Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 867

Sharon’s reply was polite and restrained. “Thank you.”

After that, she turned toward Victoria, who was still lying on the hospital bed.

“Victoria, how are you feeling now?”

She could bring herself to call Richard her father and Rick her brother, but she could never call Victoria her sister. The word felt false, hollow, almost hypocritical.

Victoria didn’t seem to mind. She smiled faintly. “I’m fine. With some rest, it shouldn’t affect the competition.”

Sharon nodded. “That’s good.”

Then she shifted her gaze to Richard. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going.”

Richard inclined his head. “Alright. You’ve had a long day. Go get some rest.”

After Sharon left, Rick finally spoke.

“Victoria, be honest with me and Dad. When you said you blocked the acid for Johanna, were you actually covering for Sharon?”

Victoria’s expression carried a trace of helplessness. “No. What I said was the truth.”

His falcon-sharp gaze lingered on her face. Only when he saw no sign of evasion did he finally look away. 2

Outside the ward.

enter Victoria’s ward with the Kalen family, she seized the

tomorrow? We could go

tone was noticeably softer than before. She had always shown interest in him, but traces of her usual hauteur

she tried to be

at her, his voice cool

widening in disbelief. He was

never happened

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flicker of panic crossed her

had he found out she wasn’t who

Her composure faltered.

she had regarded him as hers- as if he

reflexively, she caught hold of his sleeve. “Thomas, what’s wrong

finish, the ward door

Sharon stepped out.

sight of them, Johanna clutching his

Sharon wondered. Her

instant their eyes met, he turned away-deliberately avoiding her, as

really so jealous that she wouldn’t even let him

eyes toward Johanna, whose face was equally

Was that why Thomas had

mind, but it wasn’t