Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 38

Chapter 38

Kelly wiped at the corners of her eyes. “Sharon, I know you’ve always held a grudge over the past I shared with Carter. But that’s all behind us now… It’s over. Everyone has a past. Is it really so hard to forgive something that’s already gone?”

Her pupils quivered faintly. “Or is it that you won’t be satisfied until I’m dead?”

Sharon looked up, a quiet smile curving on her lips.

“Well then,” she said lightly. “Go ahead. Die.”

Carter’s face darkened. “Sharon!”

She let out a low, mocking laugh. “What’s with that face, Carter? She’s the one who said it first, didn’t she? Not me. Or do people only ever blame others when someone decides to die?”

Kelly’s eyes flew wide. Tears streamed from them in thick, heavy drops. Then, suddenly, she shot up from the wheelchair and bolted toward the window.

“If Sharon wants me to die, then I’ll die!”

“Kelly, don’t do anything stupid!” Nate cried out, panicked, rushing to stop her.

and blocked her path. His voice came

she wants me dead so badly, then just let me die! Let go

Carter said

her body as she screamed, “I never should’ve come back! I never should’ve shown my face

into chaos, Kelly flailing and shrieking, everyone shouting over each other-until

noise, crisp as

you to die,” Sharon said with a light, sunny voice,

shit?”

seem to take my words very seriously, Kelly. Surely

was furious, trembling with rage as he pointed at

this is

raised her brows, feigning confusion. “I told her to die, and she tried. Now I’m being kind and letting her live-yet

get it now. You all think she should’ve

you-” Nate’s eyes burned red, his jaw clenched so tightly it trembled. But in the end, he was so infuriated, he couldn’t even get

gaze turned dark, his tone low and menacing. “Sharon.

and the smile faded from her face.

ones who should back off,” she said flatly,

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