When She Turns Her Back Novel

Chapter 348 : 55 vouchers Seeing Teresa clutching her hand with a pained look , Troy immediately figured she'd burned herself . He quickly grabbed her hand and said , " Come on , let's run it under water . " Teresa didn't resist . She just let him lead her away . The worried faces of the others finally relaxed a little when they saw Troy take Teresa away . Troy led Teresa into the bathroom by the courtyard , turned on the faucet , and kept both their hands together under the cold water . With the water splashing away , Teresa actually felt an unexpected sense of calm inside .

About a minute later , she gently twisted her arm and said to Troy , " I'm okay now . " Troy gave her a stern look . " Why do you always have to act so tough ? " Teresa shot back , " Look who's talking , Troy . Your hand's still bleeding and you're out here fooling around like nothing happened . " Just a moment ago , while she was serving the barbecue , Teresa happened to catch a glimpse of Troy's chest . Even though he'd tried to hide it under his shirt , she could still spot a hint of blood seeping through .

Troy still held onto Teresa's hand , refusing to let go as he kept it under the running water . At the same time , he shot her a disgruntled look and said , " If I didn't do this , how would you ever worry about me ? " Teresa turned to him , frustration clear in her voice . " You ... " Troy gave her a sweet grin . " Face it , you care about me . " Teresa turned her face away , refusing to look at him . " I don't care . " Hearing that , Troy suddenly let out a dramatic groan . " Ouch ! " He clutched his chest , putting on a look of agony .

Teresa instinctively turned to him , worry written all over her face as she steadied him . " What's wrong ? " Seeing how worried she looked , Troy chuckled and , taking her hand again , teased , " See ? Told you - you totally care about me ." He lifted his brow , that roguish smirk showing up again . Teresa avoided his gaze , quietly slipping her hand out of his grasp . Just then , Leo called out , " Troy , Teresa , barbecue's ready ! " 17:18 Mon , Oct 20 Chapter 348 Teresa replied , " Coming ! " : With that , she headed over to join Leo and the others .

52 55 vouchers Troy blinked , caught off guard for a second , but ended up trailing after her anyway . After the barbecue , everyone settled in for a card game . Troy made sure to sit right next to Teresa , shamelessly cheating by slyly passing his best cards to her and taking all her worst ones for himself . The two of them swapped cards out in the open , and the other three just watched their blatant cheating without saying a word . Not wanting to be left out , Leo started trading cards with Wendy - then casually dumped all his trash cards on Peyton without any shame .

So in the end , Peyton was the only one left nursing his wounded pride . He didn't mind , though -' As long as everyone's having fun , that's enough for me , ' Peyton thought . Once they got tired of cards , everyone gathered around the bonfire , singing and dancing together . Teresa had two left feet and always sang off - key , but with Leo egging her on , she ended up belting out two songs anyway . Even though Teresa was completely off - key , Troy didn't mind at all . Instead , he just looked at her with pure affection .

Before they knew it , evening had crept up on them , and the sky was starting to darken . Teresa was about to suggest heading back down - when Leo suddenly chimed in , " Hey , we brought camping gear and heaters , we're all having a blast , and tomorrow's Sunday . What if we just stayed the night up here ? The weather's great tonight , we might actually catch some stars ! And tomorrow morning ? We'll catch the sunrise together ! How about it ? " As soon as Leo made the suggestion , Peyton was the first to chime in , " Zane's got the nanny with him , so I'm good with whatever .

" Wendy shot Leo a thoughtful look and , after a brief pause , said , " Well , I'm fine with it too . " That left only Teresa and Troy ; everyone else turned their eyes on them , waiting to hear what they'd say . Troy met everyone's gaze , then turned to Teresa , but spoke loudly for the group behind him . " It's all up to Teresa - whatever she says goes ." Honestly , he couldn't really make the call himself - since they'd made plans to meet at the café tonight to talk things over .

With Troy handing the decision to her , Teresa found herself caught off guard , looking up as everyone fixed their hopeful eyes on her . Everyone had been having a blast today , and the weather was perfect . Already , a few stars were starting to 17:18 Mon , Oct 20 Chapter 348 peek out in the sky . : Not wanting to spoil the fun , Teresa finally gave in . " Alright , let's camp out here tonight ." 52 55 vouchers As soon as Teresa said yes , Leo's face lit right up with excitement - and Troy , standing off to the side , was grinning so hard he could barely hide how happy he was .

Just then , as she finished agreeing , Teresa's phone started ringing . She glanced down at the screen - it was Charles calling . She grabbed her phone , slipped quietly away to find a secluded spot , and picked up . Troy watched her walk off but didn't bother following ; after all , he knew exactly who was calling her - Charles . As soon as Teresa picked up , Charles's voice came through the line . " You heading home ? " Teresa said , " I'm not coming back to Joyacre Villa tonight ." Charles's voice dropped even lower , with a clear edge . " You're not coming back ?

" Anyone could hear the annoyance in his voice . But Teresa didn't care about his feelings at all . " Nope . Not coming back . " Charles refused to give up . " Where exactly are you ? " Teresa replied coolly , " Do you need something ? " Charles said , " Yolanda wants your porridge . She asked you to make it for her tomorrow morning . " Teresa let out a dry laugh , her tone even colder . " If that's all you called about , you really didn't have to waste your time . " As soon as she finished , Teresa didn't bother waiting for his answer - she just hung up on him .

Meanwhile , Charles was left staring at his phone , the dial tone ringing in his ear . He turned his gaze to Yolanda and spoke softly , " You heard her - Mom's not coming home tonight . " Yolanda's brow furrowed - even after hearing that , she pressed on , " So when exactly is Mom coming back ? " Yolanda had been home all day , but she hadn't seen Teresa at all . It's not like I really miss her , Yolanda thought . ' But if Teresa never shows up at Joyacre Villa again , then Naomi can finally come back ! ' If Naomi's here , at least I won't be alone .

And I won't have to deal with Ava beating me up anymore , ' she secretly hoped . Charles put away his phone , scooped Yolanda up onto his lap , pressed his cheek to hers and said quietly, " I don't really know , kiddo . " 17:18 Mon , Oct 20 Chapter 348 :. 52 55 vouchers Yolanda pouted , her whole face scrunched up in disappointment . " Can't you think of something , Dad ? " Charles hesitated , then nodded , " Alright , I'll try . " Yolanda snuggled up against Charles , her voice uncertain . " Is Mom really that busy these days ? She never used to be like this .

Whenever she had a bit of free time , she'd always come home and stay with me ." Charles gently ruffled her hair . " Yeah , Dad gets it . " Yolanda sniffled , putting on a show . " But Dad , I kind of miss Mom . " Charles blinked , thrown off by her words . After a moment , instead of answering her directly , he suggested , " Why don't we head to Ternton and go see Miss Naomi ? " Just hearing Naomi's name made Yolanda feel a whirlwind of emotions inside .

She did genuinely wish she could spend more time with Naomi , but the problem was , Ava just clung to Naomi constantly and never let her have any space . Because of that , Yolanda started feeling less and less like hanging around Naomi , not as eager as before . She kept telling herself , ' If Teresa just leaves Joyacre Villa for good , Naomi might finally come back . So this time , her whole reason for coming back to Riverdale was to figure out a way to drive her " bad mom " away . Ħ