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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.”

silent for a moment, seemingly caught off

you,” he said calmly, “Since the medicinal dishes help your condition,

tried to refuse. “Carter, that’s not

medicinal

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bite of the ones Sharon made. Every dish had gone

she sent were just her way of making things

motives, gave no room for argument. “It’s settled. I have things to take care of. I’ll hang

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dead before she could

blank screen, Kelly sat

A personal caretaker?

the staff reported back to him,

Her jaw clenched.

Sharon. She must

Her resentment deepened.

Marie almost broke into celebration. She was finally free of this thankless job–if she could, she would’ve popped a

a wealthy household, a wife occasionally cooking could be seen as a

every single

was there between

lady of the house got angry enough to

son. “Sit and eat. I’ll take

eyes

as healthy as other kids to begin with, and the recent string of late nights was starting to wear

sat facing

handled Theo’s daily care and

work, rarely

in the silence, something hung heavy

on Marie’s breakfast, but no matter how much he ate it didn’t

Sharon. He

of the table, his father’s cool, clear

things you said yesterday–who taught

find Carter staring straight at him, eyes sharp and

speak, Carter asked, “Was it

wasn’t afraid of his mom, but he was always

his eyes. “…No. Mommy didn’t

Carter, that very hesitation

she taught him

mirthless

child properly, maybe she should take some time to

turned to

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