Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 62

Chapter 62

Sharon’s voice was flat. “Why did she fall down the stairs? How would I know? That’s something you should be asking her, not

me.”

Carter didn’t respond. His ink-dark eyes locked onto her without blinking. His face betrayed no emotion, yet the air around him seemed to grow perceptibly colder.

Clearly, he still harbored doubts about her explanation.

After all, no one falls down the stairs for no reason.

In the suffocating silence, Theo’s small face tensed, a flicker of unease surfacing.

But Sharon didn’t flinch. Her gaze met his steadily, devoid of fear or guilt. Her eyes were bright and calm, unclouded by

hesitation.

Kelly hurried to speak. “Carter, maybe… let’s just drop it.”

“We can’t just drop it,” Nate cut her off, his voice sharp. “Sharon needs to be taught a lesson. Who knows what she’ll do next if we let this go?”

Sharon stood with her arms folded. “Kelly, are you not ready to tell everyone how you actually fell down the stairs?”

the edge of her

her a sidelong glance. “Since I have nothing to do with

doorway. “You’re not going anywhere until you

her. Kelly hasn’t said

changed in Sharon. She was sharper now, cutting with words in a way that left him frustrated

every turn.

Kelly, agitated. “Kelly, just tell them! Was it Sharon who pushed you down or

point. If Kelly didn’t say it herself, no matter

the

in frustration. Nate really was an idiot

if she kept stalling, it

to speak-when

Matty

“Sharon, are you okay?”

Sharon’s arms the moment she saw

boy, guilt flickering in her eyes. “I’m

she’d look after Matty properly. But trouble kept finding her, again and again.

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a remarkably empathetic child. “You’ve

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a sharp, hostile voice sliced