Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 184

Chapter 184

Sharon didn’t so much as flinch under Nate’s glare.

“So, Nate,” she said calmly, “have you made up your mind?”

In the crowd, quite a few people had business ties with Nate’s family-and just as many came from rival families.

Nate had never been known for watching his mouth. He’d offended more people than he could remember. If he backed out of his bet now, the whole thing would get blown out of proportion. It could even damage his family’s company.

Still, resentment simmered beneath his skin. He turned toward Carter, silently begging for backup. If anyone could stop Sharon, it was him. She always listened to Carter.

But Carter didn’t look his way. His expression was unreadable, his eyes locked on Sharon.

Nate’s jaw twitched, humiliation tightening every muscle in his body. Then, under the weight of silence and watching eyes, he dropped to his knees.

“Woof… woof, woof!”

into laughter. They couldn’t

had slapped him, yet his face throbbed like it had been struck. He didn’t have to look up to feel all the smug, mocking

prepared, recorded the entire

him try bullying Sharon

turned away in disgust.

expressionless, as if none of it concerned him. But Madeline wasn’t nearly as restrained. She scoffed, her voice laced

it past middle school. So what if she can play the violin? All real

family was smiling.

was, her lack of formal education would always be a stain. If she ever made

winning. If you have that

on Theo,

and reacts with jealousy… then all I can say is, the Biggs family might not have

came here to do. There was no