Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 243

Chapter 243

Sharon cast a glance at Kelly, then calmly picked up her phone and dialed a number.

Before Kelly could react or figure out what she was doing, the line connected.

Sharon spoke without emotion. “Kelly says she’s preparing for a concert soon and is worried an injury might upset you. So, she’s refusing to sort herbs. Mr. Malcolm doesn’t keep idle people around. Since that’s the case, you’d better come pick her up.”

There was a long silence on the other end. Then, he said, “Put Kelly on the phone.”

Sharon held the phone out to Kelly.

By now, Kelly had guessed who the call was to.

Her eyes welled up as she sniffled softly. “Carter, I’m just scared… If I hurt my hands, I won’t be able to play the violin properly. You know how it is-violinists like us even insure our hands…”

Carter replied, “I’ll have a few pairs of custom gloves sent over. They’ll protect your hands.”

Kelly froze, stunned. For a long moment, she couldn’t find anything to say.

on, Carter spoke again. “I’ve got a meeting soon.

pairs of gloves arrived, delivered by

was child-sized, clearly meant

pair and found

the

nearly choked on her

here. That much was clear-Carter had no intention of

with no choice, she reluctantly resumed picking

come, but staying here wasn’t something she was

wasn’t naïve. Of course, she knew the real reason Uriah wanted

wasn’t about to

head and swayed on her feet. “I feel

Without hesitation, she made a call to

minutes later, an ambulance arrived and

temples, visibly exhausted. “What happened this

be dying. I had no choice but to call 911. If we’d delayed and something had really happened, we couldn’t have afforded

later, Kelly

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