Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 189

Chapter 189

Matty tilted his head. “Then tell me, what exactly is so great about Kelly?”

Theo’s face twisted with frustration. “She buys me lots of tasty snacks!”

Matty nodded lightly. “Mm, and gave you an allergic reaction.”

Theo fired back, “She cooks for me herself!”

“Oh, right,” Matty replied calmly. “That seafood porridge? Almost gave you another allergy attack.”

“She plays the violin,” Theo said, louder now, as if that would help.

Matty didn’t miss a beat. “Still lost to Sharon.”

Theo opened his mouth, struggling. “Kelly also… also…”

“She also cries,” Matty said flatly. “Frames people. Takes what doesn’t belong to her… Kelly is so amazing, huh? But really, I should thank you. If your taste wasn’t so terrible, how else would my dad and I have the chance to take Sharon away?

“Oh, and guess what-I forgot to tell you. This weekend, I’m going to the amusement park with Sharon and Dad. Want to come?

Too bad. You’re not invited.”

Matty watched Theo, eyes gleaming as he delivered the final blow. “Snatching someone else’s mom… feels great.”

The next second, he

“Go ahead and hit me. I’ll tell Sharon and make

all his anger, wasn’t stupid. Even pushed this

laugh. “A punch in

me, Sharon will feel sorry for me. And she’ll be

he’d raised mid-air just… stopped

Matty won people over-by playing the pitiful card, by acting vulnerable.

on his

Matty had even warned Theo not

Matty showed up, Theo had been the favorite-teachers adored him, the other

used to like him.

leave, satisfied, but Theo’s icy

you like the food my mom makes, but you didn’t even finish it. You just gave it

paused mid-step

pointing at the

“The real medicinal food-that’s the one

the other kids

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other kids still huddled around the thermos,

The weekend came quickly.