Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 160

Chapter 160

Just thinking about how Sharon had pushed her to this level of humiliation made Madeline want to slap her-hard, fast, and more than once.

But with everyone watching, she had no choice but to choke it down.

She’d weathered worse. Drawing in several deep breaths, Madeline forced herself to stay calm. At this point, composure was the only armor she had left. She knew full well: if word of this scene spread, the carefully polished image she’d spent years building would go up in flames.

All because of Sharon. That infuriating troublemaker. 1

Finally, she spoke.

“Sharon, Theo has been preparing for this showcase for a long time. Just because you weren’t asked to accompany him onstage doesn’t mean you had to sabotage it. And let’s be real here-you’ve got no family background, no impressive education, and not a single real skill. What did you expect us to do? Parade you up there with Theo and make fools of ourselves?”

Every word hit like a dart. In just a few sentences, she laid Sharon bare-her lack of status, her thin résumé-and did it without a trace of mercy.

their world,

written down, but they were carved in stone. If you didn’t have the family name, you needed

She had none of it. She sat at the very bottom of that invisible ladder, the kind of person people ignored without even realizing

on it. The mood shifted-subtle, but undeniable. The

just a

she even end

it was a

way in… but even so,

into full-blown

Sharon’s face

can’t go onstage like this. All I am asking is for her to swap it with

that confidence, as if Sharon didn’t know her place. But with so many eyes on her, she

damn well if she takes it off, she can’t go onstage. If Kelly can’t perform, what happens to Theo? Are you really willing to risk his performance over a dress? What kind