Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 204

Chapter 204

There was no way a five-year-old child was capable of that, unless someone was telling him what to do behind the scenes.

Lately, he’d had people watching Xavier.

Xavier was busy-always traveling for work. Most of the time, Matty stayed with Sharon.

He’d had someone look deeply into Xavier’s relationship with Sharon.

There was nothing between them. No ambiguity, no blurred lines.

Despite the way Xavier called her affectionately, his behavior never crossed any boundaries. Their contact was minimal, and he kept his distance.

That was the only reason Carter hadn’t moved against him.

Even now, when Theo had been treated so unfairly, he hadn’t suspected Sharon. He’d thought maybe Matty had just said something reckless, that Theo and Sharon weren’t getting along, and some misunderstanding had taken root.

What he hadn’t expected was for Sharon to encourage Theo to run away from home. 1

That-was something that crossed his bottom line.

years old. What

see it instantly-the doubt in

Theo. “Did you tell your dad I asked Matty to tip you off? That I

wasn’t Mom. I just wanted to see if

hadn’t caught the deeper meaning behind his father’s questions earlier. Theo thought

run away.

no one put him up to it, why would Matty

toward Sharon too. “Mom… did you

good happens, you never think of me. But the

didn’t want to argue in front of Theo, so she said evenly, “Come outside. I

of the child. He stood up

reached for the handle,

tell you about the amusement

or not he believed her was one thing. But she wasn’t

knob and stepped

if you knew Matty and I fell into the water at the

for a beat. Then she

really wouldn’t save me

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