Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 823

“Why should you shoulder all the blame while Carter hides comfortably in the shadows?”

Kelly’s grip on the phone tightened.

Thomas was right. The divorce had been Carter’s choice. The villa and the studio had been gifts he offered willingly. If he hadn’t wanted to give them, no one could have forced him. And yet, now every ounce of scorn, every vicious curse, fell squarely on her shoulders.

Thomas’s voice slid back into her ear.

“Kelly, don’t you want to strike back at him before you leave Zachemaine? You’re leaving anyway. What’s left to fear?”

Revenge?

A cold chill coursed through her veins.

Carter had power, influence, and status far beyond her reach. What hope did she have of touching him?

She hesitated, then whispered, “Getting back at Sharon would be easier than going after Carter… Maybe I should take revenge on her instead?”

Thomas chuckled darkly.

and I may not be able to pull you out. If Carter decides to prove his loyalty to her by letting you rot, or worse, tormenting you to death

her. “Then

turned

will certainly chase her again and push for remarriage. Everything you’ve done so far-all your sacrifices-will have meant nothing. You’ll be regarded as just a

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then added, “The reason Sharon exposed your dirt online was because Carter deliberately smeared me, spreading rumors I was kept by rich women and carrying on an illicit affair with her.

bit down hard on her

before this, Carter had been yearning for reconciliation. Now, after such

relentlessly.

Yes. Thomas was right.

leave, she

thoughts shifted, sharp and vicious. An idea

settle the score with them,

take her away whenever she wished. That much she knew. But before leaving,

hanging up, she

later, the

the wineglass on the table and downed another heavy gulp. Only when her steps grew unsteady did she rise and sway

are you staying