Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 353

Chapter 353

Maybe it was because she hadn’t seen Matty for a few days. Either way, Sharon suddenly missed him.

She glanced at the time, hesitated for a moment, then decided she’d pick him up from school herself today.

Ever since running into Theo and Kelly a few times outside the kindergarten, she’d stopped going in person. It was always the driver who handled pick-ups and drop-offs.

Matty never once complained. Not a hint of disappointment. His understanding made her feel… worse, somehow.

Somewhere along the line, she’d started loving Matty like her own. Maybe not the same way she once loved Theo-no. Not that kind of self-sacrificing, quietly suffering love. Not anymore.

She packed a bag of handmade snacks and was just about to head out when her phone suddenly rang.

“Hello, are you Matty’s guardian? There’s been… an incident at the kindergarten. Could you come over immediately?”

Her expression tightened. “I’m on my way.”

Sharon rushed out.

But even before she reached the office, the sound of a woman’s shrill, furious wailing hit her like a slap.

“My poor baby! How could anyone do this to you? Bob, don’t worry. Mommy won’t let the little brat who did this to you get away with it! Where’s his mom, huh? Why isn’t she here yet?”

Her voice was sharp, ugly, full of venom.

Sharon stepped into the office just in time to see a woman in her thirties jabbing her finger into Matty’s forehead. Her face twisted with rage.

Sharon’s expression darkened instantly. She strode over and slapped the woman’s hand away.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

The woman spun around, her gaze landing on Sharon’s face, then faltered.

“Theo’s mom?”

Clearly, she recognized her.

A flicker of disdain flashed in her eyes. She glanced, almost lazily, toward the corner where Theo stood with his head bowed.

“I’ve seen the video. I already asked Bob, too. This has nothing to do with your kid.”

She clearly had no idea that Sharon was there for Matty, not Theo.

Sharon’s voice turned cold. “I’m here for Matty. And no matter what happened today, that doesn’t give you the right to stand there and jab your finger at a five-year-old child.”

Bob’s mother’s brows pinched together. “Wait… you’re not… you’re not Theo’s mom?”

One of the teachers quickly stepped in to explain. “Mrs. Cosgrove, Ms. Sharon is currently Matty’s legal guardian. She’s responsible for him for now.”

The shift was instant. Mrs. Cosgrove’s posture relaxed, her gaze shifting-less hostile, but sharper in another way.

“Oh. So… a nanny then?” Her lip curled. “Guess you’re really never gonna escape that fate, huh?”

She hadn’t dared to go too far earlier. Didn’t know if she was dealing with someone important. But now? Seeing that it was

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Sharon, the tension in her shoulders melted completely.

It all made sense now. Must be because Sharon had been getting some attention online lately-charity events, social media, the “philanthropist” label getting thrown around Probably wanted to borrow a little shine, play pretend like she was doing something meaningful.

But Sharon had no background and no power. Everyone in this circle knew what she was

If someone could hand their kid off to her, then how important could that family be? Maybe just a nouveau riche desperate to look respectable.

Thinking that, Mrs. Cosgrove straightened her spine, chin up, arrogance flooding back in.

“Tell that little brat of yours to get on his knees and apologize to my son. Right now. Or I swear, neither of you will walk out of here in one piece.”

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