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

her eyes. “Carter, are you threatening my friend

glance. “I’ll offer your friend a

She blinked.

Compensation?

Wendy well. Wendy would never compromise with Carter over

this time, because of Sharon’s own impulsiveness, Kelly had attempted

for dragging others into it. She was the type who would rather endure hardship herself than create trouble for the people she cared about. And she was smart enough to know

one to suffer.

chance… Wendy would

when Sharon found her again, Wendy was already

looked at her apologetically. “Wendy, I’m

be sorry about? I got a big apartment downtown out of it. It’ll appreciate like crazy. If it were just me, I’d never be able to afford

Sharon on the shoulder

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.

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