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Loving Mom 354

Chapter 354

Theo stood there, lips pressed tightly together.

The look on Bob’s mother’s face-the condescension, the open contempt-the moment she realized Sharon was Matty’s guardian… it was unmistakable. Crystal clear. She didn’t even bother hiding it.

No one respected his mother.

And maybe… maybe it wasn’t wrong to think she was embarrassing.

Besides, his mom couldn’t even protect him.

Sharon caught the sneer twisting Bob’s mother’s mouth, and a cold smile curved her lips. “Kneel and apologize? Do you even hear yourself right now?”

Her dark eyes locked onto Mrs. Cosgrove’s. Bright. Piercing. Unwavering.

“Say it again. I dare you.”

Bob’s mother scoffed, still riding the high of her own arrogance. “What, you think I won’t? I-”

But before she could finish, she noticed something shift.

at her, each one of them with a look. Not sympathy.

She stiffened.

how heated things got… telling someone’s

times. This was a private school for the ultra-wealthy, yes-but everyone had limits. Even if Matty’s guardian wasn’t from money, even if she were nobody special, this was humiliating in

the shift in the room, felt her footing slipping. Her mouth twisted. Fine. She

grasping at her last threads of

“Mrs. Cosgrove… it’ not the Middle Ages anymore. You want me to kneel? Please-you haven’t earned that kind of

mother’s face darkened. “Your kid acts up, you take responsibility. That’s Parenting 101. Or

her eyes. “Since you’re so convinced…

phone. Her thumb hovered over the

flickered across Bob’s

herself recently-philanthropy, charity work, a growing online presence. She might not have real power,

just be her. It’d drag the entire

Sharon from the internet-what chance did her family

Sharon’s phone. “You can’t

my image

“Do you still want

mouth, but no words came. Her face twisted, shifting