Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 355

Chapter 355

A flicker of panic crossed Mrs. Cosgrove’s eyes. She didn’t know exactly who Xavier was, but the way he carried himself-the weight of his presence-made it clear he was no ordinary person.

While Sharon and Xavier stood watching the security footage, Carter and Kelly arrived.

Even though Theo wasn’t the one who threw the punch, the incident started because of him. The kindergarten had called his parents as well.

Kelly, hearing something happened to Theo, immediately assumed Matty must’ve lost his temper and started a fight. Naturally, she followed.

The moment they stepped into the office, they saw Sharon and Xavier reviewing the footage together.

Kelly whispered to Theo, “Theo, did someone… bully you?”

Theo hesitated, then shook his head.

Her voice grew even gentler. “Theo, you don’t have to be scared. Whoever hurt you… your dad and I will make sure they pay for it

Sharon didn’t bother lifting her head. Honestly, wasting even a second of energy acknowledging Kelly felt beneath her.

The surveillance footage was from a camera some distance from where everything happened. There was no audio, but the video was clear enough.

It showed, without a doubt, Matty throwing the first punch.

Sharon frowned. “What did those kids say to him… for Matty to lose his temper like that?”

Mrs. Cosgrove, who’d shriveled considerably the moment Xavier and Carter walked in, no longer had the arrogance from earlier. Her voice was sharp, but lacked force. “Whatever was said, it doesn’t justify hitting my son.”

And then, a small voice broke the tension.

“It’s because… Bob and the others were trying to bully me,” Theo mumbled, “so Matty fought them.”

The entire room went still. Everyone turned to him.

Kelly blinked, stunned. “Theo… I thought you and Matty… weren’t exactly… friends? Are you sure… he did it for you?”

It wasn’t a secret. Everyone at the kindergarten knew these two never got along. Even the parents knew.

Theo nodded. “I’m sure.”

The words had barely left his mouth when Mrs. Cosgrove’s voice screeched through the air. “Impossible! My son is an angel! He’d never bully anyone!”

She turned to Theo. “Theo… you don’t have to lie just to protect your mother.”

“I’m not lying,” he shot back.

But Mrs. Cosgrove’s face twisted in disbelief. “Please. Your mother’s a nanny. She’s babysitting someone else’s kid. Of course you’d say whatever it takes to cover for them.”

“I’m not!” His voice cracked.

Kelly’s gaze flickered, sharp with something unreadable. “Theo… tell me. Why exactly were they bullying you?”

But Theo hesitated-stammered-couldn’t get the words out.

Sharon turned her head to look at Matty. “Matty, tell me. Why were they bullying Theo?”

Matty looked up, cool and collected. “They weren’t bullying him. I just didn’t like the look of them, so I hit them. This has nothing to do with Theo. I started it. I’ll take the consequences alone.”

Theo’s eyes flew wide open. He stared at Matty in disbelief.

Across the room, Mrs. Cosgrove exhaled-subtle but real relief flooding her features.

Whatever this kid’s background was… as long as the fight didn’t involve the Biggs family, there was still room to smooth things

over.

In Amstern City, the Cosgrove family survived by relying on the Biggs family’s influence. In a cutthroat business world, it was the only way they stayed afloat.

She’d always used Theo as an example for her son-half to motivate, half to cozy up to the Biggs family.