Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 546

Kelly fell to the ground, clutching her cheek, staring at Sharon in utter disbelief.

Even Theo stood frozen, startled by what had just happened.

Sharon ignored Kelly and turned to Dillon. “Dillon, let’s leave-before anything unexpected happens.”

Dillon smiled and nodded. “Let’s go.”

Holding Theo’s hand, Sharon moved quickly toward the exit.

“Mommy…” Theo glanced back at Kelly, a flicker of worry in his young eyes.

Sharon’s expression darkened.

Men like Dillon-desperate fugitives with nothing to lose-were the most untrustworthy. He seemed agreeable now, but who knew when he might suddenly turn on them?

On the way there, Sharon had spoken with Dillon. He’d said, “To be honest, we’ve been watching your family for nearly a year. Kidnapping isn’t easy, especially when the target is someone like Carter.

You always went from home to school and back again. Just two places. No gaps. No opportunity.

a window, until your ex-husband’s

that, Dillon had

to kidnap you. But after months of surveillance, it became clear that your ex-husband didn’t give a damn about you. Even if I took you, I doubted it would rattle him. So I changed the plan-snatch Kelly and your son instead. Problem was,

suspected someone was always watching him from the shadows. I couldn’t take the risk. What if Carter had set up a trap? If

have had a chance.”

that, Sharon’s expression

and that

been a matter of mere luck—it had required precise timing, the right conditions,

their guard down.

Sharon’s brow furrowed slightly.

eyes, half-lidded in amusement, met hers with

watching her, something

mind. She instinctively tightened her grip on Theo’s

winced and frowned as

laughed. “Sharon, why are you looking at me like that? Do you

stared at him.

could finish, Dillon

As we agreed, I’ll let you and your

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