Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 547

Kelly blinked, momentarily stunned. “What did you just say?”

Theo glanced back and forth between the adults, utterly confused by the exchange. He didn’t understand what any of it meant, but one thing stuck with him clearly.

Kelly had said the kidnapper knew his mom.

And now that he thought about it, the man had treated his mom very differently, far less aggressively than he had treated him or

Kelly.

The boy’s young mind swirled with questions.

He opened his mouth to speak, but stopped when he noticed how dark his mother’s expression had grown. Her pace quickened.

Theo struggled to keep up, his legs moving rapidly just to match her stride.

From the moment the kidnapper demanded that she bring the ransom, Sharon had sensed something was off.

And now, she couldn’t ignore the fact: whenever Theo had gone out with anyone else, he’d never been in danger. Yet the one time he was with Kelly, he ended up kidnapped.

to be a

Kelly’s true nature, but Sharon knew

not panicked. Nothing like the wild, desperate woman she’d been

had proposed a hostage exchange, Dillon had

all too smooth.

had noticed Sharon’s realization. He no longer bothered pretending.

just made… was likely meant

would lie about something

Kelly was trying to

if Kelly intended to use this as a chance to eliminate

testify that his mother had conspired with the kidnapper. That they’d fallen out over splitting the

played out, both Sharon and Theo were in extreme danger. And she wasn’t going to

watched them go with an amused smile, making no move to stop

into the open yard outside the factory

son stand in the middle of the lot. Once Carter arrives, he can make his choice. The

He’s just a child. There’s no reason to keep him

“Thought it over. Letting people go one by one is just too troublesome. Easier to have them leave

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Sharon’s heart sank.