Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 44

Chapter 44

“All that scheming just to marry rich. How do you even have the nerve to keep living in this world?!”

“Women like you, all vanity and no shame, deserve to rot!”

“If the law won’t punish you, then we will. Today, we’re delivering justice on behalf of the heavens!”

The crowd had her surrounded, hurling insults and shoving her from all sides. Someone pushed her hard enough that she stumbled and fell to the ground.

It was only then that a hospital security guard noticed the commotion and rushed over.

“Hey! What do you think you’re doing? Get out of here! This is a hospital!”

The group scattered at once, vanishing as quickly as they had come.

Sharon tried to get up. But before she could lift herself, a pair of polished black leather shoes appeared before her.

She instinctively looked up. Through blurry vision, she saw a face-cool, handsome, distant.

Carter’s dark eyes stared down at her, reflecting her disheveled state in their depths.

He said, calmly, “I’ve spoken to Kelly. She’s agreed not to pursue legal charges about the accident, but you’ll have to apologize. Publicly.”

for a moment. She drew in several deep breaths before she could

braced her hands on the ground and tried to sit

her limbs felt like lead. She struggled and still

So useless. So pathetic.

always this way around Carter-caught in her weakest,

of it

a faint smile. But for some reason, her

his gaze deepened. His thin lips tightened. He

could reach her, a hand extended

“Sharon, are you alright?”

see Xavier’s familiar face-handsome, slightly

with a sour

lifted her from the ground. “Sorry, things have been hectic these past few

”

didn’t want to trouble you. That’s why

leg, then at the scrape on her forehead. “Your head’s bleeding.

fine. Just a scratch. I can have it cleaned and

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tone turned firm, rare seriousness settling over his features. “We

insistence,