Side Chick Era... Over

Loving DAD 1106

Thomas said, “Sharon may be Theo’s mother, but she’s not yours. And while you might be Theo’s father, you and Sharon stopped being anything to each other a long time ago. So don’t talk about what’s right or wrong–you’ve lost that right.”

Sharon was speechless.

That tongue of Thomas was still as sharp as ever.

Thomas had been gone all night, but neither Sharon nor Carter thought much of it. They assumed he had been with Theo the entire time.

Carter wasn’t the kind of man who enjoyed pointless arguments, least of all childish ones. He ignored Thomas entirely and turned back to Sharon.

“Sharon, don’t worry about the funds,” he said. “I’ll help you find a way. The Biggs Group can free up about 500 million in liquid assets for now. As for the rest, I’ll make arrangements. You have my word–you’ll have what you need within three days.”

At that, Thomas’s gaze shifted to Sharon. “Why do you suddenly need that much money?”

Sharon briefly explained her plan to acquire a stake in Silverstone Group.

for now. Instead of wasting time, I might as well turn this to my advantage. His father’s preparing to run in the upcoming election–this is the perfect time to negotiate with the Silverstone family. Once the election’s over, he’ll

what then? Make him apologize? He didn’t succeed in what he planned, and since the Silverstone and Kalen families are old allies, crippling or killing him isn’t an option. The

from the Silverstones–only for them to walk away with all the rewards–I’d rather strike first. At least that way, the pain I endured won’t be for

a strategy Sharon had come up

than anything, made Carter realize just how

adults, there was no

best she

her position, she couldn’t afford the luxury of

extort concessions from the Silverstones, collect the benefits, and then

Sharon’s decision was pragmatic–mature.

couldn’t shake the tightness in his

much pain, he wondered, had she gone through to become this calm

a brow. “The so–called evidence linking Jamie and Miles–it’s fabricated, isn’t

“How do you