Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 131

Chapter 131

“You’re Theo’s mother,” Carter said, his voice dropping dangerously. “I don’t want to play dirty with you. But if you keep pushing, don’t expect me to honor our marriage vows anymore.”

Sharon didn’t flinch at Carter’s threatening glare. Instead, her lips curved into a smile.

“Interesting how just mentioning Kelly’s name makes you react like this. You can’t have your cake and eat it too, Carter. If you want to stay married? Fine. But from today onward, you cut all ties with Kelly-completely. No contact. No seeing her. Not even if she’s lying on her deathbed.”

A glacial darkness settled in Carter’s eyes, his jaw tightening.

“You’re really determined to go to war with me over this?”

Sharon’s response came cool and measured. “Seems we’re at an impasse. Let’s see who blinks first.”

She turned around and walked away.

This time, Carter didn’t stop her.

stopped paying attention to Theo’s hospitalization, and Carter stopped

a week later, when Matty came home from school, he told Sharon, “Sharon, Theo came to school today.

the kitchen, and at those words, her movements

had occasionally tried to surprise Theo by suggesting to Carter that they pick up and drop off Theo together.

started kindergarten, Carter had never gone with her even once. Yet now, he went

he was too busy. She just wasn’t the one he wanted to

had stopped taking Matty to and from school, simply because she didn’t want to see Carter, Theo,

together.

it

at all, simply

the driver take

must be exhausted. You need

made Sharon silently wish he were her biological

suddenly came to her side, hesitating but hopeful, “There’s a talent showcase at kindergarten this weekend… Dad’s still away on business, so he probably can’t make it…

him. “What kind

“I didn’t join last time because there was no scoring for