Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 45

Chapter 45

Carter and Kelly stood in each other’s arms, the picture of perfection-like a couple painted into existence by the heavens.

Sharon stared at them, her face devoid of emotion. Yet her throat tightened, as though a hand had reached down and gripped it from the inside. She couldn’t breathe.

So this was it. Carter hadn’t come to the hospital for her. He was here for Kelly. And, along the way, had enjoyed the spectacle of her public humiliation.

A faint crease formed between Carter’s brows. He gently stepped back, loosening Kelly’s embrace. “Kelly…”

But by then, Xavier was already supporting Sharon, guiding her away.

Carter’s gaze darkened. He moved to follow, but Kelly suddenly clung to his arm.

“Carter,” she said quickly. “Just this morning, a few more eyewitnesses reached out to me. They’re willing to testify.”

His eyes shifted. “Testify?”

Sharon refuse to admit she hit me with her car? With these new witnesses, she

him, her smile tender. “But don’t worry, Carter. Sharon is your wife-I would never make things difficult for her. My injuries weren’t serious anyway. I won’t pursue charges. I just want

gently, “There’s already so much nasty talk about Sharon online. If she takes this opportunity to come

Kelly said with perfect calm. “I’ll say it was all an accident, that she didn’t mean it. That’s what it was, wasn’t it? Just an unfortunate accident. If

was as if she truly cared about Sharon, as if she were doing

softened slightly. “If Sharon

laughed. “It’s alright. Maybe she’s just confused for now. She’ll

to be eyewitnesses began posting videos online, describing

At first, I thought she just hit the gas instead of the brakes, but then I noticed-she didn’t

out. They all said the same thing- Sharon’s

fade from the public eye,

a press conference.