Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 263

Chapter 263

Sharon stared at the calendar, her eyes lingering on the date. She marked it carefully in her notes.

Twenty-five days left in the divorce cooling-off period.

It felt way too long. Each day dragged like a lifetime.

Just as the thought crossed her mind, her phone rang-

She glanced at the caller ID, then picked up.

Carter’s voice came sharp through the receiver, tinged with irritation.

“Sharon, didn’t you promise me that Kelly would finish at least one full course of the medication? She went to get it today. Why didn’t you give it to her?”

Whether Kelly was willing to take the medicine was one thing. Whether Sharon gave it to her was another entirely.

She’d known Kelly would go running to Carter. Of course she would. It was exactly the kind of thing that could be twisted as ” evidence” that Sharon wanted her dead.

letter of forgiveness. I handed over the first

heard the implication. His tone dropped, cold

to bargain with me

out a soft laugh,

go back on my word. I said I’d help, and I will. But I won’t be made a fool of. If I’m putting

voice turned glacial. “Sharon, have you ever heard the phrase ‘a snake that tries to swallow an elephant dies from greed ? You’re pushing your luck. Keep this up, and you’ll end

this is life-saving medicine we’re talking about- crafted from

for Kelly, and now that I ask for ten

cutting clean. “Carter, the double standards suit

Then, finally, he said, “Give the medicine to Kelly. I’ll

who was still miserably grinding herbs in the

money first,” she said evenly, “then I’ll

been doing everything she could to sabotage the schedule. She dragged out every task,

by several days’

more. Every day, she sat

had seen enough. He reassigned her

She mangled almost everything she