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.

papers, but Sharon understood that taking even

find a way to classify

told her: profits made from premarital

kind of man who’d had the prenup notarized long

good, she might get a small cut. Anything

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

Carter suddenly grabbed her chin, hard. He locked eyes with her, each word

You’ve gone too

gaze was frigid, the kind of cold that sank straight to

went pale with pain,

her foot and brought

was ready-he stepped back

She swung her hand toward

her wrist

angry now-his grip was crushing, each movement

Carter was, at his core, a man used to

had tested him again and again, pushed him