Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 206

Chapter 206

Carter looked at Sharon, something unreadable flickering behind his gaze.

“Just make sure you’re not the one who backs out last minute,” he said. “In case something suddenly comes up.”

Sharon’s lips curled faintly, but there was nothing warm in her eyes. “What worries me, is that you’re the one who’ll suddenly have something come up and decide not to show.”

Theo’s fall into the lake, coupled with Carter’s interrogation and accusations, had pushed her patience past its limit.

She was done. Done with this ridiculous family and their endless drama. (2)

Today Madeline had called the police, accusing her of abducting her own child. Who knew what kind of stunt that crazed old lady would pull tomorrow?

And though she’d been married to Carter for five years, the truth was, she barely knew his mother at all.

In the past, Sharon had always been deferential whenever they met. She knew Madeline wasn’t easy to get along with, so she had kept her head down and tolerated everything in silence.

Maybe it was that restraint that earned her at least a surface-level courtesy. But once things turned ugly, she saw it clearly-how utterly absurd Madeline truly was.

from such a toxic family sooner, before the

wondering what life

into her

drifting thoughts snapped

So… he was agreeing.

ten,” she said. “Outside the

“Fine.”

didn’t believe she would

hearing Theo had been found, they’d come right

stay away when something had happened to him. She

all.

they reached the hospital room, she found Theo sitting there

your dad? Why isn’t he

expression full

flickered.

of his mother, Theo’s

you run off to