After the New Year’s Eve Tragedy: Her Icy Return
Chapter 163 Dinner With Teresa
Caroline hadn’t expected Miguel to say those things.
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She stood frozen, staring at him. The sincerity and guilt in his eyes were real. Maybe, just maybe, he would treat her the way he had when they were kids.
However, it was too late. She didn’t need that anymore.
“Sorry. I’m never coming back.” Caroline said coolly and walked away with long strides.
Miguel’s voice followed from behind. “If it’s because of the others at home, I’ll talk to them. I’ll make sure they stop being biased.
Caroline didn’t reply. She kept walking.
Even if all her brothers changed their opinion of her, she still wouldn’t want to go back.
Besides, Helen hated her so much. If she returned, it would just be like her past life all over again. Helen might do everything she could to get rid of her,
To Caroline, that place had stopped being her home long ago. There was no way she would live there again.
After leaving the neighborhood and getting on the bus, Caroline took out her phone and sent a message to
Teresi
“Teresa, did you need something?”
Teresa had messaged her earlier at the Somertons‘ villa, but Caroline hadn’t been in a good place to chat. She had just replied that she was busy.
Not long after she sent her message, her phone rang–Teresa was calling-
Caroline was a bit surprised.
She wondered what was so important that Teresa was calling her now.
She stared at the screen for a second before picking up. Before she could even say a word, Teresa’s voice. came through.
“Caroline, are you done with your errands?”
Caroline smiled. “Yeah, I’m done. What’s up, Teresa?”
On the other end, Teresa sounded cheerful. “Great! It’s almost dinnertime. How about we grab dinner. together? I have something I want to talk to you about.”
Dinner together!
Caroline hesitated.
She’d been running around Somertons‘ villa since noon and was completely exhausted. All she wanted now was to go home and collapse onto her soft bed.
However, Teresa had helped her before, and it felt wrong to turn her down.
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Chapter 163 Dinner With Teresa
All right. Maybe Teresa had something important to say.
“Sure!”
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As soon as Caroline agreed, Teresa laughed happily through the phone. “Are you home? Send me your address–I’ll come pick you up.”
Tm on my way home now,” Caroline said after a pause. “Why don’t you just send me the location? I’ll come
meet you.
Teresa thought about it for a moment. “That works too. I’ll send you the restaurant address. Come over
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Shortly after they hung up, Caroline received Teresa’s location via text.
It wasn’t far, but she had to get off her current bus and transfer to another.
Following the directions, she switched buses and made it to the restaurant in less than half an hour.
As soon as she stepped inside, her phone rang again.
It was Teresa.
“Caroline, I see you! Come up to the second floor.”
Caroline looked up and spotted Teresa waving to her from the window above.
She hung up and walked quickly up the stairs to meet her..
When she reached the table, her eyes widened at the sight of all the food. She gave a sheepish smile. “Sorry, Teresa. Did I keep you waiting?”
“Not at all. I just got here myself.”
Relieved by her answer, Caroline couldn’t help glancing again at the table full of dishes.
There was meat, crab, shellfish–everything you could imagine.
It all looked delicious and freshly made. It must have taken at least 30 minutes to prepare all this.
Noticing her look. Teresa explained, “Right after our call, I ordered everything. The dishes just came out, and now you’re here too. Perfect timing.
Caroline understood that Teresa had planned ahead.
“Don’t just stand there–come sit and eat!” Teresa gestured to the chair across from her.
Caroline sat down.
The two of them ate and chatted as they went.
Teresa studied her carefully and said, “I haven’t seen you in a while. You look thinner. Have you been working too hard?”
She actually admired Caroline a lot
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Chapter 163 Dinner With Teresa
Becoming a chef wasn’t easy–most women wouldn’t even consider it.
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However, this slender and delicate girl had not only taken the job, she was excelling at it. She was even better than many experienced chefs.
Caroline smiled and replied, “It’s not too bad. I’ve been wangu
Teresa didn’t press her about work anymore. She just quietly felt sorry for this girl.
As she picked up a crab and started peeling it, her mind drifted back to the last time she had eaten crab with Caroline.
Thank goodness for that dinner. That was when she had seen Helen at the restaurant, secretly packing food.
If not for that moment, she might still be in the dark.
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