Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 193

Chapter 193

The first time a person filed for divorce, they would have to wait six months before they could file again. Then there was mediation, more paperwork-layers of procedure. To actually finalize it? One would have to look at two years, minimum.

Getting married was easy. Just sign a paper.

But divorce? It was hard. Even if both parties agreed, there was still a mandatory cooling-off period.

On the other end of the line, silence lingered for a few seconds.

“Sharon,” Carter said. “Is Theo with you?”

Sharon frowned. “No, he’s not.”

“You’re sure?” he pressed. “Theo really isn’t with you?”

Her tone began to cool. “Carter, what exactly are you trying to say?”

“Theo’s missing.”

Her voice turned cold. “Then go look for him. Why are you calling me? You think I can just conjure him out of thin air?”

“You don’t sound surprised. Not even a little worried,” he said.

Kelly’s words still echoed in his mind, planting seeds of doubt.

Sharon… she didn’t sound

implication instantly and

and your mother were the ones always saying I was

There was a pause.

isn’t the time to dig up the

what

Theo out, all you had

“Exactly. I’m his mother. If I wanted to take him somewhere, why would I need to sneak around? Maybe ask

already did,” Carter said. “She

it from me too.

up without waiting for

up at her and asked in a quiet voice, “Sharon, did something

“His dad called. Said

“How could he go missing?

Sharon said, her expression calm. “He probably snuck off to

Carter’s resources,

1/2

to humiliate herself

rushed in

went to

“The amusement park?”

tensed. Suddenly, he remembered the faint background music he’d heard during