When She Turns Her Back Novel

Chapter 274 Charles had planned to head for the stairwell , but in the end , he found himself standing on the rooftop . For some reason , he felt all kinds of restless unease stirring inside him . Even though the wind was howling outside , the wall offered just enough cover for him to barely manage lighting a cigarette . As soon as he exhaled , the smoke was whisked away by the wind . After finishing one cigarette , he immediately lit up another . For some reason , Teresa's face kept flashing through Charles's mind .

He couldn't quite name the feeling - just a quiet ache , like he kind of missed her already . She'd barely been gone moment , and yet he felt as if he already missed her . He told himself again and again not to think about her , but the harder he tried , the more his thoughts drifted her way . In the end , Charles couldn't help himself - he grabbed his phone and shot Teresa a message . " Are you home yet ? " Two minutes ticked by before Teresa finally replied , " Yeah . Home . " www Staring at those terse words , Charles couldn't help but think of the Teresa he used to know .

If she were still her old self , Charles figured she'd be flooding his phone with messages right now . 55 vouchers She'd be telling him every silly thing she saw , everyone she bumped into , maybe even sharing those little stories about haggling with street vendors ... Even with something as simple home ! " as getting home , she never waited for him to ask she'd always be the first to text , letting him know , " I'm Still holding his phone , Charles couldn't help himself . He typed out a moge : [ Wanna video chat ? ] Teresa's message came back almost immediately : [ ?

] As Charles looked at that lone question mark , he couldn't help but smile to himself . Then he replied ; [I want to see you . ] When Teresa saw that message , she couldn't help but chuckle to herself . She typed out , " What ? Don't you trust me ? " But in the end , she didn't send it after all . She hesitated for a moment . These next few days were crucial with the divorce coming up - she couldn't risk making Charles upset . So , in the end , she compromised and just replied : " Min . " Charles stared at that single " Mm " , waiting , but the video call never came .

So , a bit puzzled , he messaged her : " Still not sending the video ? " Seeing his message , Teresa clenched her jaw in annoyance . But in the end , she sighed to herself and gave in yet again . When she finally called , Charles answered almost instantly . As soon as the video call connected . Charles saw Teresa's face fill his screen . He let out a little laugh and blurted , Tm out on the bak ony Teresa was caught off guard for a second , but then she quickly recovered and just said , " Oh . " 1/8 Pp .

Chapter 274 Seeing that Teresa was already lying down , Charles asked curiously , " Are you about to go to sleep ? " Teresa nodded . " Mm . " At that moment , Teresa was stretched out on her bed , one hand poking out from beneath the covers to hold up her phone . She let out two weary yawns . 58 vouchers But Charles didn't look like he was about to end the video call . Instead , he switched gears and asked , " Have you ever regretted it ? " Teresa's brow furrowed in confusion . " Regretted what ? " Charles got straight to the point . " Aborting our second child .

" She almost blurted out , " Never " -it was the truth , right on the tip of her tongue . But she stopped herself . She knew that just one careless word could set Charles off , and right now , with the divorce at its most critical stage , she couldn't afford to risk ruining it . After a long , uneasy silence , Teresa finally spoke , carefully weighing her words : " It's all in the past . Talking about right and wrong - or regret - doesn't mean anything now ." Charles looked pretty upset , the wind still roaring behind him as he fixed his gaze on Teresa through the screen .

" If I'd known you were pregnant , I definitely would've wanted you to have the baby . " Teresa was stunned for a second when she heard that . just remembering the way she'd almost died giving birth to Yolanda - that whole amniotic embolism scare - still made her shiver . But whenever Charles talked about having a second child , he never once brought up what she'd gone through back then . He said " have the baby " like it was nothing , but she'd be the one risking everything . Thinking about all that , Teresa felt a wave of relief wash over her . Thank God she hadn't kept the second baby .

If she had , and had to go through all of that again ... She was terrified she really wouldn't have been able to survive it . After a moment , she finally said to Charles , " But the world doesn't work on " what ifs . " " Charles fell silent , not saying anything more . As his second cigarette finally burned out , Charles spoke up again , his voice unusually gentle . " There's a party this weekend . Why don't you come with me ? " Charles was never the type to ask Teresa to go to events with him . But lately , she was always on his mind . Teresa didn't give a straight no .

She just said , " Let's see about it when the weekend comes . " But Charles wouldn't give her a chance to dodge . " Alright , I'll come by and pick you up this weekend . " Teresa didn't reply to that . She rubbed her eyes , pretending to be sleepy . " Charles , I want to sleep now . " Charles had already noticed how tired she was . Though he was reluctant to let her go , he softened his voice and said , " Alright . Goodnight . After a moment . Teresa replied , " Mm . " Just as she was about to tap the red hang - up button , Charles suddenly said . " Wait . " Teresa paused , a bit puzzled .

" What ? " Charles watched her on the screen looking a bit awkward as he said . ' Give me a kiss ? " Teresa wondered if she'd just imagined that . 2/3 PP Chapter 274 But Charles only kept his gaze fixed on her , silent , as if waiting . Flustered , she blurted out , " I'm hanging up now ! " Not giving Charles a chance to say anything else , Teresa cut him off and hung up . As soon as she hung up . Teresa's heart skipped a beat and she felt an odd sense of unease .

55 vouchers Thinking about all the weird stuff Charles had said , she couldn't shake the feeling that something was seriously off with him . But honestly , she was just way too exhausted to dwell on it . The moment her head hit the pillow , she was out cold . But the moment Teresa fell asleep , nightmares swept over her - a haunting replay of who she once was . Desperate , always apologizing , sacrificing everything just to please ... Jolted awake , Teresa sat up in bed , heart pounding in the heavy darkness .

She was all alone , surrounded by shadows as thick and endless as the regrets in her chest . The curtains were shut tight , not a sliver of light getting through ; it was so dark that she couldn't make out a thing . Piecing together those scattered dreams left her gasping for air , a tight ache twisting inside her with every memory . Alone in the darkness , Teresa couldn't hold it back anymore - she buried her face in her hands and started sobbing softly , feeling absolutely lost .

After the tears faded , she pressed her palms together and prayed , over and over in her heart , begging for the divorce to go through without a hitch . Tatt Only when that was done would she finally be free to start over . Just then , she heard a faint rustling by the window - and suddenly , a shadow tumbled in , rolling right under the curtain . mo ИЦА Teresa couldn't see who it was . She frantically fumbled in the darkness , groping for the light switch . But before she could reach it , a pair of warm , strong hands easily caught hers . The touch felt familiar .

Instead of pulling away , Teresa hesitantly whispered , " Troy ? " Troy settled down beside her and gently slipped his arm around her shoulders , his voice soft and low . " Yeah , it's me . " Teresa peered toward the sound of his voice , bewildered . " Why did you climb in through the window again ? " In the dark , Troy scratched the back of his neck , a little embarrassed . " Guess it's just a habit by now . " 3/3