Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 279

Chapter 279

The two of them were deep in conversation when Sharon’s phone suddenly rang.

Wendy glanced over, her face tightening with unease. “Don’t tell me Carter’s pulling something again.”

Sharon took out her phone. It was a call from Madeline.

She hesitated for a moment, then answered. If Carter really wasn’t coming, she needed to know right away.

Madeline’s voice on the other end was sharp and cold. “Sharon, Theo has a fever. Come back here immediately and take care of

him.”

Madeline’s tone hadn’t changed-it was still that same commanding superiority.

Sharon’s voice was calm. “If he’s sick, call a doctor. I’m not a physician. Calling me won’t help.”

There was a stunned silence, then Madeline erupted, her voice laced with fury. “You’re Theo’s mother! How can you be so heartless?!”

the Biggs family now. If anything happens from now on, don’t come looking for me. Unless, of course, you’re giving

octave. “You two

“Carter should be arriving

no grief or disappointment on Madeline’s end-only undisguised

never liked

a fever and kept crying out for his mother, she wouldn’t have called

watch through the night, but none could match

Sharon came over to do it

her son was

A cause for

from day one – a middle school dropout could never

free advice: Stay gone. To a man like him? A nobody with no education, no connections, who trapped him with a baby? You’ll always

with that, she

“What happened? Don’t tell me Carter’s pulling another stunt and won’t

was Madeline. She said

a brow. “Again? Theo’s been getting sick a lot lately. Back when you were managing his health, he barely got sick at all. The last time he had this many fevers, he was under three,

crossed

eating junk food outside… He’s lactose intolerant, has a weak stomach, and still eats sweets and