Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 37

Chapter 37

Just as Nate neared the bed, Sharon lashed out and landed a sharp kick to Nate’s stomach.

He staggered back, crashing hard into the nearby table. Cups and glasses flew off its surface, shattering on the ground with a piercing clatter. Kelly instinctively moved to help him, but her injured hand couldn’t bear the strain, and she ended up tumbling

down with him.

She landed right in the middle of the broken shards.

At that moment, the hospital room door opened with a quiet click.

Carter stepped in.

He froze at the threshold, taking in the scene.

“What happened here?”

grimacing in pain. The sight of Carter ignited something in him. He leapt to his

ground! She must be faking her injuries! She kicked me-fine, whatever. But

at Sharon, who was without a scratch, and then at Kelly, crumpled on the floor, her hands and feet cut from the glass shards. Long, red gashes marred her skin, blood oozing

she struggled to sit up. Her injured arm made it nearly impossible. The more she tried, the more the glass bit

down and gently lifted Kelly into his

said flatly to Nate. “I’ll

when he turned, she had already closed her eyes again, face detached, as if none of

wasn’t doing it out of concern that Sharon might get hurt. No-he simply knew that once Carter

then the real storm would

hour later, Carter

been able to walk earlier, was now seated

unlocked her

indifference made Carter’s brow

you have anything to

didn’t even

What is there to explain? First, she rammed her car into