Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 117

Chapter 117

Sharon didn’t quite understand what Matty meant at first.

Matty said softly, “I just checked-everything Theo’s table ordered was exactly the same as ours. Sharon told me Theo’s allergic to nuts. But we did order a slice of nut-filled cake.”

Sharon turned her gaze toward Kelly, her voice cold. “Anything you’d like to say now?”

Kelly didn’t bother putting up a front anymore. She lowered her head and conceded, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know the filling had

nuts.”

Carter stepped in, his patience seeming to fray. “Sharon, do you have to go after Kelly like this? She didn’t know there were nuts in the cake. It was Theo who saw what you were eating and insisted on ordering the same thing. This has nothing to do with Kelly.”

Sharon turned her eyes to him. “Fine. She didn’t know Theo had a nut allergy. Then what about you? As his father, you didn’t know either?”

“I don’t really eat desserts, so I didn’t realize cakes

that-cream-based desserts-are things he absolutely can’t eat. You didn’t know there were nuts in the cake, fine. But you’re telling

from Carter’s

can’t have it, the more they want it-sometimes even sneaking it behind your back. Isn’t it better to let them try just

her off bluntly. “So this is the twisted logic you used to convince both Carter and Theo? You told them

scolded schoolgirl caught in a lie.

wrong. Letting him eat it in front of us is better than him sneaking it when we’re

ended up convulsing from an allergic reaction. He nearly

Carter fell silent.

long moment, he finally said quietly, “This time… it was purely an

let out a cold, mirthless

quietly beside

at him. “What