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.

toxic family sooner, before the whole thing came crashing

what life would

broke into

The drifting

So… he was agreeing.

ten,” she said. “Outside

“Fine.”

still didn’t believe she would actually go through

and Nate stepped into the hospital together. After hearing Theo had

could stay away when something had happened to

all.

hospital room,

glanced around. “Theo, where’s your dad? Why

a little, his expression full of

flickered. “Sharon

of his mother, Theo’s

the bed, her voice gentle. “Theo, where did you run off to today? Do you know how worried your dad was about

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