Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 264

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.

forgiveness. I handed over the first round of medicine. And all you’ve done in return is

His tone dropped,

trying to bargain

out a soft laugh, light but

I won’t be made a fool of. If I’m putting in the work, I expect something in return.

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 up with

didn’t even flinch. “Even a mall requires a deposit to hold something. And this is life-saving medicine we’re talking about- crafted from rare

of millions on a house for Kelly, and now that I ask

voice sharpened, the sarcasm cutting clean.

a silence on the other end. Then, finally, he said, “Give the medicine to Kelly.

over at Kelly, who was still miserably grinding herbs

she said

sabotage the schedule. She dragged out every task, missed days,

behind by several days’

down even more. Every day, she sat there,

He reassigned her

almost

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