Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 846

After Thomas left, Sharon sat alone on the stone bench, gazing at the scenery around her.

To be honest, the garden was breathtakingly beautiful, tinged with a faint air of romance. Even sitting here by herself, she didn’t feel the least bit bored.

Resting one hand on the stone table, she found the stillness and quiet seeping into her bones, making her drowsy. She had been busy and exhausted lately, and before she knew it, her head sank onto her arms.

She actually drifted off for a while.

A cool breeze stirred, snapping her awake.

Checking the time, she was startled to see that twenty minutes had already passed.

The garden wasn’t far from the banquet hall. It would take ten minutes at most for a round trip. Could

something have happened?

Unease prickled at her. She pulled out her phone and dialed Thomas’s number. The call rang endlessly with no

answer. She started to worry.

Sharon slipped off her shoes, intending to go

sounded behind her. Relief rushed through her-he

her lips parting.

eyes landed on the man’s face, she

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the lamplight, every gesture carrying an

grace. His bold brows hinted at a streak

a seductive, shifting light.

on her, the night casting an

her slowly. “I just got off a flight. Originally, I wanted to surprise you at your studio, but you weren’t there. I asked

been some time since Sharon last saw Xavier. The sudden encounter did stir a flicker of

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went to fetch another pair, but he hasn’t come back for

check if something happened.”

a knowing smile. “Thomas? I saw him just

blinked, puzzled. “Preoccupied

hero. Saving none other than Johanna, the eldest daughter of the Walton

“He and the Walton heiress… are they close?” Sharon recalled how easily the two had talked the last time they met. After a pause, she murmured, “They seemed