia along and left the kids‘ section.

Once they reached the stairwell, she didn’t hesitate to call Charles.

She thought the call might not go through, but to her surprise, he answered right away.

“What’s wrong” Is Yolanda feeling sick again?” Charles asked, worry clear in his voice.

But Teresa didn’t answer his question. Instead, she cut to the chase. “Your bank card is frozen”

Charles was momentarily stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered the last thing he’d asked Liam to do.

He had indeed ordered the card to be frozen.

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He didn’t explain. After a brief silence, he asked Teresa, “What do you want to buy?”

Teresa was about to ask what was up with the frozen card, but seeing Charles’s attitude, she could tell he was in on it.

She bit back the question she wanted to ask.

Right then, Charles cut in, “Let me send you the money.”

Teresa was pissed off when she heard that, but she just didn’t have the energy to fight him anymore. “No need,” she said.

With that, she hung up on him without a second thought.

Even Sylvia, who’d only been an average student, was now a chief OB doctor, while Teresa, who used to be the star of the class, was….

She turned to see Troy standing there in a long black trench coat. Black was his signature color, and it fit him like a second skin. He had that bad–boy vibe, but his chiseled features wiped away any trace of wildness.

He was looking right at Teresa, grinning with a cocky, almost wicked confidence.

Teresa frowned and said, “No, I don’t need them anymore.”

Troy strode over, pulled a black bank card from his coat, and handed it to the clerk. Raising an eyebrow, he said, “When a woman says she doesn’t want something, she actually does. Just pack them all up. Charge it to me.

Teresa always remembered Theodore’s advice and made sure to keep her distance from Troy.

When she saw he was really about to pay, she got flustered and whispered to the clerk, “I said I don’t want them. Even if he swipes his card, I’m not going to accept them.”

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With that, Teresa grabbed Sylvia’s hand and walked out of the kids‘ section in big strides.

She thought, ‘If Troy saw how determined I was, maybe he’d give up on buying those things.

By the time they stepped out of the mall, Teresa’s heart was still pounding.

Sylvia said, “Teresa, that cute guy seemed really interested in you.”

Teresa just shook her head. “You’re reading too much into it. He’s unpredictable and doesn’t care about much. He’s got plenty of people he’s into. I’m married. Why would he be interested in me?”

Sylvia was confident. “Trust me. I know how to read people. If he wasn’t into you, why would he pay for your stuff?”

Teresa couldn’t really answer that. She just said, “It could be anyone, but definitely not him.”

The Hamiltons were Riverdale’s elite, and Troy was the kind of guy who had it all: power, charm, and that untouchable aura.

Even if he didn’t end up marrying a socialite, he’d still be matched with someone from a family just as influential as his own.

But Sylvia just waved it off and kept egging her on, “Seriously, just give it a try. He’s so damn good–looking. Are you really just going to stand there and drool?”

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