When She Turns Her Back Novel

The meal was over before they knew it . Cedric didn't want to keep Hector from taking Teresa out for some fun , so he wolfed down his food . Cedric wiped his mouth , sprang to his feet and called out , " Come on , let's head to my office . " With that , he grabbed his coat and strode out of the dining room. Teresa and Hector shared a helpless glance , then reluctantly trailed after him . As they left the dining room , they had to walk past Troy's table . As they passed by , Teresa looked at Sylvia , and Sylvia looked back , but neither greeted the other .

Teresa didn't say hello because she wanted to leave Troy and Sylvia some space , and Sylvia , feeling a twinge of envy , chose not to greet Teresa either . While Teresa was watching , Sylvia peeled a shrimp and placed it into Troy's bowl . Troy didn't refuse . He just stared down at the bowl , not reacting for a long moment . When Troy noticed Teresa walking by , he instinctively glanced up , but she was already quick to follow after Cedric . He didn't even catch a glimpse of her face . Almost reflexively , Troy started to say , " Baby ...

" But he bit back the rest before the words could leave his lips . ' Now's really not the time to get into all that , ' he thought . If he wanted to talk to Teresa , he knew he had to settle things with Sylvia first . Otherwise , he'd never be able to truly rest easy . After leaving the restaurant , Teresa , Hector and Cedric climbed into Hector's car parked by the curb . Sitting quietly in the front passenger seat , Teresa couldn't stop replaying that moment in her head - Sylvia peeling a shrimp and putting it in Troy's bowl .

She found herself imagining Troy eating the shrimp with a big smile , maybe even dropping some of those old sweet lines he used to say to her , but now saying them to Sylvia . But Teresa had no idea - Troy hadn't even taken a bite of that shrimp . After Cedric handed them the ski tickets , he urged , " Hurry up , don't waste your playtime . Go have some fun already !

" Tue , Chapter 854 2000 And just like that , Cedric mercilessly shooed them out of the office - well , as merciless as Cedric ever your Once they were outside the school , Hector turned to Teresa and said , ' If you're non up for it , don't look you have to He'd rather Teresa be free instead of feeling like she has to compromise . Teresa gave him a soft smile . I'm really fine , I promise ! At her words , Hector let out a sigh of relief .

" Great , let's head out - I'll help you unwind Last week in Ternton , when Hector overheard Charles taking a call , he thought Teresa was talking abo splitting up . But to his surprise , turns out they'd never even made it official . It was evening at Joyacre Villa . After a long day at the office , Charles came home to find Yolanda and Sharon watching TV in the living room . Sharon had already made dinner - a simple , healthy spread of four dishes and a soup . With Teresa gone , the house suddenly felt a lot emptier to Charles .

As soon as Charles stepped through the door , Yolanda's face lit up . " Daddy , you're home ! " Charles hung up his coat and slipped on his slippers at the entrance . Standing up , he smiled at Yolanda in the living room and replied , " Yeah , I'm back . " Yolanda set her toy aside , walked over to Charles and looked up at him . " Daddy , where's Mommy ? Isn't she coming home today ? " Charles reached out and gently ruffled her hair . " I don't know , kiddo . " Yolanda looked a little down , but kept asking , " Will she be back tonight ? " Charles shook his head , giving her a soft smile .

" I'm really not sure ." Yolanda clung to his arm , her voice going all soft and whiny . " Daddy , call Mommy for me , okay ? Tell her Yolanda misses her and wants her to come home . " Charles blinked , a bit startled by her reaction . Back then , his daughter had never once said she missed her mom . Charles's heart ached for Yolanda , but it was still pretty early - Teresa was probably just caught up with something and couldn't make it home yet .

