Loving Mom 66

Chapter 66

Nate wore a look of smug satisfaction. “Dealing with a woman like Sharon, someone with no income or support? There are plenty of ways to make her cave.”

He turned to Carter. “Just give her a few days of cold treatment. After that, I’ll come up with a couple of tricks. I guarantee she’ll come crawling back.”

Carter didn’t respond. Instead, he shifted his gaze to Kelly.

“Kelly, you fell down the stairs on your own. Why didn’t you tell us what really happened?”

A flicker of panic passed through Kelly’s eyes-brief, almost imperceptible, but not enough to escape Carter’s notice. He wasn’t like Nate or Theo. He wasn’t that easy to fool.

The things she’d said earlier… There had definitely been a hint of manipulation.

Tears shimmered in her eyes as she looked at him. “I thought Sharon went to Theo’s kindergarten to apologize to Theo and you. I just wanted to take her to you… Maybe I got too anxious. I reached out to grab her, and I honestly can’t say whether she shook me off or if I just slipped.”

chimed in, “Carter, Kelly meant well. That video from earlier clearly shows she was taking Sharon to find you. And Kelly never said

If your own son says so, who’d doubt

“Dad, I’m

misread things. If you need to blame someone, blame me. I shouldn’t have tried to

already learned my lesson. Just

a rush of

was always kind. Unlike his mom, who seemed to enjoy upsetting him

she appeared to shoulder the blame, had carefully shifted the responsibility onto him,

this has nothing to do with you. If you hadn’t tried to chase after

barely left his mouth when his

his sister Denise’s panicked voice came

time, and now her headaches are back. She hasn’t come downstairs all day-it’s worse this

“What does Mom’s medication have to do with

Sharon brought

for years. None of the doctors could help. Then, a couple of years ago, her some herbal medicine from an alternative medicine specialist. She said it could ease the pain. And it actually worked. Ever since then, Sharon’s been bringing her that

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