Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 549

Hearing Carter’s words, Sharon realized–with a quiet jolt-that he was choosing her.

It caught her off guard, but only just. In truth, it made a strange kind of sense. This was who Carter had always been: cool- headed, rational to a fault.

Even now, she could feel a toxic stare boring into her.

She turned her head and found Kelly glaring at her, lips bloodless from being bitten down hard, eyes red with fury.

Kelly hadn’t expected this. Not at all.

Carter had been given two choices, and he had chosen Sharon. He had divorced Sharon for her. How could he choose Sharon

now?

A cold smirk tugged at the corner of Sharon’s lips.

Kelly had played the same hand for years-her terminal illness, her tragic sweetness-tugging on Carter’s sympathy, weaving a perfect image of gentle suffering for the world to admire.

Now, she’d finally overplayed it.

Poetic justice.

Still, Sharon felt no joy in being chosen. She knew too well that it was nothing more than a cost-benefit analysis, just another one of Carter’s decisions made with his usual, mechanical precision.

From the sidelines, Dillon’s voice broke through the stillness. “So, Mr. Biggs, your choice… is your ex-wife, Sharon?”

for a moment. Then

eyes widened in disbelief.

filled Kelly’s mouth. She had bitten through her lip as she cursed Sharon to death

Nate and looked straight at

choice.

without hesitation. “Sure. Sharon, you’re free to

and reached for

then, everything went

cut sharply through

back to Dillon, had no idea what

Then came the gunshot.

racing, she threw herself over Theo, wrapping him

a voice

Run! I’ll hold

It was Kelly.

clung tightly to Dillon’s arm, shouting so loud her voice cracked and

expression darkened. With a snarl, he slapped her

Smack.

the side. But

pain at all, she just held

her with all his strength.

clawed her way back and clung

them froze. Stunned. No one

Sharon saw her chance.