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.”

turned bloodshot. The next second, he lunged forward, fists clenched, ready

smiled, pleased with himself. “Go ahead and hit me.

wasn’t stupid. Even pushed this

“A punch in exchange for one sorry?

me. And she’ll be even more disappointed in you. You have no idea how sweet she is to me afterward.

he’d raised mid-air just…

over-by playing the pitiful card, by acting vulnerable. Now the

all on

even warned Theo not to bully him

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

used to like him.

satisfied, but Theo’s icy

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

mid-step

he said, pointing at the nearby

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

make a second batch for the other kids to try. But…” Matty’s grin

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other kids still huddled around the thermos, fighting over

The weekend came quickly.