Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 435

So it was Carter who had gone after John.

Makes sense. With Sharon harder to target directly, hitting someone close to her was a convenient way to send a warning-and it also served as a form of revenge on Kelly’s behalf.

Suppressing the flicker of delight in her eyes, Kelly murmured softly, “Carter… If it’s so difficult for Sharon, maybe we should just drop it?”

Sharon let out a light laugh. “If he were truly willing to drop it, he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to force my hand.”

Carter glanced at her, his expression dark and unreadable, “Sharon, you should know you’re in no position to negotiate with me right now.”

At that, Sharon stood up without hesitation. “Fine. If you think I’m not qualified to negotiate, then I’ll leave. You can go find someone who is.”

She walked toward the door. There wasn’t a hint of reluctance in her retreat.

Everyone in the room was stunned.

If John had really been targeted by Carter, then Sharon’s visit today-offering to give up the studio and even compose a piece for Kelly-was clearly a gesture of goodwill, a plea for mercy on John’s behalf.

logic, she should’ve been

instead… she

was about to step out

eyes. “Don’t you care what

you once told me-when

asking.

came to me for help, and when I didn’t agree, you resorted to vile, underhanded tactics to pressure me into

think that’s going to break me? That I’ll

was calm, almost amused, but her eyes were icy, like spring water running

my bond with John is deep. That’s why I came today. But if you think that gives you the right to use him against me, to control and manipulate

me, but not so much that I’d abandon everything for his sake. You can keep trying to come after me. I

to John

Sharon fall apart-disgraced, humiliated. Instead, she remained defiant,

He couldn’t stand it.

hands! You’d better

know what kind of people are usually the

respond, she smiled and answered her own question. “The ones who think they’ve got someone by the throat and

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