Chapter 91
“You-!” Madeline’s face drained of color, her voice sharp with fury.
Her lips parted as if to speak, but before the words could form, her eyes rolled back. She collapsed.
“Mom!” Denise cried out, running to her side in a panic. “Mom, are you okay?”
“Call an ambulance-hurry! Madam’s passed out!”
The room exploded into chaos.
Sharon stood still, watching the scene for a moment. Then she turned and walked away without a word.
That afternoon, Sharon received a call from Carter.
“My mother’s awake,” he said. “She’s stable now. Nothing serious.”
“Then,” Sharon replied evenly, “Mr. Biggs, can you release my friend?”
“You made my mother faint and caused her to be hospitalized, and you’re still asking me to let your friend go?”
Sharon’s voice didn’t waver. “You saw everything that happened. I didn’t say anything out of line.”
There was silence on the other end.
Even if he wanted to side with his mother, Carter couldn’t ignore what had happened. The way Madeline had spoken to Sharon- the accusations, the contempt-none of it could be justified.
This whole mess had started when Sharon gave Madeline the medicine.
Instead of showing a shred of gratitude, Madeline had flown into a rage.
And Denise? She hadn’t been surprised at all. In fact, she looked like she’d seen it a hundred times before.
Was this how his mother usually treated Sharon?
Still caught in hesitation, Carter was jolted back when the call ended abruptly. 1
He stared at his phone, the screen gone dark, and his eyes darkened with it.
The next day, in Carter’s office.
“Did you let Wendy go?” Julliard asked.
Before Carter could answer, Julliard’s phone rang.
He picked up, listened for a moment, and his expression changed.
“What did you say? Sharon found Wendy?” His tone turned cold. “Where is she now…? Got it.”
He ended the call and looked back at Carter, face tense.
“Carter, Sharon found Wendy. They’re at the hospital.”
In the hospital, Wendy sat with a face swollen and bruised, quietly receiving treatment.
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people who kidnapped me after that-it wasn’t him.”
It was the day after she’d confronted Kelly that Carter’s men found her and detained her.
They didn’t hurt her. Just locked her up.
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Later, Simon came to see her, trying to convince her to apologize. He said Carter was letting her off easy for Sharon’s sake. If she kept being stubborn, things would only get worse-for everyone.
So she apologized. What was the big deal? It wasn’t going to kill her. Better to bend a little than make trouble for Sharon.
Once she apologized, Kelly-of course-pretended to forgive her in front of Carter.
But not long after she was released, Wendy was kidnapped again.
And this time, it was brutal.
They beat her until her face was unrecognizable. Fortunately, no bones were broken-it was all superficial.
While the doctor dabbed ointment onto her injuries, Wendy winced and sucked in her breath sharply.
Sharon watched Wendy’s bruised face.
“But Carter was involved,” she said softly. “Wasn’t he?”
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