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.

kinds of school events. Yet lately,

Kelly’s position in his life was

little childhood wish-that his father would show up to watch him perform, to cheer for him-had finally come true. Kelly had made

at him once, expression flat, then

time. But Sharon’s luck wasn’t great. She

lineup.

drew number five. Early, front

their places, Sharon quietly stepped out, ready to

corner, a shadow cut

over,

Last time, you asked me to withdraw from the violin performance. Don’t tell me… you’re here to ask

Adam’s apple shifted. His voice was rougher than usual.

unbothered. “Well, since both of us are

lingered on her, deep, unreadable. His voice turned hoarse. “Why didn’t you tell

exactly what happened. You told me they didn’t mean it, that it wasn’t intentional.

line. “But after that… you didn’t tell me the full

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