Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 369

Chapter 369

“He still has the nerve to strut around like that,” Wendy scoffed.

Sharon replied calmly, “As long as Carter keeps backing him, Nate will always act like he’s untouchable.”

Wendy let out a dry laugh. “Yeah, but honestly? I think Carter’s patience is wearing thin. When Nate’s little gang of scumbags got into trouble, Carter didn’t lift a finger to help. In fact, he went out of his way to distance himself from them.”

She grinned, satisfied. “Serves them right. God, I’ve hated those disgusting creeps for years.”

Wendy had been at Theo’s birthday banquet too. She hadn’t seen the exact moment when those jerks tripped Sharon, but she had witnessed them harassing the young waitresses-leering, cracking vulgar jokes. They were absolutely vile. (

Thank God Sharon hadn’t swallowed the humiliation. Quietly gathering evidence behind the scenes, she made sure to pay them back, every last bit. If not, the whole thing would’ve stayed lodged in her throat like a fishbone.

But Sharon didn’t waste any more thought on Nate. To her, he was just another clown on a sinking stage.

As they sat in the lounge, getting ready, a knock sounded at the door-the draw for the performance order was about to start.

Sharon half-expected the person doing it to be Kelly again. But surprisingly, it was Carter.

almost never attended these kinds of school events. Yet lately,

in his life was even stronger than she’d

him perform, to cheer for him-had finally come true. Kelly had made

glanced at him once, expression flat, then looked away as if he were

itself went smoothly-no tricks this time. But Sharon’s luck wasn’t great. She pulled a

lineup.

hand, drew number five.

their places, Sharon quietly stepped out, ready

as she turned the corner, a shadow

over, blocking

curved into something cold, something vaguely mocking. “What is it this time, Carter? Last time, you asked me to withdraw from the violin performance. Don’t tell me… you’re here

His voice was rougher than usual. “No… I just have

unbothered. “Well, since both of us are performing later,

voice turned hoarse. “Why didn’t you tell

exactly what happened. You

after that… you didn’t tell me

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