Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 390

Chapter 390

Wendy glanced at the caller ID on Sharon’s phone.

“It’s Julliard… think he’s got more news for you?”

Sharon’s voice was calm. “No idea.”

She answered the call. “Hey, Julliard.”

Julliard’s voice came through, warm and polite, as always. “Sharon, do you have time lately? I’d like to take you out for a meal.”

“You’ve helped me so much. I should be the one treating you,” Sharon replied after a brief pause. “Are you free tonight?”

“I’m free,” Julliard answered almost too quickly.

Realizing that, he cleared his throat lightly. “Work’s settled for now. I’ve got free time these days. Whenever works for you.”

“Then tonight,” Sharon decided. “Tomorrow I’m attending the Maestro Warner music exchange, and I’m not sure if something else might come up the day after.”

“Alright. Tonight, then. I’ll see you there.”

“See you.”

As soon as the call ended, Sharon caught Wendy shooting her an exaggerated, knowing look.

Sharon raised a brow. “What’s with that sus look?”

Wendy smirked, eyes glinting. “Sharon, have you ever thought about why Julliard’s helping you?”

Sharon’s tone was flat. “Because he doesn’t want to see Carter and Nate keep making the same mistakes.”

Wendy scoffed. “Oh, please. That’s just an excuse. The three of them grew up together, practically shared a pair of pants. Nate’s caused plenty of messes over the years, but Carter and Julliard always cleaned up after him, no matter what.

“If he really didn’t want them messing up, wouldn’t it be easier to just help them crush you? Safer, cleaner. No risk of betraying anyone. Think about it, if Nate and Carter found out Julliard was feeding you information, would they ever speak to him again?”

“The only explanation…” Wendy tapped her chin, “When it comes to friends, you take a knife for them. But for a woman… you take a knife to your friends. Sharon, Julliard wouldn’t happen to like you, would he?”

Sharon frowned, almost instinctively rejecting the idea. “No way.”

“Why not?”

Sharon raised a brow. “I’m Carter’s ex-wife. Julliard’s his best friend. How could he possibly like me? And besides, we’ve never even spent time alone. Every time we’ve met, he’s been polite and distant. He’s never once shown any sign of anything beyond basic courtesy.”

Wendy replied, “Well, yeah. Back when you were married to Carter, of course he kept his distance. But now you’re divorced… suddenly he’s reaching out. Giving you information. Making the first move.”

Sharon thought about it, then shook her head. “Nate’s spent years trashing me in front of them. Calling me useless, a trophy wife, a middle school dropout. Julliard’s from a family like his-he’s seen every kind of beautiful woman out there. Looks alone wouldn’t attract him. And I’m divorced, with a five-year-old kid. There’s no way someone like him would be interested in me.”

Wendy rolled her eyes. “So what? Being divorced with a kid isn’t a crime. If a woman’s good enough, landing a man ten years younger is no big deal. Sharon, you are exceptional. You deserve the best this world has to offer.”

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Sharon had to admit-those words really did comfort her.

Only a true best friend could believe you deserved the absolute best.

That evening, Sharon arrived at the restaurant ten minutes early.

The moment she walked in, she spotted Julliard. He was already there, waiting.

She stepped over and offered a polite smile. “Sorry, looks like I’m late.”