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.”

next second, he lunged forward, fists

with himself. “Go ahead and hit me.

anger, wasn’t stupid. Even pushed this

“A punch in exchange for one

stare without blinking. “But if you hit me, Sharon will feel sorry for me. And she’ll be even more

hand he’d raised mid-air just… stopped

people over-by playing the pitiful card,

all on his

Matty had even

the favorite-teachers

used to like him.

but Theo’s icy

my mom makes, but you didn’t even finish it. You just

paused mid-step and glanced

he said, pointing at the nearby thermos. “That one’s

medicinal food-that’s the one Sharon made just for

kids to try. But…” Matty’s grin widened, “you don’t

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and ran toward the other kids

The weekend came quickly.