Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 138

Chapter 138

“I wanted you dead?” Sharon repeated, her voice calm but puzzled. “Who told you that? Was it Kelly?”

Carter’s voice cut in, low and firm. “Sharon, don’t pin everything on Kelly.”

Her tone was lazy, almost bored. “Carter, you get so defensive the moment her name comes up. One might think you’re desperate to hide something… indecent.”

“Sharon, watch what you’re saying!”

“Watch what I’m saying? Everything I said has a basis. When Theo had his allergic reaction, only a few of us were there. So tell me, how did he get the idea that Matty and I didn’t save him? That we wanted him dead?”

She lifted a brow. “Unless… you’re the one who told him that? Or was it Kelly again?”

Carter’s brow twitched. His eyes shifted to Theo. “Theo, how did you come to think that?”

Kelly’s heart seized. She had told Theo-more than once-not to mention where he got that idea.

standing in the middle of it

secrets. This

no longer trusted her like before. If he found out she was behind this too… there’d be no

figured it out on my own!” Theo snapped. “I wasn’t fully passed out that day. I could still hear things. I heard it

wound

He hadn’t sold her

his glare back to Sharon. “Don’t change the subject. Just answer me- was what I heard true or

eyes, or the subtle relief that

her.

voice clear and firm. “Sharon used

spray didn’t even work. I threw it away a long time ago! A

the disappointment she expected never came. Instead, her heart

beyond saving. It was better to cut losses now.

son’s life. And now your son’s accusing his savior of wanting him

voice was low. “Theo wasn’t in a good state.

he’s been discharged for a while now. And