Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 163

Chapter 163

“I’ll just say it right now,” Nate declared, his voice loud and cocky. “Out of all the parents here today, not a single one can hold a candle to Kelly. If anyone disagrees, step up and prove me wrong.”

It was an arrogant statement-delivered without shame. The crowd stirred, surprised whispers rippling through the room.

But no one stepped forward.

The Bell University Conservatory of Music in Marcentine had a serious reputation. Tons of privileged sons and daughters from powerful families had tried to get in-hoping to boost their résumés overseas after failing to stand out at home. Most didn’t even make it past the application process.

This wasn’t the kind of school where you could pull strings or call in favors. It was a place for true prodigies.

Everyone here had been around the elite long enough to understand what kind of game Kelly was playing. After hearing the back -and-forth just now, most of them had already put the pieces together.

Wasn’t this just another classic case? A man doting on his mistress and tossing aside his wife? Even his own mother had turned on her daughter-in-law.

They’d all seen this storyline before. Nothing new.

Sure, Carter’s wife seemed pitiful-but beyond her pretty face, she didn’t appear to have much else going for her.

timeless elegance to her look, a quiet grace in how she carried herself. Even in

reputation, most people would’ve assumed she was a young woman

this. In their circles, beautiful women were everywhere. And eventually,

woman-didn’t have the same

and cultured. Who wouldn’t prefer coming home to a woman who could actually hold a conversation

that Carter favored her. Especially considering she had graduated from Bell University. Even without a powerful family or marriage connections, a degree from that

little lower-on families

her area of expertise? That

graduated from Bell? Damn, she’s the

first place is pretty much

kid might take first

know her background, they’re gonna trip over themselves. Might as well

could actually critique her

started trying to cozy up

what instrument does she play? I might want to hire her as

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