Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 373

Chapter 373

Uriah glanced at Sharon. “You’re that confident, huh? I heard Kelly’s pretty well-educated.”

Wendy winked playfully at him. “Just wait. Sharon’s gonna blow Kelly’s socks off so fast she won’t even see it coming.”

Agrin slowly spread across Uriah’s face. “Oh, good. I can’t wait to see that.”

Watching the two of them whisper conspiratorially, clearly daydreaming about Kelly’s incoming humiliation, Sharon let out a helpless chuckle.

For someone his age, Uriah had the spirit of an overgrown kid -a rascal disguised in an elder’s skin.

A little while later, the teacher came over to notify Sharon and Matty that it was their turn to prepare.

Surprisingly, this time, they didn’t run into Nate, Carter, or anyone else looking to stir up trouble.

The whole process went smoothly, almost unnervingly so.

It felt like the eerie calm before a storm.

Even Matty noticed. His little eyes darted left and right, scanning the backstage area nervously.

Kelly come to mess with us today?”

smile. “Maybe they think the win is

was convinced she didn’t know

her middle school diploma made

of them stepped

the spotlight hit, Madeline, seated in the

to gold-dig her way into our family… and now?

lower your voice. Theo’s right here. What are

If she had even a shred of real ability, would Theo need to drag an outsider to help

subtly signaling her to shut up. “Mom…

hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over. “Madeline, the performance is about

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her tongue but

and Matty began

Her voice was clear, melodic, every movement poised

flawless. Enunciation crisp. Absolutely a

His tone rose and fell with natural rhythm.

into his lines.