Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 375

Chapter 375

Someone whispered, “Honestly, from the way she talks, the way she carries herself… she doesn’t look like someone who barely graduated middle school. Are you sure they got that right?”

“Should be right,” another murmured. “I heard she used to be Carter Biggs’s ex-wife. She doesn’t come from a powerful background, she has no connections… and not even much of an education.”

“But still… you can’t fake class. She doesn’t look like someone who’s never seen the world.”

“Eh… she’s probably faking it.”

The murmurs spread, buzzing beneath the surface like gnats-some skeptical, some dismissive, some simply curious.

Gregory’s eyes flickered with something darker. “So, you’re saying… you still refuse to admit you cheated?”

Sharon stood there, her chin lifted, her gaze steady under the weight of every eye in the room. “That’s right. I don’t admit it.”

Offstage, Kelly’s right eyelid twitched the moment she noticed Nate fiddling with his phone. A wave of unease stirred in her

chest. (1)

leaned in and whispered, “Nate…

Gotta let Sharon’s fans see how embarrassing

off that phone and sees this, he’s gonna get

started a

tapped at the screen. “I mean, the judges gave her all those perfect scores-who would’ve guessed she was cheating? Her

protest, but before she could, Gregory’s voice boomed through the

hall.

of Spanish spilled

people in the audience who understood Spanish froze-stunned-before

proudly in her seat, didn’t understand a word. She frowned, glancing around. “What’s he saying?

believe there’s no one here today with a lower level of education

Then a sharp smile spread across her face, and she let out a dry chuckle. “Well,

if seeing her for the first time. “Didn’t expect you to be this impressive. You speak Spanish

lashes, masking the flicker of triumph behind them. She responded softly,

Madeline, you have no idea. Kelly doesn’t just speak Spanish. She’s fluent in Mandarin, German, Korean, and Japanese too, pretty