Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 569

Ginny feigned confusion. “It’s been so long, and you still haven’t had the chance to meet her?”

A faint shadow passed over Rick’s expression. “Ginny, I came to see you today to discuss the guest performance matter.”

Ginny offered a polite smile. “Didn’t I already give you my answer? I’m unavailable.”

She hadn’t even asked for the exact date before turning him down flat, showing no intention of saving face or being courteous.

Rick was clearly displeased by her blunt refusal.

“Did Sharon say something to you?”

Ginny frowned. “What does this have to do with Sharon?”

Rick replied coolly, “Sharon and Victoria don’t get along. If she hadn’t said anything, you wouldn’t have refused outright without even asking the details. I’m guessing she told you that if Victoria came to you for help, no matter what it was, you should say no.”

didn’t know Rick very well. Most of what she knew came from hearsay-stories told by her parents and the people around

her future fiancé, she

reputation in their

his career. As the heir to the

long accepted that her marriage wouldn’t be a matter of personal choice. From the moment she began receiving her family’s support and grooming, it

of love, she would

other hand, meant handing her happiness over to someone else. And if that person ever stopped loving

and realistic. She was never someone who believed

had never dated all these years. She calmly accepted the engagement arranged by her family, dedicating her time and energy to self-improvement. Her efforts had not been in

her arranged fiancé turned out

toxicity common in

had already noticed how little Rick knew about

how much hostility and

so-called

Kalen household. She’d thought it