Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 496

The moment Wendy saw who it was, the smile on her face froze.

“Xavier.”

Xavier glanced around. “Sharon hasn’t returned?”

Wendy shook her head. Worry clouded her eyes. “I’ve been calling her, but she hasn’t answered, not even once. Her phone’s still on, though.”

She looked at Xavier. “You haven’t heard from her either?”

A rare look of solemnity settled over Xavier’s face. “Start the performance without her. I’ll check the surveillance footage.”

Just as he was about to leave, a small hand tugged at his sleeve.

Xavier turned and saw Matty gazing up at him with wide, worried eyes. “Daddy, Sharon will be okay, right?”

Xavier gently patted Matty’s head. “She’ll be fine.”

“Then promise me, Daddy. Promise you’ll find her.”

“I promise.”

With that, he turned and walked out, the door closing softly behind him, letting in a gust of cool air.

others stared at the now-shut door, their expressions

the nearby seats, where the members of the Westin family sat visibly shaken. Her eyes

voice, she asked, “Abby, do you know

“That’s

“You mean he’s your dad’s… illegitimate

gave a small nod. “Yes. My dad spent years trying to

Victoria’s expression shifted slightly.

was never

the drama surrounding John’s father had once made quite a

in his youth, John’s father, Kenneth Westin, had fallen in love with a

Westin family and severed ties

his powerful family backing, Kenneth stood

their power to break the couple up and eventually forced

loved his wife, he also never rekindled anything

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wife lived like polite strangers-distant, but

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wife had always loved him. Watching him once give up everything for another woman only deepened her bitterness. She couldn’t accept such

time, she became increasingly

so much as exchanged a few words with another woman,

wealth and status, he naturally attracted attention-women constantly threw themselves

he rejected them, the stream never