Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 40

Loving Mom 40

Chapter 40

Meeting Carter’s gaze, Nate’s expression shifted almost immediately. He felt uneasy and exposed. He’d never been good at hiding things.

Carter understood everything in that moment.

His voice was quiet, but firm. “What really happened?”

Sharon didn’t respond. She didn’t even look in his direction.

Xavier let out a low chuckle. “Sharon, what exactly happened just now?”

She could ignore Carter. But Xavier-she owed him that much. Still, this kind of explanation, this endless need to prove herself… she was sick of it.

Without a word, she picked up her phone from the bedside table and tapped the screen.

A video started playing.

Nate’s furious voice exploded from the speaker. “Sharon, you murderer!”

On-screen, the camera shook violently. Nate hurled a cup of water at Sharon. The splash hit the lens, momentarily blurring

everything.

entered the room, Sharon’s hair had been damp. The blanket too, was

video, Sharon wiped the lens dry. Nate, with his finger pointed at her face, charged forward with all the force of someone spoiling for

He reached for her.

She kicked.

the table. The crash knocked over the cups, and Kelly-who had been standing behind him-was dragged

The video ended there.

so complete, it seemed to hollow out

Kelly. “Kelly. Is that what really

a long time before she

Sharon didn’t

why didn’t you say that earlier?”

reddened as if someone had just flipped a switch. She looked wounded. “I came here to ask

to blame her for

it was true. Kelly had never once said Sharon pushed her. It had been

face went hard, eyes dark and sharp. He turned to Nate and said,

blinked, caught off

Carter said again, voice

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