Chapter 272
Carter’s eyes darkened slightly.
He suddenly remembered the moment earlier-when Kelly handed Sharon a glass of wine and Sharon had fumbled, spilling it all over Kelly’s dress.
Sharon had said it wasn’t intentional, claiming Kelly hadn’t held the glass properly on purpose.
And he he hadn’t believed her.
Now, looking at Carter’s handsome but detached face, Sharon said, “That’s right. I did it on purpose. I’d rather smash it to pieces than let her have it. From now on, anything that belongs to me-no one is taking a single thing away. And one more thing…”
She tilted her chin slightly, eyes meeting his without flinching.
“Does it hurt? Good. It should. As long as we’re not divorced, things like this will keep happening. Over and over again. And even if it hurts… you’ll just have to live with it.”
Nate and Carter wanted a fight? Fine. Let them come.
She wasn’t afraid of either of them.
Before they got the chance to corner her with some underhanded scheme, she’d make sure they were the ones left sickened first.
She used to think only of ending the marriage-tolerating humiliation and swallowing her pride just to get out clean.
But now?
Even after everything she’d endured, they still dared to pull stunts like this?
Did they really think she was some pushover they could mold however they pleased?
Carter’s brows drew together. “Sharon, I told you before-if you just behaved, I’d never shortchange you on money.”
She cut him off coldly. “Who wants your dirty money?”
He let out a sharp, humorless laugh. “If you didn’t care about it, would you have announced publicly that you’re Mrs. Biggs? You just wanted to stick it on my bill.”
Sharon smiled faintly. “If I remember correctly, over the past five years, the money I’ve taken from you doesn’t even amount to the price of one of Kelly’s luxury items.”
A flicker passed through Carter’s eyes.
He suddenly realized-he had never once received a luxury item bill from Sharon. Not in all five years.
“Sharon, if there’s something you want, you can just tell me.”
She looked at him, voice calm. “Does Kelly have to ‘just tell you’ what she wants?”
Whenever Kelly so much as called something pretty, both he and Theo would trip over themselves trying to give it to her.
Even if it was something that belonged to Sharon, they never asked. They simply handed it over.
Carter said nothing.
Sharon continued, “Didn’t you ask me what I want? I want Kelly’s violin. Deep Sea. Give it to me.”
It wasn’t until much later that Sharon learned the truth.
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Kelly’s violin-Deep Sea-had once made headlines.
It was a rare instrument sold for nearly eight figures at auction. Purchased by an anonymous buyer.
Now it seemed the mysterious buyer had been Carter all along.
Carter said stiffly, “Sharon, don’t be unreasonable.”
Sharon laughed quietly. “If you can’t give it to me, just say so. But don’t play the ‘unreasonable’ card again. Can’t you come up with something new?”
And just like that, he remembered over all these years, he really hadn’t given Sharon anything of worth.
Worse, he’d even declined that invitation from the Warner maestro on her behalf not long ago.
His expression cased slightly.
“The bracelet-there’s no need for you to pay for it. Put it on my account.”
Even as the owner of the store, Carter couldn’t just take things without paying.
Everything in the shop was meticulously recorded.
Nate understood this clearly. That’s why he hadn’t asked Carter to waive the cost.
After all, Carter had already been forced to pay 100 million because of Sharon-for the sake of him and Kelly.
Nate was too embarrassed to ask Carter to pay for anything else.
But Sharon said lightly, “You’re mistaken. The bracelet dropped because Kelly didn’t catch it properly. If anyone’s putting it on your tab, it should be her-not me. This has nothing to do with me.” 1
With that, she turned away from Carter without another glance and resumed picking through other bracelets.
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