Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 24

Then came Kelly’s fragile, sorrowful voice, brimming with just the right amount of helplessness.

“Sharon, you don’t need to remind me. I know… I don’t have much time left.”

“You’re right. Everything Carter has given me was fake… I’m sorry

The footage shifted.

Now it was the moment Sharon had “pushed” Kelly into the water, followed by another scene: Kelly soaked and trembling, apologizing over and over like a wronged child.

The clip ended with this morning’s incident–Kelly stumbling, nearly falling into traffic. A car screeched just in time to stop. It was enough. The internet erupted.

[What the hell? Kelly only has six months to live and that McKinzie bitch’s cursing her to die sooner?]

[She literally got pregnant to marry him? Gross. No wonder the real love interest got driven out.]

[Wait–so Carter and Kelly were the original couple, and this McKinzie woman just forced her way in? Seriously? She looks so classy, but she’s garbage underneath.]

[Classy? Please. My friend’s a plastic surgeon–he says that face is 0% artificial.]

[Kelly’s a saint. Not only did this homewrecker steal her man, she nearly killed her. Literally pushed her into the water.]

[That’s attempted murder. Let’s tag the police. This psycho needs to go to jail.]

a genius violinist. How could fate be so cruel?] [And

the story hit the trending charts, the hate poured in like a flood. There was no debate, no nuance—no “maybe it’s more complicated” or “we don’t know the whole story.” Just a

blink of an eye,

Then she closed the app. Breathed. Once.

Her phone vibrated again.

looked at the caller ID. Waited.

voice came through,

to come to

Sharon replied flatly, “No.”

laugh. “Carter said if you don’t show up, you’ll regret

voice turned cold. “Tell Carter–the thing I regret most in this

up, then

morning, the firestorm had only grown. The story was everywhere, spreading through

Chapter 24

+25 BONUS

not in the way anyone would

out of bed. She made breakfast

was time for school, she took Matty

they stepped out of the apartment building, something

Murderer! How can