Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 121

Chapter 121

“Madeline, I’m not your punching bag. I’m not here for you to vent your frustrations on.”

Sharon’s voice was calm, but it carried weight.

“Today, I let Carter take those two slaps for you-out of respect for your age. But lay a hand on me again, and I won’t hesitate to return the favor in full.”

Madeline’s lips trembled with fury. “You ungrateful bitch! You’d actually hit me?”

Sharon’s eyes were cold. “Try me.”

Madeline’s pupils contracted sharply. It was clear-Sharon wasn’t bluffing. She meant every word.

The tension in the room tightened, like a string pulled taut and on the verge of snapping.

Carter’s expression darkened, his voice low. “Sharon, that’s enough.”

Sharon turned to him, her tone laced with disdain. “You’re the last person who has the right to say that.”

Kelly couldn’t hold back any longer. “Sharon, no matter what, Madeline is still your elder. How can you talk to her like this?”

at her. “Since you enjoy being humiliated so much, why don’t you slap yourself a few times

silent, not daring to

then, the operating room doors opened, and a doctor

of you is the patient’s

over. “I

stomach pumped. He’s stable now-no

reprimand. “The child has a weak digestive system. There are many things he shouldn’t be eating. You need

allergic to

Sharon a cold glare, but thinking of what had

next morning, Theo slowly opened

he saw was Sharon, asleep at his bedside. Her head rested on the edge of the bed, her breathing soft and even. Dark bruises had

stayed with him all

strange warmth spread through Theo’s chest, tinged

like something lost had quietly

had never felt this

mother had always been there for

she take care of,

1/2

that warmth. Took

to handle it. He missed it more than