Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 172

Chapter 172

“Hey, Housewife, is it true what you said earlier? That you’ve never lost a violin match?” Nate’s voice cut through the room, loud enough to turn heads.

Sharon glanced over at Kelly, who stood nearby, clearly enjoying the spectacle. It only took a second for Sharon to realize what was going on.

“What, you trying to place a bet with me too?” she asked calmly.

Nate hesitated, caught off guard by how quickly she caught on. She was sharper than he expected.

“If you’re that confident, then yeah-why not make a bet?” he said, trying to sound bold.

Sharon’s expression stayed steady. “What kind of bet?”

Nate looked around theatrically, then raised his voice so that nearly everyone nearby could hear.

“If you lose, you get on your knees and bark like a dog. And if I lose, I’ll call you Mommy-or whatever you want. Your call.”

Sharon raised an eyebrow, unfazed. “You want to be my son? Does Theo know about this? I mean, I wouldn’t mind having another kid, but I doubt he’d be thrilled to have a brother your age.”

out a

few of the onlookers-those who looked down on Sharon-couldn’t help but chuckle at her

He

a little. “What’s the matter? Scared you’ll lose to Kelly? That why you

right

“But let’s change the terms. If you lose, you get on your knees

jaw tightened, his temper

and barks like a dog. And just to be clear any “accidents’ like fainting, broken strings, or some last-minute excuse to not go onstage… that all counts as

voice stayed even.

in

already hit record on his phone. If she backed out later, he’d

later, Carter and Theo walked

the room. His little face twisted with a mix of anger and disappointment. He turned away,

to look at her.

had gone too far. Just to mess things up, she dumped juice all over Kelly. She never used to act like this. It had to be that annoying Matty saying bad things

one, the contestants and their parents were being

and Theo’s turn to head back and get

screen in the waiting area showed a live feed from