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

they went to court, Carter would find a way to classify most of it as premarital

from premarital assets

had the prenup notarized long

might get a small cut.

caused at the clinic-for Kelly’s sake, no less- has made Mr. Malcolm furious. He’s refusing to

chin, hard. He locked eyes with her, each word sharp as

You’ve gone too

of cold that

pale with

her foot and brought

ready-he stepped back

swung her hand toward

her wrist

he was truly angry now-his grip was crushing, each movement a calculated domination

usual cold detachment, Carter was, at his core, a

and again, pushed