Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 124

Chapter 124

“What’s with all the noise?”

The low, cool voice halted mid-sentence the moment he saw Kelly, scalded and in tears. Carter strode forward, instinctively pushing Sharon aside.

“Kelly, are you okay?”

Sharon hadn’t slept all night. She hadn’t eaten a bite, her mind tied in knots over Theo. She was worn to the edge.

Carter’s shove came too fast-she lost her footing, stumbling back. Her lower back slammed into the edge of the table behind her. Only then did she manage to steady herself.

Kelly’s hand was already blistering from the burn, angry welts rising beneath her skin. 1

This time, she didn’t need to fake it. The pain pulled tears straight from her eyes.

“Carter,” she said, her voice trembling, “I don’t even know what I did to upset Sharon. She just threw the porridge at me…”

It was only then that Carter seemed to notice Sharon, pale-faced from the blow, her expression exhausted and drawn from the night.

He froze for a moment-just one beat-and then his face turned cold.

“Sharon, what kind of madness is this now?”

Sharon’s back throbbed where it had hit the table, a wave of dizziness washing over her. The pain was sharp enough that words got stuck in her throat.

and breaking. “Maybe… maybe Sharon still blames me for yesterday… I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I

in it,” she whispered. “I thought… since Sharon

without warning, she started to

if you must. I’ll

caught her, stopping her from going

are you doing?”

not your fault! We didn’t know

Mom had. Kelly didn’t pick it on purpose! If Mom

Sharon’s back had only just started to ease when she heard her son’s

like that, her

up all

full of concern and care.

was looking at Kelly, brows knit, lips pressed in a

she was hurt. No one spared her a

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began to redden for no reason she

She really

closed her eyes. When she opened them again, tears still clung to

didn’t look at any of them again. Without a word, she

hand caught her

came from