Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 93

Chapter 93

Not sure if Sharon had pushed too hard, but Kelly suddenly collapsed to the floor.

Right then, as if on cue, the door swung open. It was Carter. His eyes darkened as he spotted Kelly on the ground. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and helped her up.

“Kelly, are you alright?”

Still caught in her breakdown, Kelly stared up at his familiar face. For a second, the haze in her eyes seemed to lift. Then she threw herself into Carter’s arms and broke down sobbing.

“Carter, it was terrifying! They were going to lock me in a dark room! Please save me–I don’t want to go into that dark room!”

Carter frowned slightly, his voice low and steady. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here. No one’s going to take you anywhere.”

Something sharp lodged itself in Sharon’s chest. A stabbing pain, sudden and cold.

Tears blurred Kelly’s eyes as she looked up at him. “Carter, will you really protect me?”

“I will.”

certain, seemed

she said, “Carter, I don’t want to

“Okay.”

away, Wendy couldn’t hold

you really going to cuddle up to another woman right in front of your

to notice the

eyes landed on Sharon, who stood silently nearby. His

police, still rattled from Kelly’s earlier

kidnapping. We’ll need her to

cool. “As you can see, her mental state is unstable. She’s not in any condition to

officers exchanged uneasy looks. Mentally unwell suspects like her were always the

Simon walked in holding a stack

receiving treatment at the hospital. She’s been

evaluation.”

like Kelly-undiagnosed in court, mentally unstable, and still hospitalized-couldn’t be taken

glanced at each other, then said, “In that case, her legal guardian will need to come with

Simon. “Take Kelly

to his arm, her face full