Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 299

Chapter 299

“Carter, the auction’s about to start. Whatever it is, wait until it’s over.”

Carter stood still, eyes fixed on the two figures walking away, arm in arm. His lips pressed into a thin, hard line. A glint of cold, silent fury passed through his gaze. (1)

Inside the auction hall, Wendy spotted Sharon and Xavier as they entered and waved them over.

“Sharon, Xavier-over here.”

Sharon made her way toward Wendy. “I told you to come with me. You insisted on arriving alone.”

“You two showing up together-handsome guy, beautiful girl-surely make for a spectacular entrance. If I tagged along, I’d only bring down the effect.”

Wendy raised her brows, proud of her own sacrifice.

“Did you see Kelly and Carter earlier? The way they strutted in like royalty, especially Kelly. She looked like a peacock fanning her feathers, practically shaking them in everyone’s face.”

She curled her lip in disdain.

“And the people around them weren’t any better. Kelly’s so fake, yet everyone treats her like she’s some kind of celestial being.”

nothing compared to yours. I

for Carter to be hung up on her, and Nate to keep chasing after her, she must have something going for her. From what I’ve found, she was always a top student-school goddess type.

her specialty. That’s how

in all sorts of international contests and won more awards than you could

a rising-star violin prodigy. That girl’s career never recovered after

“There are a lot of prodigies in this field. But the ones who can endure to the end and actually make something of it? Not many. Kelly… she does

I’m the opposite,’ Sharon thought

divorced, would she have ever found the courage to

three of them talked, the

of his way to get tickets this time, but they weren’t front

to the front, the more prestigious the

were seated in

her a glance, followed by a soft,

this was the big shot Sharon had managed to cling to? Still sitting in

later, the auction officially

1/2

of fine porcelain teacups

alike jumped into the bidding. It finally

came a crown from a European royal family, dating