Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 54

Chapter 54

Kelly dabbed at the corners of her eyes. “I heard Nate say that Sharon didn’t care about Theo at all, that she went out to a bar looking for male models. And lately… she’s been acting really strange.”

“So I just thought I’d provoke her a little,” she continued, voice soft, “make her pay more attention to you, Carter. I didn’t want her to keep going down that path.”

Nate chimed in. “This time, Sharon went way too far. Even if she doesn’t care about Kelly, she should at least consider you and Theo! She’s stirred up such a mess online-now everyone knows there’s trouble in your relationship. Even the Biggs Group’s stock value has taken a hit. Sharon’s up to no good. Always has been.”

Carter was quiet for a few seconds, then finally said to Kelly, “Just focus on getting better. I’ll take care of the online harassment.

The video Sharon posted had a far greater impact than any previous news stories.

Even though Carter managed to suppress all related content within a day, it was already too late. The more perceptive users had downloaded everything-photos, clips, the full video-and were sharing it in private groups without pause,

Many of Carter’s business partners had started to subtly bring it up, asking him what exactly had happened.

and pieces of the story. The posts were taken down quickly, but

Carter wasn’t just

figures in all of Zachemaine-young, sharp, striking. He wasn’t someone the entertainment world’s heartthrobs could even hope to compare to. He was the man in countless

filters to his name. But now, those

Biggs Group had begun to

family, always composed and quiet, could no

very evening, Sharon received a call from

ruin the Biggs Group?! Come here immediately! I’ve already contacted the press. You’re going to make a public statement and say that everything you

attention!

you refused to work and just spent

suffers even the slightest loss because of

without a word, her

marriage, using the oldest

him-a girl with a