Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 542

Sharon cast Carter a quiet glance, then lowered her eyes. Without a word, she climbed into the Jeep.

Simon had secured a massive Jeep. Its trunk was packed with nineteen full-sized suitcases stacked like bricks. The space inside

was generous.

Just as Sharon reached for the ignition, Thomas, who hadn’t spoken at all until now, suddenly called out, “Sharon.”

She turned to him.

He smiled faintly. “Take care.”

Sharon gave a small nod. Without hesitation, she started the engine.

Carter, Julliard, and Thomas stood motionless, watching her drive away. In the rearview mirror, their silhouettes shrank smaller and smaller until they vanished altogether.

Sharon slid a hand into her pocket. Her fingers brushed something solid. Her pupils contracted slightly.

A handgun. 1

Her heartbeat steadied as her fingers curled around it briefly. Then, calmly, she faced forward and drove toward the designated

location. 1

Roughly twenty minutes later, she arrived at a remote, overgrown stretch of the outskirts.

stood an abandoned factory. Thick vegetation wrapped the area, terrain dense and uneven-perfect for hiding people, almost impossible for a clean

they weren’t just

the engine,

I’ll send someone to check the money. If it’s real,

into the backseat, toward the rows of suitcases. “Fine. But I

“Walk into the factory. Someone will take you to

hand brushed against the pocketed gun again. The touch was enough to anchor her

“Alright.”

stepped out and made her way toward the

behind, staying out of sight. The Jeep, no doubt,

door

pushed it open. The hinges groaned with a

her, they didn’t react when

“I’m here for

stepped aside,

taken aback by how easy that was. Too easy. Was the trap waiting

1/2

slightly,

Kelly and Theo were both tied

space. Nothing immediately seemed

saw her, his

“Mommy!”

side, pulled out the small knife she had tucked away, and cut

he was free, Theo flung