Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 72

Chapter 72

The righteous indignation that had filled the room came to a sudden halt, all eyes turning toward Xavier.

A faint, careless curve played at the corner of Xavier’s lips.

“Is that how it works?” he said. “You believe anything someone says? If I told you this young lady here has made a habit of

wrecking other people’s relationships, that she’s not sick at all and only playing the sympathy card-would you believe that too?

”

People looked at one another, suddenly unsure, silence creeping into the space where their outrage had been.

Xavier continued, unhurried, “If you don’t know the full story, maybe don’t echo what everyone else is saying. Just because someone looks weak, doesn’t mean they’re right. And the ones you see as weak… might not be so weak after all.”

A faint smile tugged at his lips, ambiguous and unreadable. “Funny, isn’t it? I’ve never seen someone so ‘helpless’ stir up a crowd with just a few tearful sentences.”

in atmosphere was immediate. Expressions

flustered, stepped forward. “Mr. Cooper, you’ve misunderstood. I wasn’t trying to

that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “No rush, Kelly. I

she had the medicine, just that she didn’t. And besides, the one who needs

it’s out of stock. Maybe there’s some other reason. All this crying…” He raised his brows slightly. “If someone heard

tension broke slightly. Whispers

she just didn’t have it? I thought she was refusing

explain, and that girl started crying like she was

woman’s mother-in-law.

slightly. His dark, unreadable gaze slowly

her

bad. I just wanted to help you. I know I’m stupid, I say the wrong things… people don’t like me. Maybe

“You should

moving away with quiet resolve. There was something about

the rain outside had turned

against the restaurant’s