Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 492

Theo grew anxious as he watched the group of people surround his mother, seemingly trying to force her out.

“Mommy,” he said anxiously, “if you just apologize to Kelly for what happened last time, Daddy will help you.”

Not long ago, Kelly had been hospitalized again after falling into a lake. When he went to visit her, Nate told him that his mother had pushed Kelly into the water. He’d asked his father about it, and though his father didn’t confirm it, he hadn’t denied it

either.

So now, seeing all this, Theo naturally assumed his father was still angry at his mother over what happened, and that was why he refused to help her.

But Sharon simply looked at him-deeply, quietly.

That single look made Theo inexplicably uneasy.

Then Sharon spoke, “That won’t be necessary.”

At her words, Carter’s dark eyes grew even darker, his handsome features hardening noticeably.

was the child’s mother, or even that she had come to see Theo, he would have stepped in

But she said nothing.

there you are! I’ve been looking all over-oh? Isn’t this Mr.

swept across the crowd, a subtle glint of something unreadable flashed in his

what a coincidence,” Xavier said with a faint

rank among the top elite families, but it was still a major

recognized him too. Straightening quickly, he greeted him with deference.

flicked briefly toward Sharon.

lowered his voice respectfully. “Someone claimed this young lady sneaked in without an invitation… Mr. Cooper, you’re well aware of Master Malcolm’s

chuckled. “She’s

spoke, his eyes drifted casually, yet unmistakably,

you like to check my invitation again?” he asked

into one of mild embarrassment. He turned back to

remained composed.

truly didn’t have an invitation, nor any

to Sharon’s defense, a flicker of barely disguised resentment

at it, she had no

Carter, she’d seamlessly latched onto Xavier. If