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.

be nothing more than

the perfect

switch to Kelly, and she

now, the judges sitting in the audience were

their temples. Others stifled yawns. A few even wore open expressions of

in the audience, especially the younger ones,

already slipped

first soft notes spilled from Kelly’s fingertips,

Something changed.

Clear and fluid, each note seemed to move on its

like tiny, living things.

had a

spotlight overhead cast her in a soft, almost dreamlike glow. The violin at her shoulder gleamed

and endless.

stunning blue-like the ocean in the dead of

delicate and pure, it felt like a mountain spring washing straight through the

Wendy muttered under her breath. “That violin… it’s way better than Shaluna. And

looked visibly shaken by the

one of the ten most legendary violins in the world. Are you saying the one Kelly’s

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