Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 251

Chapter 251

Still, there was something strangely satisfying about stirring the pot like this.

Carter was never one to explain much. He looked over at Nate and said calmly, “Nate, apologize to Sharon.”

Nate clearly wasn’t happy about it. But with Kelly’s illness hanging over his head, he swallowed his pride. “Sharon, I was just messing around. You didn’t have to take it so seriously, right?”

Sharon didn’t seem bothered by his half-hearted tone. She smiled faintly.

“If you don’t want to apologize, that’s fine. Since you and Kelly are so close, testing the medicine for her shouldn’t be a problem,

should it?”

Nate looked doubtful.

“Didn’t you just say all medicine carries some toxicity? I don’t have Kelly’s illness-what if it messes me up?”

Sharon leaned in just slightly, still smiling. “Sure, you don’t have a terminal illness. But aren’t you poisoned anyway? The first round is mild-it even includes detox ingredients. It won’t hurt your face. Might even help.”

She dangled the black pill between her fingers.

“This pill’s ingredients are rare and expensive. Don’t let the number fool you-just over a dozen of them, but it took a full seven days and countless steps to make.”

blinked, clearly caught off guard by how

shrugged. “Not that impressive. If it really worked miracles, Kelly’s illness would’ve been cured

the pill from her, and raised it

swallowing, he paused and narrowed his eyes. “Sharon, if anything happens to

him a serene smile. “If anything happens,

foot-soaked water usually wasn’t

and cockroaches… well, she’d asked Uriah. He said it shouldn’t be a big deal. It was not

confidence, swallowed the pill

Then he waited.

Nothing strange happened. He didn’t

Finally, he exhaled.

Kelly, you should take it too. The sooner you

at the pitch-black pill in her hand,

bit appetizing. She really didn’t want to take

medicine, it would be

took a sip of water, and swallowed the

smirked inwardly. She’d need to give the second round of pills

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had taken the medicine,

course first? Why are you taking the pills