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.”

drew in several deep breaths

on the

like lead.

So useless. So pathetic.

way around Carter-caught in her

it all made her want

But for

pale, fragile figure, and his gaze deepened. His thin lips tightened. He stepped

reach her,

“Sharon, are you alright?”

see Xavier’s

with

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

”

was hoarse. “I didn’t want to trouble you. That’s why I didn’t tell

at the scrape on her forehead. “Your head’s bleeding. Let’s

Just a scratch. I can have

1/2

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

insistence,