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Loving Mom 9

Chapter 9

Sharon turned her head and saw a young man approaching with a few rowdy friends in tow. He walked with the kind of swagger that came from never being challenged–arrogant, untamed, and always playing to an audience.

She recognized him instantly.

Nate Hendricks. One of Carter’s bros, and one of Kelly’s many.

orbiters.

From the very beginning of Sharon’s relationship with Carter, Nate had looked down on her–mocking her at every turn, never missing a chance to sneer. After Kelly came back, he was the most eager to stir things up, practically acting as Kelly’s personal messenger.

If Kelly so much as sneezed, Nate would be the first to call Carter, urging him to rush over. He’d even told Sharon more than once that she should step aside and make room for Kelly.

Now, he stood in front of her, a smirk tugging at his lips, eyes gleaming with ridicule.

“Well, welk Shouldn’t a housewife be home learning how to be a good little full–time wife–how to keep her man from straying? What are you doing here, showing your face in public? That’s not exactly the mark of a good housewife.”

Sharon could host a formal dinner or make a perfect bowl of soup–graceful in the parlor, capable in the kitchen. She was so flawless that it was almost irritating.

Once Nate found out, he’d slapped a nickname on her-“Housewife.”

And from that point on, everyone in Carter’s circle followed suit. Whenever they saw her, they called her that.

His tone now was deliberately grating, his posture smug. Wendy’s brows drew together in a frown.

Sharon’s expression chilled.

Nate, far from backing off, let out a low whistle and looked at her with mock alarm.

“Oh no, don’t tell me you’re mad again? Come on, Housewife. Don’t tell me you can’t even take a joke?”

His buddies jumped in immediately.

“Yeah, seriously. You’re Carter’s wife–you’re supposed to be gracious. Don’t be so petty, you’re making him look bad!”

“And really, Nate’s not wrong. You are just a housewife, aren’t you? Taking care of the husband and kid.”

“Exactly! How could someone like you even compare to Kelly? She graduated from Bell University!”

it’d blow your mind–it’s one of the top five music academies in

surprise flickering across her face. “Kelly went to Bell University? How

a snort and gave Wendy a

whole world out there you haven’t even seen, sweetheart. Try getting

was being rude–after just

No one even said a word to him, and he just inserted himself into the conversation

coolly, “One of Kelly’s lapdogs. You can call him a

vanishing from her face. “Well, that explains it.

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face darkened, but before he could fire back, Sharon gave him

teasing. Don’t tell me you’re the one who can’t

everything that had just

a little

not used to the real world. Let’s

shifted, each in their own way. Even the slowest among them could tell now–they were being called

mockingly. “Lick, lick, lick, and in the end, the lapdog gets nothing. Well, he’s pitiful enough–I won’t bother lowering myself to his level. Come on, Sharon,

a small nod and turned to

looked like it might crack. He stared after them

around at

chuckle, trying to recover the moment. “Man, those two women must be tired of living. Calling Nate a simp? No way! Nate’s definitely

froze

as their words were… weren’t they

a bit

jumped in. “No, no–Nate isn’t a simp! He’s… he’s like a knight. A loyal protector for

fast. “Yeah, totally! A

then, a soft voice broke the awkward

are you doing out here

turned around and saw a man and a woman slowly

of arrogance. The woman beside him

saw them, his whole

them, voice already rising with drama. He began spinning his version

she came out to have

Nothing better to do but fool around. She used to make one medicinal meal a day for Kelly at

woman like that has no sense of