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?”

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

This girl here, my little

to

“Mr. Malcolm…

brows. “Didn’t I just say that?

she know about medicine? And if you do know her… don’t tell

you, wouldn’t it make more sense to keep her hidden? Why would

comeback-because no sane person would

had assumed Sharon had followed him here. He never

he misunderstood her just

that realization, Carter didn’t feel any relief. Instead, an

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

supposed to know you were looking for him? Did

came to anything about Kelly, Carter never told her a thing. Even if she asked, he’d just shut

conversation.