Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 224

Chapter 224

Carter had sensed it all along-that undercurrent of hostility from Uriah. At the time, he’d brushed it off, assuming the old man was just eccentric.

But now, seeing Sharon here, everything made sense.

Nate stared for a moment, then snapped his fingers as realization struck. “Ah! I get it now. You cranky old man-you were deliberately picking a fight yesterday!”

“Picking a fight?” Uriah’s face turned cold. He let out a heavy, disdainful snort. “People like you-swaggering around with your attitude–you think my clinic welcomes that? You come here wanting treatment, and can’t even humble yourselves. I say a few words, and you accuse me of picking a fight? What you heard yesterday was nothing. Back when Sharon came here to ask for medicine for her mother-in-law, I said even worse things!”

Then he turned to Carter, eyes sharp. “And you… why the hell would I know who you are? In those two years she came begging for medicine for your mother, did you ever show your face? Not once! And now you expect me to recognize you? Who do you think you are some stray dog the whole world needs to remember? Utter nonsense.”

The more he spoke, the angrier he seemed to get.

“You run around for some other woman, bending over backward trying to find her medicine, but when it comes to your own wife? All you have for her is blame and accusations. Seems to me your mother’s not even as important as that woman.”

on Carter, full of

issues or insomnia last acted up? If it weren’t for Sharon, you think you’d still be standing around here, leisurely playing doctor for someone else? Please. You’d be curled up

I don’t welcome heartless bastards like you in my clinic. If I’d known back then

had learned a lot from Uriah— practical knowledge, useful skills. And now, after

treat Kelly. You can’t go back on your word now. A healer should have the heart of a parent.

long

police. Go ahead

say more, but

what would it take for you to agree to treat

still had his doubts about the man’s medical skills, but the truth was, they

his mother’s headaches had become less frequent after taking Uriah’s prescriptions. And

old man might just be the

turning people away, especially not those with terminal illness. If you want me to treat her… then she’ll have to do what Sharon did