Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 119

Chapter 119

“You owe Matty an apology, Kelly,” Sharon said.

But Kelly didn’t even glance at Sharon. Instead, she turned quickly to Carter, her voice laced with urgency.

“Carter, I didn’t. I swear I didn’t push him…”

Carter’s eyes flickered, and just as he was about to speak, Matty’s voice cut in first. “Sharon, let it go. Don’t ruin your relationship with Kelly and Theo’s daddy because of me. I wanted to save Theo. No matter how badly I got hurt, it was my own

choice.

“Daddy says we shouldn’t use our injuries or sacrifices to morally guilt others. And Kelly is a grown-up. Grown-ups don’t have to apologize to kids, right?”

Coming from a five-year-old, the words carried a sting of irony that couldn’t be ignored.

Everyone present, aside from Matty, was someone close to Theo. And Kelly had always put on the face of someone wholly devoted to him. Yet now, the person who had risked his life to save Theo was standing there, wounded and wronged-receiving neither thanks nor an ounce of kindness from Kelly or Carter.

It was laughable. Ridiculous.

Even if Carter had the urge to take Kelly’s side, there was no way he could push back against a child.

a long, quiet pause, he

stared at him, eyes wide with

that was one thing. But being

Her eyes reddened.

“Carter, I really didn’t…”

cut her off. “Matty saved Theo’s life. For Theo’s sake, thanking Matty-or

it that, even for Theo, you can’t bring yourself to say a

pitiful mask

it hit her-this scene

of eyes watching

this her

eyes snapped to

kid… was playing her own game

up, blinking innocently.

now, Kelly finally understood how Sharon must

Beaten-by a

she forced herself to wear a look

sorry. I was too panicked at the time… That’s why I pushed you. Please don’t hold it against me,

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