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?”

had been watching the whole drama unfold from the sidelines like someone enjoying a snack during a good show, finally decided he’d had

really misunderstood things today. This girl here, my little apprentice-I called her yesterday and asked her to come help

three turned to

hesitated before asking, “Mr. Malcolm… you

that? I

apprentice? That can’t be right. She’s just a housewife. What does she know about medicine? And if you do know her… don’t tell me the two of

Sharon and I really wanted to trap you, wouldn’t it make

fell silent. He had no comeback-because no sane person would be

followed him here. He never expected that

had he misunderstood

yet, even with that realization, Carter didn’t feel any relief. Instead, an odd restlessness stirred in the pit of his

“Why didn’t you ever

I? How was I supposed to know

it came to anything about Kelly, Carter never told her a thing. Even

conversation.