Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 282

Chapter 282

Sharon frowned at him. “You’re not backing out now, are you, Carter?”

Carter’s voice was cold. “After everything you just said, do you really think I’d back out?”

No man with even a shred of pride would.

Still, who knew what kind of twisted schemes Carter might be brewing in that mind of his?

When it came to calculation and control, Sharon knew she was no match for him.

Carter smiled faintly, but his eyes stayed ice cold.

“I haven’t tested your medicine yet. What if you’re handing me poison? I’d end up with nothing-money spent, marriage ended,

and no real payoff.”

There was a time he would’ve believed Sharon wouldn’t dare lie to him.

But now? That was no longer certain.

The reckless spending these past few days, the chaos she kept dragging him into-it was enough to prove she wasn’t the timid, cautious woman she used to be.

she was bold. Very

she could be tossed aside by one of his rivals-humiliated and cast

no real payoff…”

a deal to be weighed and measured, discarded when no longer of

maybe, he had felt something for her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have survived in such a cold, loveless marriage for so long. But whatever he felt, it

smile touched her lips, laced with

it’s fake or poisoned? That’s easy to

stood, walking toward the door, where Kelly had been peeking in, trying to gauge what was going

saw the two hadn’t divorced yet, and that Sharon was now walking toward her, her heart

be regretting

not to act impulsively in case Sharon changed her mind last minute, Nate would’ve

flicker of panic in Kelly’s

said. “Wouldn’t want to end up with

few pill bottles from her

ahead and finalize the paperwork. If there is a problem… well, then we’ll have to take

Kelly’s eyes flickered. “Fine.”

pills from each bottle and turned to

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“Wait,” Sharon said.

turned back stiffly.

dare raise her voice. Not now. Not when a single bad mood could make Sharon change her mind