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Loving Mom 383

Chapter 383

Richard had said, “My daughter is born into privilege, raised to enjoy life. There’s no need for her to suffer like that.”

Still, Richard wasn’t entirely authoritarian. He gave Victoria two choices.

First-enroll in an arts university, just as he wished, and he’d grant her fifteen percent of Kalen Group’s shares.

Second-pursue any university of her choosing, follow her own path, but she would receive nothing. No financial support. No shares. No safety net.

Fifteen percent of Kalen Group wasn’t just a fortune to ordinary people. Even in elite circles, it was a staggering figure, nearly unthinkable. Among her three brothers, only the eldest held fifteen percent. The second and third sons each had just ten.

The fact that Richard was willing to transfer that much to her said everything about how much he valued her.

In the end, Victoria chose the shares. She enrolled in an arts university.

But brilliance didn’t fade just because the stage changed. She’d grown up immersed in elite education. Mastery of piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting had been her daily routine since childhood. Picking up the violin wasn’t a challenge.

Sharon… her major was also

sound of the

Victoria learned something else. Their mother-the late Mrs. Kalen-had been an

the violin had more to

to her. Whatever she learned,

Victoria had never once regarded her as

every luxury and every resource was within arm’s reach.

Sure, their mother never let her worry about basic needs. Her life,

the Kalen

before the starting gun even fired. What could she possibly use

Victoria was still Richard’s daughter. Sharon might be born of the legitimate wife, but without the power and privilege to back it, legitimacy became little more than a

spoke, the door to the room swung open. Scott’s twin

you two talking

demeanor, Silas was far more

the freshly steeped tea on the table. Without waiting for an invitation, he grabbed a cup. “Perfect timing. I’m parched.