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.

him-just how little he

didn’t waste time. “The rankings and scores are out. Per our agreement, Kelly needs to return my mother’s necklace. Don’t tell me you’re planning to go back on your

confronting Kelly directly-it had been their

Kelly’s biggest protector.

chaos.

cruelest part? He was her

expression darkened. “You really do think the worst of

the one who always assumed the worst of me. Every time

no answer for that. Silence stretched between

said, “I’ll take you

object. Quietly, she sent Wendy a

had Nate, Theo, Madeline-and Carter himself, who

go in alone.

saw the message and

“Sharon’s ready to collect on that bet with Kelly and Nate.

at her lips. “We need to record this moment. Oh, and…” She glanced around, then leaned in toward Xavier and lowered her

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