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Chapter 8

Loving Mom 8

Chapter 8

She rubbed her eyes, trying to make sure she hadn’t seen it wrong

Beside her, Theo noticed Marie’s odd behavior and couldn’t help asking, “Marie, what’s wrong?”

Cautiously, Matie handed her phone to Carter. “Sir, it’s…”

Carter lowered his gaze/

Sharon had left the group chat.

His face darkened.

The next moment, his phone rang.

Kelly’s choked sobs came through the receiver. “Carter… what should we do? Sharon seems really upset…”

Carter suddenly thought of Sharon.

He rarely saw her cry.

The only time she had, it was after she pushed Kelly into the water and landed her in the ICU–still, she stubbornly refused to admit fault.

To punish her, he took Theo back to his parents‘ home and told Sharon that if she didn’t apologize, she’d never see Theo again.

At the time, Theo was suffering from a relapse of his old illness and running a dangerously high fever.

Sharon chased them to the estate, but he hadn’t allowed anyone to let her in.

That night, a torrential rainstorm swept in.

Everyone had been too busy tending to Theo’s fever to remember she was waiting outside.

It wasn’t until the butler quietly reminded him that he even remembered she was there.

She was brought in, soaked to the bone.

That was the first time he saw her cry.

Kelly’s weepy voice dragged him out of the memory.

“I just saw… Sharon left the group. Carter, maybe we should just let it go. If she doesn’t want to make the medicinal meals for me, let’s not trouble her…”

For some reason, an uneasy restlessness stirred in him.

He said, “Alright.”

for a moment, seemingly caught off guard by

personal caretaker to prepare your meals and take care of you,” he said calmly, “Since the medicinal dishes help your condition,

Kelly tried to refuse.

wasn’t joking–those medicinal dishes

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never eaten a single bite of the ones Sharon

menus she sent were just her way of making things

her real motives, gave no room for argument. “It’s

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before she could say

the blank screen, Kelly sat

A personal caretaker?

eat those meals properly, and the staff reported back to him, wouldn’t her

Her jaw clenched.

must

Her resentment deepened.

Marie almost broke into celebration. She was finally free of this thankless

a wife occasionally cooking could be seen as a way to nurture bonds or cultivate

cooking every single

was there between that

wonder the lady of the house got angry enough to walk

turned to his son. “Sit and eat. I’ll take you to kindergarten

rubbed his eyes

healthy as other kids to begin with, and the recent string of late

facing each

handled Theo’s daily

with work,

in the silence, something hung

Marie’s breakfast, but no matter how much

been spoiled by Sharon. He

end of the table,

things you said yesterday–who taught you

looked up to find Carter staring straight at him, eyes sharp

Theo could speak, Carter asked,

afraid of his mom, but he was always intimidated

lowered his eyes. “…No. Mommy didn’t

Carter, that very hesitation looked like

that’s what she taught him at

faint, mirthless

teach a child properly, maybe she should take some time

he turned to

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