Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 208

Chapter 208

Nate leaned in, trying to catch more of the conversation, when Carter suddenly turned his head and spotted him standing a short distance away.

His brows drew together slightly. “Nate, what are you doing?”

Nate, shameless as ever, showed no trace of embarrassment at being caught eavesdropping.

He smiled and said, “I heard you found Theo, so Kelly and I came to the hospital to check on him.”

Seeing that Nate had shown up, Sharon said nothing more.

“I’m heading back,” she said to Carter. “Don’t forget what you promised. Tomorrow, ten o’clock. Don’t be late.”

Without sparing Nate a glance, she turned and walked off.

Nate let out a dismissive snort and turned to Carter. “Carter, where are you two going tomorrow?”

Carter’s expression was indifferent. “Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t.”

Nate edged closer, a grin lingering on his face. “Wait… don’t tell me you two are going on a date?”

A date?

his dark

to, she wouldn’t have stirred up all this mess with Theo. Could it really be, as Nate suggested, that she was just using the excuse of a divorce to meet him

assumed he’d

had to guess, she probably came up with some excuse to ask you out tomorrow, right? Pretending to be sick, faking a kidnapping-she’s always pulling these cheap tricks. Haven’t

eyes were

with the same disdain Nate did. But recently, something had shifted. She wasn’t as dull or insipid as he’d always assumed. There was another side to her—a

him.

a pull to understand

tomorrow…

of “date” she

of what it really meant to raise a child. He had to admit,

than he ever

was sincere-then for Theo’s sake, maybe…

chance.

heart sank as he watched Carter stay silent.

he wasn’t denying anything. He was seriously

let her succeed. He threw in a few more jabs