Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 175

Chapter 175

Chapter 175

“If I’d known Carter would end up marrying someone like Sharon-a clueless girl who didn’t even finish high school-I would’ve just let him be with Kelly from the beginning,” Madeline said bitterly.

From the side, Nate chimed in, “I seriously can’t wait to watch Sharon get humiliated.”

Since Kelly needed to shower and redo her makeup, they had originally planned for her to perform last. It would buy her more

time.

But then Nate came up with a better plan.

If Kelly performed last, Sharon would have to go on before her.

Sure, Sharon didn’t stand a chance-Kelly’s talent was on a whole different level-but Nate wanted Sharon to see that for herself. To witness firsthand just how far apart they really were.

Let her fall apart on stage. Let that be the last time she dared to compete with Kelly.

And if Kelly went first-dazzling the judges, stunning the audience-then by the time Sharon stepped onstage, everyone would still be wrapped up in the glow of Kelly’s performance. No one would care what came next.

nothing more than

the perfect

proposed the switch to Kelly, and she

sitting in the audience were clearly exhausted. The long showcase had taken its

were rubbing their temples. Others stifled yawns. A

audience, especially the younger ones, had started to

already slipped out for

spilled from Kelly’s

Something changed.

smooth stone. Clear and fluid, each note seemed to move on

like tiny, living things.

fingers moved like they had a will of their

a soft, almost dreamlike glow. The violin at her shoulder gleamed like cut

and endless.

stunning blue-like the ocean in the dead of

came music so delicate and pure, it felt like a mountain

“That violin… it’s way better than Shaluna. And she

by

Wendy. “Shaluna’s one of the ten most legendary violins in the world. Are you

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