Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 989

Sharon’s gaze sharpened as she turned to Thomas.

“Thomas, you’re not lying to me, are you?”

“How could I ever lie about something like this?” Thomas’s tone was steady and certain.

She was about to press him further when Wendy came hurrying toward her.

“Sharon, are you all right?”

Sharon shook her head. “I’m fine.”

With Wendy came John, Xavier, and Carter.

Sharon had barely sat down to rest when she was summoned again. They hadn’t even had a chance to greet her.

Xavier smiled easily. “Sharon, you look beautiful tonight.”

Sharon returned his smile. “Thank you.”

John added, “Sharon, if anything happens, don’t hide it from me. Whatever I can do to help,

I’ll do.”

she

familiar, yet so distant. A thousand words

eyes met his, she only inclined her head

neither warm nor deliberately cold-merely calm, the way one might treat a

Carter’s chest tightened sharply.

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true indifference was not icy avoidance, not refusal to speak a single word. It was this-casual, unbothered, as if nothing

she really had let

a small gift

on returning to the Kalen family, Sharon. This is for

sentiment, but to seize power. Still, his words carried

the gift with a polite nod. “Thank

offered her gifts they had

City. After that, I’ll be based here in Marcentine. If

if there’s anything in business you don’t understand, ask me. I can teach you myself. It’ll be

refuse. “All right. I’ll trouble you

help her, but he had only just begun learning the ropes himself, and his ability was limited. Still, he had managed to secure a

foundation she could use to gain footing in