Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 223

Chapter 223

Kelly paused for a beat, then continued, “I heard… the sudden onset of my illness the other day disrupted your date with Sharon. Carter, since she’s already found her way here, why don’t you go with her? Nate is here with me. It’s the same either way.”

Carter’s dark eyes chilled like frost, the sharp edge of winter settling behind his gaze.

Over the past few days, Nate had been feeding him thoughts, drip by drip, until even Carter had started to believe that Sharon had only asked to meet so she could see him-like it was a date.

Or maybe, deep down, he just didn’t want to believe that she genuinely wanted a divorce.

His voice was cold. “Sharon, I can’t stand clingy women.”

Sharon had finally had enough of this entire circus act.

“What is it with you people? I said I wanted a divorce, and here you are going on about dates, playing hard to get-do you not understand words, or is there something wrong with your brains?”

drama unfold from the sidelines like someone

really misunderstood things today. This girl here, my

turned to

hesitated before asking, “Mr.

said, raising his brows. “Didn’t I just say that? I asked her to

can’t be right. She’s just a housewife. What does she know about medicine? And if you do know her…

taken a swim in open water recently? If Sharon and I really wanted to trap you, wouldn’t it make more sense to

had no comeback-because no

had assumed Sharon had followed him here. He never expected that she

had he

feel any relief. Instead, an odd restlessness stirred

unmoving. “Why didn’t you ever tell me you knew

How was I supposed to know you were looking for him? Did you ever ask

when it came to anything about Kelly, Carter never told her a thing. Even if she asked,

conversation.