All Chapters of Side Chick Era… Over: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Matty could hardly believe his ears. He jerked his head up excitedly."Sharon, what did you say? You're going with me?"Sharon smiled and nodded. "Yeah, this time, I'll go with you."Matty threw his arms around her leg, his face full of gratitude."Sharon, you're the best!"Watching Matty bounce around so happy, a complicated feeling stirred deep in Sharon's heart.Theo found her embarrassing—he didn't even tell her about the kindergarten's parent-child event.But Matty had carefully asked for her opinion, and after she said yes, he was this joyful.The contrast between the two boys was striking.Sharon hesitated for a moment before asking, "Matty, are you sure you want me to come with you?"Matty's face instantly fell. "Sharon, don't you want to go?""No," Sharon's voice faltered. "Don't you think I'd be embarrassing?"Matty immediately shook his head. "Sharon, you're so pretty. Why would I be embarrassed?""But what if I don't do well…" Sharon started.Matty cut her off

Theo lost it.Right then and there, he snapped—face flushed, eyes burning red. He pointed at Matty and shouted, "What did you say?! Say it again!"Matty blinked, startled. "Theo... w-what's wrong?"Theo grabbed a fistful of Matty's sleeve, completely unhinged. "Mom would never—never—abandon me! You're the one nobody wants! You're the bastard!"His outburst caught the attention of the other kids around them.Voices hushed. Heads turned.The teachers, hearing the noise, rushed over."What's going on? What happened?"Matty's eyes went red in an instant. Tears welled up, and he said softly, "Yeah... I know. I am the bastard no one wants. Theo, I know I don't have a mom. And my dad's always too busy with work to be around. That's why I asked Sharon to do the performance with me."Theo's voice broke into a near scream. "No! I won't allow it! She's my mom—mine! Give her back to me!"The teachers rushed to separate the two before they could come to blows again. Theo and Matty were al

Carter's face darkened. "Theo, be quiet."Theo flinched, shrinking instinctively behind Kelly.She stepped in quickly, voice gentle, as if to shield him. "Carter, he's just a child. Don't be so harsh with him. Besides, you've always expected a lot from Theo, and he's never disappointed you. He's always at the top of his class. Isn't it understandable he wants to be the best at everything?"She glanced at Sharon, her tone soft but laced with meaning. "With a son as outstanding as Theo, Sharon should really work on improving herself, too. As parents, we shouldn't be the ones holding our children back."Carter's expression wavered slightly. The light in his eyes dimmed. He said nothing.But Matty stepped forward, his voice clear. "Sharon would never hold anyone back! She's amazing!"Theo let out a scornful laugh. "She's my mom. Don't you think I'd know if she was amazing? Matty, if you're smart, find someone else to perform with. Otherwise, when you get laughed at and end up crying,

"I wanted you dead?" Sharon repeated, her voice calm but puzzled. "Who told you that? Was it Kelly?"Carter's voice cut in, low and firm. "Sharon, don't pin everything on Kelly."Her tone was lazy, almost bored. "Carter, you get so defensive the moment her name comes up. One might think you're desperate to hide something... indecent.""Sharon, watch what you're saying!""Watch what I'm saying? Everything I said has a basis. When Theo had his allergic reaction, only a few of us were there. So tell me, how did he get the idea that Matty and I didn't save him? That we wanted him dead?"She lifted a brow. "Unless… you're the one who told him that? Or was it Kelly again?"Carter's brow twitched. His eyes shifted to Theo. "Theo, how did you come to think that?"Kelly's heart seized. She had told Theo—more than once—not to mention where he got that idea.And yet here he was, standing in the middle of it all, about to open his mouth.Kids couldn't keep secrets. This was it.Last time,

Kelly took a deep breath and forced a gentle smile onto her face."Your name's Matty, right? When did you get here?"Matty answered plainly, "A while ago. I heard everything you said. So it was you who told Theo that we didn't let the doctor save him? And that Theo's daddy was lying to him? I guess I'll have to ask Theo's dad why he would lie.""No, wait!" Kelly reached out quickly, blocking Matty's path. "Matty, you misheard. I didn't say that."Matty tilted his head, studying her, then glanced at Theo."She didn't say that? Then what did she say to you? Didn't she tell you that Sharon and I were trying to save you, and that she was the one who kept stopping us and almost got you killed?"Kelly's face tightened. She opened her mouth to speak, but Theo interrupted, his voice bursting with fury."You're lying! You two were the ones who stopped the doctors! You didn't let them save me!"Matty replied calmly, "So the sun really rises in the west now? Pigs have grown wings and lear