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.

that. She said gently, “Theo, do you know

his head. “I

your

Theo blurted out before he could stop himself. “I just asked Dad! He

like worry flickered

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

him a small, graceful

the hospital, Kelly had casually mentioned that Carter’s attitude

set Nate off. 1

be attracted to a middle school dropout like Sharon. 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

them would be hard. But sabotage? That, he

him last time, made him bark like

for it. There was no way

in search of Carter. Of course, he had no intention of finding him.

a fluke. Sharon had just gotten lucky. But even so, he couldn’t rule out the possibility that Carter might be drawn

a weakness for women who

to call Carter, but no one answered. Frowning, he began walking through the hospital,