Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 207

Chapter 207

As soon as Nate heard about it, he launched into a heavily embellished version of the story for Theo.

The boy’s face crumpled-equal parts sorrow and anger.

Mom really had been bewitched by that awful Matty. She was a bad mom.

Nate continued, his tone full of disdain. “Last time at the talent showcase, your mom only beat Kelly by sheer luck. She threw juice all over Kelly before the performance, remember? Not to mention, she used that legendary violin-Shaluna.

“With all those unfair advantages, she still only managed to win by 0.1 points. What’s there to brag about?”

Theo’s expression dimmed.

He’d truly thought his mom was amazing. But Kelly and Nate made it sound like she’d just gotten lucky.

How could a mom who hadn’t even graduated high school possibly be more talented than someone like Kelly, who went to one of the best music schools in the world?

Besides… he had seen it with his own eyes-his mom really had thrown juice on Kelly.

said gently, “Theo, do you know what

head. “I don’t

hesitated, then asked, “Theo… are your mom

way!” Theo blurted out before he could stop himself.

like worry flickered in

shift in her expression and gently patted her shoulder. “Kelly, I’ll go get Carter.”

gave him a small, graceful

Kelly had casually mentioned that Carter’s attitude toward Sharon seemed to be changing.

set Nate off. 1

Please. As long as I’m around, I’ll never let that happen. It’s all just a game-playing hard to get, pulling back to advance. Carter won’t fall for

would be hard. But sabotage?

like a dog in front

to make sure she paid for it. There was no way he’d let

he had no intention of finding him. What he wanted was to interrupt- disrupt-whatever was happening

just gotten lucky. But

better than anyone-Carter had a

stepped into the corridor and pulled out his phone to call Carter, but no one answered. Frowning, he began