Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 331

Chapter 331

Sharon smiled softly. “If you keep eating it for a while longer, the problem with your cold hands and feet will completely go away. After that, I’ll help adjust your digestion too. But you’re still young–your digestive system isn’t fully developed yet. So you should try to avoid sweets, cold drinks, and fried foods as muc

as possible.”

Matty nodded obediently. “Then… Sharon, what do you think I should order?”

Sharon opened the menu and pointed out a few dishes. “These are all good for kids. See if there’s anything you’d like.”

Right beside her, Theo sat quietly. From the moment he arrived unil now… not a single word from Sharon had been directed at him.

Not one.

All her attention was on Matty.

A creeping sense of panic gripped Theo, a suffocating feeling of being shut out.

His mind flashed back to when he used to run eagerly to Kelly, always wanting to tell her every little thing that happened in his day. His small world revolved around her warmth and attention.

And yet… back then, he couldn’t be bothered to say more than a word or two to his own mother.

kid’s parents were at least college graduates. His mother… hadn’t even graduated

their world. Not his

older, Theo slowly understood what shame was. What vanity

he’d once clung to his mother, now he

If

should aim higher. It was normal for a child to admire

turned five, his mother was his

five… she was no longer anyone he could

left in

eyes, he wasn’t wrong

on another kid so naturally–an unfamiliar, suffocating anger

felt like someone had stolen his

this one too,” Matty’s voice snapped

Theo saw Matty flashing a bright, sweet smile at Sharon. “I remember you

“You can just order what you like. You don’t have to worry

his head, face serious. “You always cook what I like, and you always eat plain food just to match me. If I

too.

to me. I should