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.

fact, she was bold.

think about how easily she could be tossed aside by

marriage ended, and no real payoff…” Sharon repeated

saw their marriage: a transaction, a deal to

cold, loveless marriage

smile touched her lips,

or poisoned?

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

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

Sharon be

a great deal. If Kelly hadn’t kept him in check, warning him not to act impulsively in case Sharon changed her mind last minute, Nate would’ve taken revenge a long

panic in Kelly’s face,

worried I’d give you fake medicine,” she said. “Wouldn’t want to end up with nothing-money spent, marriage

pulled a few pill bottles

few pills from each bottle and run your tests. If there’s no issue, we’ll go ahead and finalize

Kelly’s eyes flickered. “Fine.”

pills from

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“Wait,” Sharon said.

froze, then turned back stiffly. “Is… is something

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