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?”

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

not daring to utter another

doors opened, and a doctor

of you is the

hurried over. “I

his stomach pumped. He’s stable

he shouldn’t be eating. You need to be much more

you know he’s allergic to nuts? What kind of guardians

Sharon a cold

Theo

on the edge of the bed, her breathing soft

she had stayed with him

spread through Theo’s chest, tinged with

like something lost had

never felt this

fall ill all the time, and his mother had always been there for him. He thought it was only

take care of,

1/2

one day, she suddenly withdrew all that warmth.

how to handle it. He missed it more than he