Loving Mom 217

Chapter 217

Some tricks worked once or twice. Push them too far, and they start to backfire.

Especially now-Sharon was gone.

The person Carter had sent to watch her had already reported back: she’d gone home.

As soon as Carter left, Nate’s face lit up with the smug satisfaction of a plan falling perfectly into place.

“I knew it. Sharon couldn’t wait for Carter and came running to the hospital instead. Good thing I was prepared, or she really might’ve gotten her way.”

Kelly smiled too, the kind of smile that only comes after enduring too many losses and finally tasting a win. She’d been bested by Sharon too many times lately. She needed this-something to pull her out of the fog.

She turned to Nate, her voice full of praise. “Nate, you really thought of everything. If it were up to me, I couldn’t have come up with all that.”

Nate beamed, clearly pleased. “Kelly, you’re too pure. There’s no way you could outmaneuver someone like Sharon. She’s downright cunning.”

He swore he’d never been this sharp in his life.

Usually, he was careless, impulsive, the kind of person who rarely thought things through.

like something clicked.

he couldn’t believe how clever he’d

passed over her expression, her smile fading into

Sharon today,” she said slowly, “but that

to see her even if he wanted to. We finally found that alternative medicine specialist I told you about. Carter’s taking you to begin treatment tomorrow. And your concert preparations are about to kick off too. How could he possibly still

expression stiffened. “An alternative

you before? I’ve been searching for one

saying something like that

And

the so-called miracle doctor

at length. But to

trailed off, then asked carefully, “Kelly… what’s wrong?

blinked, then forced a smile. “No, I’m just… I don’t want

have done for me. But I know my own condition. This body… it’s

hopeless? Carter and I haven’t given up on you. You can’t give

1/2

day, Sharon called

call went

The second was declined.

Her face darkened immediately.

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