Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 97

Chapter 97

Carter chuckled. “You’re sharper than I gave you credit for.”

“When dealing with people like you and Kelly,” Sharon replied, her voice calm but edged, “if I’m not careful, I might not even know how I end up dead.”

He didn’t know why, but in that moment, the wife he used to think of as bland as tap water-colorless, tasteless-suddenly intrigued him.

“Sharon, if this is your way of getting my attention, I’ll tell you now-you’ve succeeded.”

She couldn’t help it. A small, dry laugh slipped out.

If narcissism had rankings, Carter would be SSS-with a plus.

Of course, he didn’t actually make a move to take her phone.

And Sharon wasn’t foolish enough to let him.

He’d tried to suppress her before-stopping that press conference-and she’d only made a bigger scene. It was clear now: she wasn’t as easy to control as he’d once thought.

“Sharon,” Carter said, his tone measured, “whether or not this gets pursued-that’s not up to you.”

froze. But quickly, she understood

surged in her eyes. “Carter,

a glance. “I’ll offer your friend a satisfactory

She blinked.

Compensation?

well. Wendy would never compromise with Carter

Sharon’s own

who would rather endure hardship herself than create trouble for

one to suffer.

a real chance… Wendy would

Wendy was already with Simon, having signed the settlement

at her apologetically. “Wendy,

got a big apartment downtown out of it. It’ll appreciate like crazy.

on the shoulder

You’ll need a place to stay. If he tries to mess with you later, this apartment is legally mine. He can’t touch it. It might just be your safety net. Think about it. Kelly’s been playing this crazy act from the start.

1/2

Wendy paused, then scoffed.

she ‘relapsed’ today? That switch flipped fast. There’s no way her mental state’s