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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

a personal caretaker to prepare your meals and take care of you,” he said calmly, “Since the

refuse.

wasn’t joking–those medicinal

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the ones Sharon made.

sent were just her way of making things difficult for

“It’s settled. I have things to take care

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line went dead before she could say another

at the blank screen,

A personal caretaker?

properly, and the staff reported back to him, wouldn’t her lie

Her jaw clenched.

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 confetti

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

every single

there between that and

wonder the lady of the house got angry enough

to his son. “Sit and eat. I’ll

rubbed his eyes

the recent string of late nights

and son sat facing each

Theo’s daily care

busy with work,

the silence, something hung heavy

Marie’s breakfast, but no matter how much he ate it

had been spoiled by Sharon. He just couldn’t get used to

the table, his father’s cool,

said yesterday–who

Carter staring

could speak, Carter asked, “Was it your

afraid of his mom, but he was always

lowered his eyes. “…No. Mommy didn’t

to Carter, that very hesitation looked

she

faint, mirthless chuckle

even teach a child properly, maybe she should take some time to

turned

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