Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 628

Chapter 628

Sharon said, “Friends don’t need to keep score like that.”

She felt a deep gratitude toward Xavier-different from what she felt for anyone else.

He had been there in her darkest, most helpless moments. Without him, caught between Kelly and Nate’s schemes and Carter’s partiality, she might never have held on.

During that time, Xavier helped her in many ways-not just with money, but with real support.

Now that she no longer needed the money, she’d put every cent he’d ever given her into Matty’s education fund.

Xavier didn’t refuse again. “I’m glad you feel that way. If you ever need anything, just ask. Don’t be shy.”

He joked lightly, “You take care of Matty without accepting any monetary compensation-now I owe you one. You know, Sharon, friendship goes both ways.”

She suddenly remembered something and looked at him. “How did you manage to get the video of Kelly pushing me into the lake?”

Sharon wasn’t surprised by the recovered audio, but she hadn’t expected a video.

Xavier said, “When you gave me your phone, I sent people to check for nearby cameras. Unfortunately, Kelly picked her spot well. The surrounding cameras were either broken or nonexistent.

“Later, when I was looking for witnesses, someone mentioned a drone flying nearby. That footage came from the drone.”

Warmth blossomed in Sharon’s chest. She knew an investigation like this wasn’t easy, yet Xavier had gone out of his way to

deliver the truth to her.

She remembered how, when Kelly had first framed her, Xavier had repeatedly dug up video evidence—each time smacking Carter right in the face with the truth.

Sharon parted her lips to thank him, but Xavier cut her off before she could speak.

“Sharon, I don’t want to hear you say another ‘thank you’.”

She thought for a moment.

“If you liked the painting from the auction, I can paint another.”

She had originally painted it from a photo taken by Wendy. That photo was probably still around; making a second wouldn’t be

hard.

Xavier’s smile deepened.

“Alright.”

He added, “You’ve got competitions and a concert coming up. I won’t bring Matty over just yet. Once you’re through with the busy stretch, I’ll have Matty visit.”

Since the last time, after Xavier took Matty back, he hadn’t brought him over again. Sharon had thought it was to help build their father-son bond, but now she realized he simply didn’t want Matty to disrupt her life.

She turned to Xavier.

His handsome profile looked unusually gentle in the flickering light.

Her feelings were complicated.

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The only way she could repay him was by taking good care of Matty.

Now that Matty had returned to him, Sharon felt she owed Xavier even more.

She hesitated, then asked, “Xavier, the video of Kelly framing me and pushing me into the lake… did you intentionally show it to Carter?”

Given everything that happened today, they wouldn’t have time to dig into Kelly’s old tricks. And if they wanted to deal Kelly a

fatal blow, it would be better to expose all her dirt before her concert.

Xavier must’ve known this too.

His fingers paused on the steering wheel. Then he chuckled softly.

“Sharon, I really can’t keep anything from you, can 1?”

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