Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 239

Chapter 239

Sharon paused for a moment, her gaze steady as it met Carter’s eyes. Then she smiled, faintly.

“I wonder,” she said quietly, “whether the prestigious Hendricks Group can afford to keep an heir with a criminal record… and a

ruined face.”

Carter’s expression darkened until it was almost terrifying. “You’re threatening me?”

Sharon remained calm, her tone smooth and detached. “You overestimate me. I’m just a housewife. How could I possibly threaten you?”

She knew full well-Carter and Nate had been through life-and-death together. That kind of bond didn’t fade easily.

Otherwise, Carter wouldn’t tolerate a man like Nate, who brought him nothing but trouble.

Even when Nate insulted her to her face, again and again, Carter said nothing.

Yes, Nate mattered to him. But not enough to make him give up half his wealth.

the assets” on the divorce papers, but Sharon understood

to court, Carter would find a way to classify

her: profits made from premarital assets weren’t

the prenup notarized long before the wedding ever

she might get a small cut. Anything over ten

his chiseled face, she added, “This whole mess Nate caused at the clinic-for Kelly’s sake, no less- has made Mr. Malcolm

sentence when Carter suddenly grabbed her chin, hard. He

gone too

the kind of cold that sank straight to

went pale with

brought it down hard

ready-he stepped back

didn’t hesitate. She swung

caught her

grip was crushing, each movement a calculated domination that made resistance

all his usual cold detachment, Carter was, at his core, a man used to

again and again, pushed