Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 150

Chapter 150

Sharon looked at Carter. “If I could afford to raise him, would you give him to me?”

Carter didn’t hesitate. “Absolutely not.”

Her eyes lifted, gaze steady on his sharp, handsome features. “And if I insisted?”

His answer was cutting, almost cruel. “Sharon, if you try to take him from me, you don’t stand a chance.”

She let out a soft, bitter laugh. “That’s right. Even if it goes to court, I’m just a stay-at-home mom with no real income. No judge is going to hand him over to me.”

Her eyes locked onto his.

“See? I gave up my career to care for our child. Became a full-time wife and mother. In the end, that choice-my sacrifice- becomes the very reason I don’t get custody. Just another excuse for your side to attack me. The work of a stay-at-home mom? It counts for nothing. Tell me, Carter, do you still believe this child belongs to me, too?”

If she had any kind of background or standing, maybe she’d have a shot at keeping Theo. But she had no support, no influence. Madeline had never liked her.

After the divorce, her connection to the boy would fade, especially now that he was growing more distant, more warped. He might even come to feel ashamed of having her as a mother.

to fight for custody. She knew from the start that she wouldn’t win. The moment she decided to leave, she’d accepted

drafted? It didn’t ask for a single cent.

And Kelly had taken every opportunity to

clay statue has its

her like she wasn’t even human. So now,

silent for a long

unrelenting stance, an unspoken irritation began to churn in

out of his

voice came low and flat. “And what if I don’t

don’t want this to turn ugly. You don’t want the

knew full well: with Xavier backing her now, she had the means to

that they were fighting like this, the

the damage to Theo?

thought about what might happen if you push

said. “I’ve already given up my son. What do you have left to threaten me

and Wendy…