Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 713

Chapter 713

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Xavier glanced at the pair not far away, a faint laugh escaping his lips.

“I’m not about to play the third wheel. Besides, I’ve never been on a carousel before. Thought I’d give it a try.”

Sharon followed his gaze and said evenly, “Kelly isn’t in good health. Rides like this usually make her dizzy. Once, when we took Theo to the park, he insisted she ride the carousel with him. She fainted halfway through and had to be rushed to the hospital. Afterward, Carter scolded him harshly.”

At the time, Carter had been tied up with work and hadn’t joined them. But the moment he

heard Kelly had collapsed, he dropped his meeting and rushed over.

Sharon herself had even been blamed for the incident.

The reason? Children don’t understand, but shouldn’t adults know better? Why let Kelly take such a “dangerous” ride?

The accusation had struck Sharon as laughable, yet it left her bitterly wronged.

Theo didn’t know about Kelly’s condition, but didn’t Kelly know it herself? If she couldn’t ride, why hadn’t she spoken up?

Hearing this, Xavier said, “Sharon… you’ve suffered far too many injustices at his side.”

Sharon gave a wry little smile. “Looking back now, I think I had the patience of Obi-Wan Kenobi waiting on Tatooine.”

Her self-mockery drew a genuine laugh from Xavier. Yet when his gaze fell on her again, the usual spark of amusement was tempered with a rare, solemn intensity.

“I’m fiercely protective by nature. I can’t stand to see those close to me-let alone the woman by my side-suffer in silence, Sharon, not every man in this world is like Carter.

His pupils reflected her figure, as though she were the only person in his world.

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By the time Carter managed to free himself from Kelly’s chatter, he arrived to witness precisely this scene.

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Sharon and Xavier sat face-to-face inside the pumpkin carriage of the carousel, their eyes

locked in tender, lingering connection.

From where he stood, Carter could clearly see the admiration—and unmistakable affection

-in Xavier’s gaze.

He knew that look. He’d seen it countless times when women confessed to him. That soft,

fervent glow-the expression one wore only when drawn to someone’s brilliance.

Sharon, whom he had once dismissed as nothing more than a pretty face, was now shining

so brightly she could attract other men.

For the first time, panic stirred in the depths of Carter’s heart. The primal fear of something

irreplaceable-something that belonged to him-being stolen away.

He had always believed that without him, she could never find someone better. That, with Theo tying them together, she would inevitably come back. He had always been so certain.

But now, he suddenly realized-Sharon was never short of men around her.

Xavier. John. Felipe.

Even Thomas, whom he had always considered utterly useless, had revealed feelings for

her.

And how many more were there, hidden from him? None of them seemed to care that

Sharon had once been married, or that she had a child.

The thought made his breathing turn ragged, his gaze sharp and murderous.

Sharon felt an inexplicable unease. She instinctively looked away from Xavier, only to be ensnared again by Carter’s cold, shadowed stare.

Her brows knit, a wave of bad luck and frustration settling in her chest. She forced her gaze

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back toward Xavier instead.

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The sight made Carter’s fists clench tight. With long, decisive strides, he began walking straight toward her.