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.

moment Johanna saw Sharon enter Victoria’s ward with the Kalen family, she seized the opportunity

are you free tomorrow? We could go to the club

always shown interest in him,

tried

his voice

eyes widening in disbelief. He was actually

never

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flicker of panic crossed

found out she wasn’t who she

Her composure faltered.

of the Ferrero family, she had regarded him as hers- as if he were already in her grasp. She had never entertained the idea that he might belong to

of his

she could finish, the ward door

Sharon stepped out.

the sight of them, Johanna clutching

something? Sharon wondered. Her

met, he turned away-deliberately avoiding her,

speechless. Was Johanna really so jealous that

flicked her eyes toward Johanna, whose face was equally

quarreled? Was that why Thomas had

but it wasn’t her place