Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 364

Chapter 364

Mr. Cosgrove froze for a moment, then quickly adjusted, bowing his head toward Sharon.

“Sharon… I sincerely apologize. This was entirely our fault. We shouldn’t have bullied your son… and we definitely shouldn’t have laid a hand on Matty.”

By now, it was clear to him-Xavier and his son weren’t actually that angry over Bob’s behavior. What they were truly furious about… was the humiliation Sharon had suffered.

But… wasn’t this woman supposed to be Carter’s wife? Why would Xavier and his son stand up for her?

Questions burned in his mind, but Mr. Cosgrove wasn’t foolish enough to ask them out loud.

His gaze slid toward his wife, who still stood frozen in place. Rage surged in his chest. Without warning, he slapped her again.

“What are you waiting for? Get on your knees and apologize to Sharon!” he barked.

If it hadn’t been for this useless wife of his failing to manage their son and flaunting her arrogance right in Sharon’s face, how the hell would they have ended up offending both Carter and Xavier?

Mrs. Cosgrove trembled. Pride burned in her throat, but survival instincts won. She wasn’t stupid. If she didn’t lower her head now, their company was finished.

The thought of losing her status, her cushy life as a socialite, was more terrifying than death itself.

No matter how vicious she’d been moments ago, now she was equally pathetic, her voice shaking.

“S-Sharon… I… I’m so sorry. I spoke out of line. Please… you’re a bigger person. Don’t hold it against me…”

Dignity? Pride? What did those matter in the face of losing everything?

The way Mr. Cosgrove knelt without hesitation, the way he folded, made it painfully clear. Xavier really did have the power to destroy the Cosgrove Group with a single word.

Mrs. Cosgrove was filled with nothing but bitter regret.

How had she not seen it? How had Sharon—someone her husband’s circle never even respected-ended up climbing her way to

someone like Xavier?

Not just him-his son, too, stood beside her without hesitation, shielding her like she was family.

Sharon stood there, expression calm, eyes as still as water. She didn’t speak right away.

The silence only made the Cosgrove couple more anxious.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Sharon’s gaze shifted toward Theo.

“Theo… do you want to forgive them?”

Theo blinked, stunned. He hadn’t expected her to ask him.

Wasn’t she supposed to be standing up for Matty? Why… why was she giving him the choice? Didn’t she… didn’t she not want him anymore?

But a mother knows her child. Sharon could see straight through his confusion.

“Because of me, you were bullied and isolated. And I didn’t even realize it was happening. That’s my failure as a mom.

“I know… in your heart, you think I’m a useless mom. Someone weak. Someone you can’t rely on.

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“But this is the best I can do, Theo. This… standing up for you…. is the last gift I can give you as your mother.”

For a second, Theo felt something twist painfully in his chest.

For the first time, he realized…. maybe his mom wasn’t completely powerless.

And in this moment-between him and the “bad kid”—she didn’t choose Matty. She chose him. She gave him the right to

decide.

His throat tightened, and his eyes burned in a way he couldn’t quite explain.

Bob, watching all of this, finally broke down in terrified sobs. Nobody made him kneel, but an apology was non-negotiable.

Theo was still just a child. Despite everything, a kind-hearted one. In the end… he forgave Bob.

But Carter? He hadn’t said a word. His face remained stone-cold.

Sharon knew his temperament. Forgiveness wouldn’t come easily-not from him.

But none of that mattered anymore. Not to her.

And just as Sharon had predicted, Nate’s so-called “buddies” never bothered to show up.

Why should they? They were Nate’s friends, weren’t they?

No matter what happened, they figured, as long as Nate said a few words to Carter, no one would dare touch them.

Even if the sky fell-so what? They had Nate holding it up for them.

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