Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 993

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Just as Thomas was about to follow from the shadows, someone lightly tugged at the hem of his sleeve.

“Thomas.”

Thomas turned and found himself facing Johanna.

Her smile bloomed, bright and radiant. “Thomas, what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Sharon?”

Without betraying the slightest emotion, Thomas slipped his sleeve free from her grasp.

“Do you need something?”

Johanna glanced around, then lowered her voice. “Thomas, I have something to tell you. Will you walk with me for a bit?”

He had nothing pressing at the moment, and after a brief thought, agreed.

was more than a match for her own status, the last lingering doubt in her heart vanished. Now, the more she looked at him, the more she liked

into the

identity had yet to be made public. Johanna, eager to appear as though she cared only for the man himself and not his rank or power, chose her words with painstaking care. She dared not ask whether his closeness to Sharon was tied to acquiring

she ventured, “Thomas… between you and Jamie–could there have been some kind of

about the attempt on her brother’s life. Just as Victoria had suspected, Jamie had said

replied evenly. “After all, he once came to me and told me

“Jamie did that? When was this? Why didn’t I know about

as if recalling. “Hmm… not long before he was injured

At the time, Jamie had praised her for her sharp judgment, encouraged her even, saying Thomas could

“What exactly did he say

“He said many strange things. That maybe I was mistaken about you being the person I’d been looking for. That your violin playing wasn’t as good as Victoria’s. That Victoria also had the same earrings, also played violin–so why must I insist it was you? Finally, he told me to stay away.

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hands curled into

Thomas had grown so distant back then.

Thomas truly was–why

a realization