Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 238

Chapter 238

The divorce papers were identical to the ones Sharon had prepared before—the same proposal to split their assets evenly.

But Carter had refused them back then. He wanted her to leave with nothing.

In the end, she had agreed, just to be done with it all.

And yet, on the day they were supposed to go to the courthouse, he never showed.

Sharon had long since learned: if she didn’t fight for herself, no one else would.

Carter’s expression darkened. “Sharon, are you really going to keep using divorce to threaten me? Is that all this is to you? I missed one appointment-just one-and you’ve been making a scene ever since.

“If you’re really that upset, fine. Tomorrow-no, we can go right now. Wherever you want. A trip, dinner, anything.”

at him like he was speaking another

are you insane? I asked you to go with me to finalize a divorce, and you think I’m asking you

of Kelly’s interference and Nate’s mockery, Sharon could

ask you to go to the courthouse, and you think I’m manipulating you into

eyes, clear and dark, fixed on his face-on

to make you believe I truly want a

like a blow. Carter flinched, barely

course, you can keep telling yourself I’m playing games. Trying to get

But for someone like him -an heir of a prestigious family-one mark on his record is enough to shake his standing

“Sharon, how can you be so

almost amused breath. “Your dear friend insults me, curses me, storms into this place like a madman-and that wasn’t vicious? Now he’s reaping what he sowed, and suddenly I’m the

was still smiling, but her eyes had turned to

like cruelty to you, then maybe you shouldn’t be alive. This world might