Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 880

A genius violin beauty? What nonsense. Nothing but hype.

The blonde girl sneered. “You only managed to climb up the ranks by seducing men. Do you really think you’re worthy of being compared to Victoria? How laughable!”

“Exactly,” the redhead chimed in, her tone dripping with disdain. “You’re just a dirty little secret, a shameful, illegitimate daughter. Drop out of the competition before you humiliate yourself any further and tarnish Victoria’s name.”

The black-haired girl added with a snort, “Shameless! You spread these rumors just to worm your way back into the Kalen family. Desperate for wealth, aren’t you?”

Wendy clenched her fists, ready to retort, but Sharon stopped her with a slight gesture. She didn’t yet know the full story, but from the girls’ venomous words, she was beginning to piece it together. At least their loose tongues spared her the trouble of digging.

Sharon’s eyes glimmered faintly. Her voice was calm when she asked, “And who told you these things?”

The black-haired girl lifted her chin arrogantly. “Who needs to tell us? Everyone knows. The rumor’s all over-you’re a bastard child trying to force the Kalen family to acknowledge you. But they want nothing to do with you. So what do you do? Spread lies to pressure them into accepting you back!”

Not far away, Julliard listened, his expression shadowed with anger at the vicious slander-yet also admiration for Sharon. She hadn’t lost her composure, even under insult after insult. Instead, she used their inability to keep their mouths shut to seize control of the situation.

family to acknowledge me…” Sharon repeated thoughtfully, as though weighing

the strange looks she’d been

whispers of being an illegitimate child were what had sparked it. After all, Carter had warned her

This was far more twisted

curled her lip. “They say like breeds like. Dragons bear dragons, but the child of a rat will only know how to dig holes. You’re a mistress’s brat-you’ll grow up to be a mistress too, won’t

as anyone could remember, illegitimate children had been scorned. Their very existence was proof of infidelity. And in a society with little tolerance for mistresses, their children

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was why Richard had delayed announcing Sharon’s identity for so long.

in sparring further with the three girls. She gave Wendy a glance. “Wendy,

back her fury and

to let them leave. They

face was cold, his voice like ice. “Are you

single warning stopped them in their tracks. By the time they dared look again, Sharon and Wendy were already walking away. The three girls could do nothing but stomp their feet in frustration as

venue, Wendy