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Chapter 84

Loving Mom 84

Chapter 84

If Sharon hadn’t come prepared, she never would have dared to face him alone, let alone try to strike a deal.

Sharon stopped walking. Her face was unreadable as she looked at Carter’s tall, imposing figure ahead. Her voice, when she spoke, was cool and detached.

“If you’re willing to release Wendy, I’ll give you the medicine your mother needs.”

Carter halted in his tracks.

He turned sharply. His eyes, sharp and glacial, cut through the air like frost.

“So you really do have the medicine.”

Sharon didn’t flinch at his tone. “You’ve always been a filial son. I can’t imagine you’d just stand by and watch your mother

suffer.”

“You’ve really learned how to negotiate.”

Sharon offered a faint smile. “When it’s about feelings, there are rules for that. When it’s about bargaining, well-those have their own rules. Didn’t you make the same choice, Mr. Biggs? You didn’t spare Wendy just because she’s my friend, did you? I’m only returning the favor now-learning from your example. What’s so wrong about that?”

Human nature is inherently hypocritical.

If the punch doesn’t land on your own body, you’ll never feel the pain.

for Kelly’s sake, did it ever occur to him

are turned, he’s the one who can’t

one who liked making him choose between two

him

more to him-his mother’s wellbeing or defending his

her

back at him with calm, steady eyes. There wasn’t even a flicker

across his

expecting anything from him. Whatever he thought of her, he could think it. She

in explaining herself

me the medicine. I’ll let

a

arrived early

deep inside a narrow alley, hard to find and easy to miss. Even the signboard had faded to a

stepped inside, the

was hunched over a counter, wearing reading glasses. He sniffed at a

1/2

jotted something

stepped closer and spoke softly.

I tell you last time-that was the

was hoping to ask for

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