Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 168

Chapter 168

Everything happened so fast-too fast for Kelly to react, let alone Wendy, or even Xavier and Matty.

Everyone had assumed Sharon would just swallow the humiliation quietly. No one saw that coming.

Setting the glass back on the table, Sharon gave a faint, composed smile. “You ruined my dress. I ruined yours. Fair, right? Since you’re so against changing, you can just wear it as-is.”

With that, she turned to walk away.

But before she could take a full step, a hand grabbed her wrist.

Behind her came Carter’s voice-low, cold, laced with frost. “Sharon.”

His tone was sharp enough to cut. “Kelly already apologized. She said it wasn’t on purpose. Did you really have to go that far?” (1

Sharon jerked her wrist free.

“I don’t care if it was an accident or not,” she said, her voice firm. “She ruined my dress, so she doesn’t get to walk into the showcase in hers. Adults take responsibility for their actions. Not every apology deserves forgiveness.”

obsidian, glimmering

her mother. I don’t owe her patience or kindness. If you don’t want her to suffer, keep her away from me. Otherwise, I

that, she walked

move to block her,

Nate yelled, his voice shaking. “All Kelly did was spill

her whole

Kelly’s face and dress, and no amount of dabbing would fix it. She

makeup, the styling-it had

they called in a stylist last minute, what could they possibly do in time?

able to stall the show-maybe for thirty minutes at best. Any longer, and no one else would

about it, the angrier

off that stage!” he ranted. “If Kelly misses her time slot, Sharon’s going to turn around and accuse

her whole body

And the styling-her look had been perfectly timed

jaw hard, fury

Sharon

Matty’s dressing room, Wendy was practically