15:34 Tue , Oct 21 Chapter 354 58 vouchers After a moment , Charles gently said , " Hey sweetheart , if Mommy still isn't home in a little while , Daddy'll give her a call , alright ? " When she heard that , Yolanda let out a wail and started crying her eyes out all of a sudden . Seeing his little girl sobbing uncontrollably , Charles could only sigh and give in . " Alright , alright , I'm calling her now , I promise . " At his words , Yolanda's sobs slowly began to quiet down . Charles gave Teresa a call . She answered after just two rings . " Hello ?

" Her voice was a bit raspy on the phone. Charles didn't beat around the bush . " Yolanda says she misses you and wants you to come home . " Teresa replied right away , " I'm not in Riverdale right now . I almost definitely won't be back today or tomorrow ." Before Charles could say anything , Teresa heard Yolanda's voice on the other end . " Daddy , let me talk to Mommy ." Charles handed the phone over to Yolanda . All the past tension forgotten , Yolanda held the phone and in the sweetest voice said , " Mommy , I miss you . Can you come home ?

" Hearing Yolanda's voice , Teresa froze , caught off guard by the sudden burst of affection . For a split second , Teresa wondered if she was just hearing things - that's how unreal it felt . ' Seriously ? Yolanda actually said she misses me ? ' Teresa thought , totally thrown for a loop . " Mommy ? " Yolanda called again , her little voice extra tentative when Teresa didn't answer . Teresa finally snapped back to reality and managed a soft , " Um ... yes ? " " Will you come back home ? " Yolanda asked hopefully . " I'll have Daddy come pick you up .

" Back then , whenever Yolanda asked her like that , Teresa would've found a way to come home , no matter how busy she was . If Teresa didn't come back , it could only mean she really couldn't get away , Even now , Yolanda believed her mom would agree right away , just like always . But right in the next moment , Teresa's voice came through the phone , raspy and quiet . " No , I'm not coming back tonight . I'm on my way to Northvale .

" 15:34 Tue , Oct 21 Chapter 854 Northvale was all the way up north , really far from Riverdale , DE 65 youthere But Yolanda didn't give up - she kept pleading , her voice small and sweet : " Can't you just turn around ? I want you to hold me while I fall asleep Teresa couldn't tell if Yolanda really meant it , or if she was just saying it to tug at her heart . She had no clue what was going on in that little mind of hers . But Teresa held firm , " Yolanda , Mommy really can't turn back now . It's the weekend , so be good at home , get plenty of rest , and do well at kindergarten .

When Mommy has the time , I'll come visit you , okay ? " When Teresa still refused to budge , Yolanda was completely at a loss , not sure what else to do . But the very next second , she broke down in tears , her voice hitching as she pleaded , " Mommy , please , I'm begging you - can't you come see me ? Please ? " Hearing her daughter's desperate cries , Teresa's heart didn't melt at all - if anything , she just got more and more uneasy . She couldn't stand that feeling , so she answered matter - of - factly , " Alright Yolanda , if there's nothing else , Mommy's hanging up .

I'm not feeling well . " Without another word , she didn't even say goodbye - just hung up , cold and quick . After hanging up , Teresa stashed her phone away and glanced over at Hector . " Hey , Hector , if you get tired at the wheel , just hand it over - I'll drive . " Hector shot her a gentle smile . " Alright . " He had so many questions about Teresa's divorce - but it was her business , after all , so he held his tongue and didn't ask . Meanwhile , Yolanda just stood there like a statue , the busy tone still ringing in her ears .

She stopped crying , not even sure what she was supposed to do next . Staring at the now - dark phone screen , Yolanda suddenly grumbled , " Hmph , bad Mommy ! If you're not coming back , just don't ever come back ! " She handed the phone back to Charles , then stomped over to the couch and sulked , arms crossed and cheeks puffed with anger . Even though she was fuming , Yolanda still couldn't stop herself from thinking , " There's no way Mommy would really ignore me , right ? I cried and cried ... She's gotta come back . So she made up her mind to wait right here until Mommy came home .

And when Mommy finally did , Yolanda was going to let her know just how upset she was .