Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 999

Sharon couldn’t hold back her curiosity.

“Thomas, did you used to work with antiques?”

It would make sense-his wide range of knowledge could be explained that way.

But Thomas denied it outright. “No. I know nothing about antiques.”

“Then why did Wendy say you used to restore artifacts?”

“I lied to her,” Thomas replied calmly. “If I hadn’t said that, she wouldn’t have trusted me

enough to hand over Shaluna.”

Sharon froze for a beat, then let out a soft laugh. “Weren’t you afraid that if you failed, Wendy would blame you?”

“No,” Thomas answered with quiet certainty.

Sharon nodded. Wendy might be fiery by nature, but when it came to the important things, she knew where to draw the line. She wouldn’t hold it against him.

Yet the next moment, Thomas’s voice came again, steady and low.

“I never take on something I can’t accomplish. I said I would restore Shaluna, and I did it.”

Sharon’s lashes trembled as she turned toward him.

he said

He meant-he would

be

disbelief.

“Shaluna?! You found Shaluna?”

Julliard was beside her. Lowering her voice, she recounted

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and repaired the

from shock to a

searching in person-but only for a single day. To him, avenging Sharon had mattered more. The thought of that priceless violin destroyed by scum like Jamie and Lex had driven him half-mad with rage. He had poured it all into Lex’s

intended to commission a new violin for Sharon. But Shaluna was irreplaceable. Everyone he asked shook their heads. Even Carter and Xavier

made, only to fail.

crafted to look exactly like Shaluna. Sharon would keep it where she could

of him.

he imagined that Thomas would not only find the violin but restore it

he had planned suddenly

his side. A fleeting shadow crossed

three of them continued through

stir rippled through the

goodness! Aurora is here! Come on, let’s

voices rang out as a crowd rushed in one

drew