Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 92

Chapter 92

Sensing the shift in Sharon’s tone, Wendy lowered her voice.

“Sharon, no matter how you look at it, Kelly tried to take her own life because of what I said. Even if I’m your friend, it’s not unreasonable for him to come looking for an explanation.”

Wendy was usually the one to flare up at the smallest spark. But today, she was surprisingly calm.

“She gambled with her life and ended up in the emergency room, going through all that pain. And me? All I had to do was offer a half-hearted apology. Honestly, I got off easy-if anything, I came out ahead.”

She paused before adding, “Don’t blame Carter. If it weren’t for your sake, there’s no way this would’ve ended so cleanly.”

Sharon knew Wendy was right. But still, there was a heaviness lodged in her chest that wouldn’t budge.

She glanced at the bruises on Wendy’s face. “But… your injuries-”

“They weren’t from Carter. Every debt has its debtor. This one’s not his to carry.”

Wendy looked at her, gaze steady and serious.

“Sharon, maybe this was Kelly’s goal all along. Don’t fall for it.”

Sharon didn’t reply.

there was a soft knock

Kelly stepped in.

me he saw you both downstairs… I heard Wendy was hurt, so I came to check

distaste on Wendy’s face impossible to

Year’s greetings

didn’t seem to mind the jab. She

Sharon. You finally found

her calmly. “Was it

head, confusion written across her face. “Sharon, I’m not sure

was clear-she was going to

smile and stepped forward. “If you don’t want to admit it, that’s fine. I’ve already reported it to the police. Whether it was you or not, an investigation will

no power, no influence. Rescuing Wendy hadn’t been easy. So she’d taken the simplest route-called the police. It was the authorities who had

said, slowly and clearly, “It’s actually perfect you came.

blink. She

“Carter won’t allow it.”

moment, another knock came from the door. Two uniformed police officers stepped

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are you

nodded lightly.