Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 180

Chapter 180

When Matty saw Carter, he thoughtfully turned to Sharon and said, “Sharon, I’m going to rest now. Come find me when you’re done talking.”

Sharon nodded. “Alright, go ahead.”

She wasn’t leaving without her mother’s necklace. Whether Carter and Kelly would actually honor the bet-that was another matter entirely.

But it didn’t really matter. People like them-shameless and slippery-she’d already anticipated their tricks. The internet might have a short memory, but if it came to it… she had no problem making them go viral again.

“You play the violin?” Carter’s voice was calm and even, but there was something in it she couldn’t quite place.

“I do,” Sharon answered plainly.

He stared at her, his gaze steady. “Why didn’t you ever say anything?”

She gave a faint, slightly bitter smile. “Did you ever ask? After I gave birth, I said I wanted to go back to work. But you told me it wasn’t safe to leave our son with strangers, that I should just stay home and raise him. You didn’t even ask what kind of work I used to do.”

Carter went quiet.

She was right. He had never asked because he hadn’t cared to.

how little he actually knew

“The rankings and scores are out. Per our agreement, Kelly needs to return

she should be confronting Kelly directly-it had been their

in front of her was Kelly’s biggest protector. Without him, Kelly wouldn’t

chaos.

He was her

do

met his eyes. “You’re the one who always assumed the worst of me. Every time Kelly so much as frowned, you accused me

answer for that. Silence stretched

“I’ll take you

didn’t object. Quietly, she sent Wendy

Theo, Madeline-and Carter himself, who might already

couldn’t go in alone. She needed

saw the message

collect on that bet with

this moment. Oh, and…” She glanced around, then leaned in toward Xavier and lowered her voice. “Sharon told me there were plenty of people watching when that bet

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