Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 580

Carter asked, “Car trouble?” 1

Sharon replied distractedly, still bent over the engine, “Yeah, something’s wrong.”

Wind and rain lashed around them, and she was soaked through. She looked utterly disheveled.

“I’ll drive you back,” Carter offered.

She shook her head without looking up. “No need. I’ll have a friend come pick me up.”

Carter glanced at the stormy sky. “It’s more than an hour’s drive to the city from here. With this downpour, it might take close to two. And it’s getting dark early today. This area’s remote. It’s not safe for a woman to wait out here alone.”

Sharon didn’t want any unnecessary entanglement with him. Her tone was polite but distant. “I’ll be careful.”

Seeing her unwilling to get in the car, Carter suddenly pushed open his door and stepped out into the rain, holding a large black umbrella.

Startled, Sharon eyed him warily.

approach her. Instead, he walked to the front of her car and began

umbrella with one hand while inspecting the engine with the

but since he had already stepped out into the rain and was now nearly as soaked as she was, turning him

the umbrella.

said, passing

Water trickled down his sharply defined features, dripping from his

chin.

at the components. “There’s a fault in

Sharon’s brows knitted slightly.

you back. It’s cold, and staying in a stalled car like this, alone, you’ll likely

a concert coming up. You really shouldn’t

point. Her schedule was already packed; falling ill

chaos.

nod. “Then I’ll trouble you to take me to the city.

ties completely and pretend we’re strangers. You’ve always felt I wronged you. So, why not see this as my way of making it up to

hint of emotion, “You’re a businessman, Carter. Everything you give