Chapter 735
Kelly happily walked over. “Carter, how do you have time to come here today? Are you here to help Theo practice shooting too?”
Carter responded coldly with a single acknowledgment, giving no sign that he wanted
to say more.
As she got closer, Kelly seemed to finally notice Sharon. She greeted her softly.
“Sharon.”
Then she sat down beside Carter. She paid no attention to his frosty demeanor and immediately began chattering about this and that.
At first, Carter could respond casually with a word or two. But gradually, his expression grew colder, and by the end, he had stopped replying altogether.
Kelly seemed oblivious to his change in mood and launched into memories of the past.
“Carter, do you remember? Back when we first got together, you loved listening to me play the violin. Every time we met, you’d ask me to perform for you. I even joked that you were the first audience for my personal concert.
“And do you remember the day you confessed to me? You… you were so subtle in your confession that I didn’t even realize it at first. If it weren’t for those boys harassing me later and you stepping in, claiming to be my boyfriend, I might not even have known we were together.”
Kelly chattered on endlessly.
In the past, Carter would listen without much thought, occasionally reminiscing with her about those moments. Now, all he felt was an inexplicable irritation.
He glanced instinctively at Sharon and noticed her expression calm, listening attentively. Her face showed no annoyance or impatience; if anything, there was a hint of intrigue and amusement.
Carter’s fingers tightened, his thin lips pressing together.
Finally, he couldn’t hold back. He interrupted Kelly.
“That’s enough,” he said, his voice cold. “The past is the past. Let it remain there.”
Kelly’s smile faltered for a moment. “Carter, I mean no harm. I just thought that time
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was carefree and beautiful.”
Even as she spoke, she desperately wanted to recount every intimate detail of their romance, aiming both to stir Carter’s memories and to irritate Sharon.
Sharon, of course, was not oblivious to Kelly’s intentions. In the past, whenever Kelly mentioned the past with Carter or with Nate and others, Sharon had felt like an outsider, a sense of being completely excluded. It had been a world she could never
enter.
Now, that feeling was gone. Instead, she found a certain amusement in eavesdropping on the gossip.
When Kelly paused, Sharon took the initiative to ask, “So, Kelly, do you remember when you and Carter had your first kiss?”
For a fleeting moment, Kelly froze.
Sharon actually asked that? Was she insane?
No matter how much Kelly pretended to be innocent, she would never recount something like that in front of Carter. Other memories could be nostalgic and harmless, but this-if spoken aloud-would only come across as foolish or malicious. Carter certainly didn’t want to hear it.
Kelly forced a smile. “Sharon, you really have a sense of humor.”
“I’m not joking,” Sharon said, her interest piqued. “Gossip is human nature, and your stories genuinely intrigue me. I’m sure you don’t mind sharing these romantic little episodes, do you?”

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