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.

bits and pieces of the story. The posts were taken down quickly, but their popularity soared, greater than that of most A-list

Carter wasn’t

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

his head and added filters to his name. But now, those filters were starting

the normally unshakable Biggs Group had begun

Biggs family, always composed and quiet, could

evening, Sharon received a call from

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

attention!

to Carter without a shred of shame. After you married him, you refused to work and just spent his money. And now you have the nerve to stab

loss because of you, don’t think

a word, her

liked her. Madeline believed Sharon had schemed her way into the marriage, using

already married the heiress she’d handpicked for him-a girl with a prestigious education, an influential background, a perfect match for the Biggs family, a woman who could actually