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.”

let out

down on Sharon-couldn’t help but chuckle at

his cool. He clenched his jaw but reminded himself

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

saw right through

terms. If you lose, you get on your knees

jaw tightened, his temper visibly

“accidents’ like fainting, broken strings, or some

voice stayed even.

barely contained the excitement rising in his chest. “Then it’s

phone. If she backed

few minutes later, Carter and

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

to look at her.

juice all over Kelly. She never used to act like this.

the contestants and their parents were being called

and Theo’s turn to

showed a live feed