Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 360

Chapter 360

Mrs. Cosgrove’s face flushed an ugly, livid shade-dark, blotchy, like overripe liver.

Telling others to kneel had always come easy to her. Effortless, even.

But when the demand was turned on her… it was a whole different story.

Her chest tightened. Even with resentment simmering inside, she couldn’t ignore the suffocating pressure radiating off Xavier. Her tone softened.

“Mr. Cooper, isn’t that a little excessive? The surveillance clearly shows it was your kid who started the fight. No matter what was said, hitting someone is wrong. And now, instead of apologizing, you expect the victim’s family to kneel? What kind of logic is that?”

“Logic?” His gaze sharpened. “What I say… is the logic. I’ll give you one minute. Kneel. Apologize to Sharon, and I’ll let it go.”

His lips curved into something cold. “But if you insist on going against me…well…the weather’s cooling. Seems about time for a certain company to go bankrupt.”

For a second, Mrs. Cosgrove was stunned. She’d thought Xavier was here to defend his son, to settle the matter of Matty throwing punches.

She’d already decided, fine, if it could smooth things over, having Bob apologize to Matty wasn’t out of the question.

But she hadn’t expected this.

He wasn’t asking Bob to apologize. He wanted her to apologize to Sharon.

Her heart clenched.

She’d always looked down on Sharon. Always belittled Sharon in front of the kids.

Sharon was a nobody, a woman with no status, no background, no power. And yet… she married a rich and powerful guy like Carter. She had a son who was smart and gifted.

The bitterness gnawed at Mrs. Cosgrove. She, a well-bred daughter from an old literary family, had been forced into the business world through an arranged marriage. Her husband was a man who’d gotten lucky once-struck gold early in life-but now spent his days gambling, drinking, and chasing women.

Her son had inherited every flaw of her husband. Bob was below average in both looks and brains.

All her scorn toward Sharon… was born out of pure, festering jealousy.

And now… to be told to kneel to Sharon?

Her first instinct was a scream in her head. ‘Kneel? To that woman? Over my dead body!’

Xavier’s gaze didn’t waver. His tone remained maddeningly calm. “I’m not some invincible tycoon, but crushing a small fry like the Cosgrove Group isn’t difficult.”

Then, in front of everyone, he pulled out his phone and dialed.

“Cosgrove Group’s pissed me off. You’ve got ten minutes. Handle it.”

Mrs. Cosgrove’s breath hitched. “Y-You think you can bluff your way through this? I don’t believe you!”

Xavier slid the phone back into his pocket. “Let’s hope you’re still that brave… ten minutes from now.”

Right then, the door flew open. Nate arrived, oblivious to the tension thick in the room.

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scrape on the kid’s face.

His lips curved, smug. “Well, well… kid finally pissed someone off and got what’s coming to him?”

Carter didn’t respond. His eyes stayed locked on Nate.

“Nate,” his voice was low but like steel, “tell me the truth. Were you the one who used my name… to get the teachers and the kids at the kindergarten to isolate Matty?”

For a split second, Nate froze. His heart slammed against his ribs.

‘Shit. So fast. He found out this quickly?’

His eyes darted instinctively toward Kelly. But she stood there, head lowered, refusing to look at him.

His stomach twisted. His hands clenched.

There was no use denying it now.

If Carter was asking, it meant… he already knew.

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