Chapter 292
People like Uriah, without power or background, weren’t worth pretending for anymore. Kelly didn’t bother to keep up the act.
During those few days at Uriah’s clinic, she’d even toyed with the idea of poisoning Uriah. It would serve him right for siding with Sharon and making things harder for her.
But faced with the old man’s warning, Nate wasn’t angry in the slightest. Instead, he laughed until tears almost fell from his
eyes.
When strength is equal, a warning feels like a threat. But when the gap is too wide, it just becomes a joke.
“Make me pay? You? Ha! Old man, have you completely lost the plot?”
Uriah, with his fiery temper, couldn’t take the provocation. He exploded on the spot.
“You bastard! Next time you come crawling to me, don’t expect mercy. You better hope you never fall into my hands!”
Sharon stood there quietly, watching. She didn’t intervene.
Xavier, however, had been observing the whole exchange with a sharp gaze, his eyes narrowing as they locked onto the old man. arguing with Nate.
And suddenly, it hit him-why the old man had looked so familiar all this time.
He leaned in and asked in a low voice, “Sharon, what’s your relationship with Mr. Malcolm?”
Sharon replied calmly, “I’ve come to him a few times for prescriptions… I guess you could say I’m a younger friend.”
“How long have you known each other?”
“Just under three years.”
Xavier’s eyes were like the deep sea at dusk. “You two seem pretty close.”
Sharon didn’t think much of it. “I’ve learned a lot from him about how to care for the body. Don’t be fooled by how childish he acts. He’s a really good person.”
Xavier’s lips moved slightly, but in the end, he said nothing.
After a few more minutes of back-and-forth, Uriah seized the last word and hung up the call like a mischievous child declaring victory.
Nate immediately started calling back—again and again–but the old man just kept hanging up on him.
With great satisfaction, Uriah huffed, “Hmph! Trying to spar with me? Know your weight before you throw punches.”
Wendy, Sharon, and Xavier were all left speechless.
The three of them stayed behind to help clean up the clinic before finally leaving.
Xavier drove Sharon and Wendy back to Sharon’s apartment building, then left without another word.
He’d always been a man who knew where boundaries lay. He’d never once suggested coming up for a visit—not even now, when Sharon was already divorced.
That restraint didn’t go unnoticed. In fact, it made Wendy think a little more favorably of him.
On the elevator ride up, Wendy turned to her.
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“Sharon, I think Xavier’s a good guy. He’s respectful, gentlemanly… and he’s helped you so many times. Have you thought about giving him a chance?”
As for the things Xavier had said–those flirtatious lines-Wendy hadn’t taken them seriously.
She’d noticed they only came out when Carter was around, clearly meant to provoke him.
The rest of the time, Xavier kept his distance. No inappropriate words. No crossing lines.
He never put Sharon in an awkward position, and more importantly, he never gave Carter any ammunition.
On the contrary, a guy like Carter? He’d twist even a friendly gesture into an accusation of cheating.
Sharon replied, “I just got divorced. I’m not ready for anything emotional. Right now, I want to focus on my career. Besides, Xavier and I are just friends. Don’t say things like that-if Matty hears you, it’ll be awkward.”
Wendy muttered under her breath, “Matty’s told me privately-more than once-that he wants you to be his mom. He said once you got divorced, he was gonna help set you up with his dad.”
Sharon let out a laugh. “He’s just a kid. You can’t take everything he says seriously.”
The elevator came to a smooth stop at her floor, and the two of them stepped out.
But just as they walked into the hallway, Sharon froze.
Her front door was sealed shut, and there was a notice taped across the entrance.
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