Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 724

Chapter 724

Chapter 724

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Carter stood frozen long after Sharon left.

In the past, he could always comfort himself with the thought that she was just throwing a tantrum. Once Kelly’s concert was over, he would coax her gently, and she would come

back.

After all, they still had a child together. No one knew better than he how much Sharon cared about Theo. He couldn’t believe that, as a mother, she could truly bear to abandon her son.

And he he owed her far too much because of Kelly.

He used to think of it this way: Sharon was his wife, part of him. What harm was a little grievance? Kelly, on the other hand, was an outsider. Better to shortchange Sharon for a

while than be indebted to Kelly. 1

Once Kelly’s troubles were resolved, he would make it up to Sharon.

He had believed with such certainty that half a year’s time was nothing, that Sharon could

endure it. 3

But once neglect turned into habit, every concession Sharon made became, in his eyes,

matter of course.

By the time Carter finally woke from his delusions and went looking for her, he found Xavier examining Sharon’s wrist.

Neither of them noticed his approach.

He heard Xavier’s guilty voice.

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“Sharon, I’m sorry. Did I hurt you just now? Should we go to the hospital for a check-up? We can’t risk affecting your competition. Your hands mustn’t suffer the slightest

injury.” 1

“It’s fine,” Sharon replied softly, her tone gentle-so unlike the cold, weary edge she

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always reserved for him. “The bone isn’t hurt.”

“But your wrist is bruised,” Xavier protested.

“It’s only a superficial injury. And it wasn’t even caused by you.”

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Xavier had already noticed something wrong earlier and quickly released her. He hadn’t even pulled that hard.

Still, he said, “Whether or not I caused it, it happened because of me. I should take responsibility.”

Sharon smiled faintly. “If you hadn’t caught me, I would have fallen. The injury might have

been much worse than this bruise.”

Carter’s body jolted.

So… he had misunderstood?

His eyes fell on Sharon’s right wrist-encircled by a stark, angry bruise he’d given her. He had lost control of his strength earlier and left it behind.

He knew better than anyone how carefully a violinist like Kelly guarded her hands. And yet,

he realized with a chill, he had been carelessly, perhaps even habitually, hurting Sharon’s.

The step he was about to take faltered.

In the end, Sharon yielded to Xavier’s insistence and went to the hospital.

After a thorough check, the doctor confirmed there was no serious damage to her hands. Only then did Xavier finally breathe easy.

“Sharon,” he said, “it’s getting late. Let me take you home. I’ll take Matty back first. These next few days, you need to rest. Don’t overthink. And if you run into anything you can’t handle, call me.”

Lowering his voice, he added, “I’ve arranged for someone to keep watch over you, but still, be careful when you go out.”

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Sharon nodded.

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Though Matty lingered reluctantly, he was sensible enough to say, “Sharon, good luck with your competition!”

Sharon smiled, bidding the child goodbye, then left with Theo.

Theo asked if he could stay with her for a couple of days, and Sharon agreed.

With the competition and Kelly’s concert looming, her time was stretched unbearably thin.

But no matter what, Theo was her son. And now that he was no longer as willful as before, she couldn’t bring herself to turn him away.

When they went upstairs, Theo immediately began exploring her apartment with curious

eyes.