Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 107

Chapter 107

The sound of Theo’s irritated voice still echoed in the conference room.

“She’s just a housewife who doesn’t have a single useful skill. So she cooks a little-what’s so great about that? Even my housekeeper can do all that. If you think she’s so wonderful, then fine-take her. She can be your mom. Kelly is a hundred times. better than her anyway. I’d never want a mom that embarrassing.”

The teachers who had once thought Theo was a polite, well-mannered boy now began to reconsider. Their expressions shifted subtly, the look in their eyes toward him edged with unease.

Theo opened his mouth, as if to defend himself, but the hard truth played out in the video left him speechless. His face flushed red. All he could do was stand there, staring blankly at Sharon.

Sharon’s lashes lowered, her expression unreadable.

The video footage wobbled slightly, then cut off.

Silence dropped over the room like a curtain.

In that stillness, a flicker of excitement lit Kelly’s eyes.

wanted. The worse things became between Sharon and Theo-the deeper

be for

the projector. Her tone was quiet. “Since there’s nothing else on Matty’s phone, we’ll

and began walking toward

calm, too mature composure made the teachers’

pair’s retreating backs in silence-one child motherless, the other rejected by her

as Sharon and Matty reached the door, Carter’s voice rang out behind them.

stopped and turned, looking back. “Is there something

–

anger, no sorrow- -as though none of this had anything to do

those two videos

“Coincidence?”

landed on

his phone-and both just happened to paint Theo in the worst possible light. Especially that last one… It feels a lot like he was

slightly. “What are you trying to say? That Matty

in return, “Isn’t