Chapter 67

He must be busy Oh right wasn t he on a business trip in War vey How did he get back so quickly Teresa wondered to herself
Teresa caught a break with a good night s sleep but the next day chaos struck again With Jason s issue barely resolved Philip s scandal took center stage
Rumors flew that Teresa set up by her own father Philip had been with a wealthy man The talk on the street fall far from the tree if the father was a mess the daughter was likely just as bad
was that the apple didn t
Though Teresa had managed to fight back against Jason s claims she was speechless now She was unable to dispute the rumors because in reality her own father had indeed turned his back on her
Evelyn had seen the news about Teresa and for the first time ever she reached out Are you out of your mind Sleeping with a man Did Philip take you there Evelyn demanded her voice cutting
It doesn t matter what you think anymore I ve got enough to deal with Teresa replied her voice heavy with exhaustion
Evelyn was seething You need to figure out how to spin this Teresa Do you even care about your reputation
Is my reputation your business Don t sweat it I won t blow your cover Just keep living your life with your husband and your daughter Teresa said her voice by
I didn t mean it like that You re an online person a now selling clothes Do you want to throw that away Evelyn insisted
Evelyn s words piled more stress on to Teresa and she ended the call
Teresa’s business was sure to suffer, but she found herself indifferent to the consequences. After all, when her own father betrayed her, the opinions of others no longer held any weight. She had reached a point where she just didn’t care anymore.
Wanting to shield Evelyn from this disaster and not wanting to mess up her peaceful life Teresa quickly packed her and Michael s bags
Sherry was shocked thinking Teresa was bugging out You can t just split like this What about your rep she said
Let it go I can t explain unless Philip backs me up What s there to say I got sold out by my own dad Teresa said with a mirthless chuckle and resignation in her voice
Sherry I m leaving the store in your and Miriam s hands I ll just work behind the scenes and Mike and I won t be staying in N are i gh Teresa declared with determination in her tone
As for the house in Rosary Estates Teresa decided Sherry could have it since he wouldn t be around She was aiming to start fresh somewhere new
Sherry felt for Teresa and said You can t just write off your rep because of your dad s actions You might not care now but what about Mike You re his mom
Teresa’s hands froze in the middle of the packing. “It’s cool. I’m just an internet personality selling clothes. After the scandal, who’ll remember me? In a new city. I keep a low profile and raise Mike,” she said firmly
She d already booked flights for her and Michael to Lon is burg
Sherry didn’t know how to convince Teresa to stay, thinking, ‘How do I ask her to stay when she’s made up her mind?”
“I was planning on opening a shop in Nareigh. How did it all fall apart? Miriam and I will struggle without you,” Sherry said, her voice laced with concem.
Teresa assured her I ll back you up from a far Don t worry
Her eyes were hollow un focused The betrayal by Philip had hit her hard making her in different to everything
It wasn t that she didn t care about her reputation she just felt helpless Escaping wasn t her choice but now it seemed like the only option
Michael held Teresa s hand looking up at her Mom where are we going he asked
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