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 “no,” he

meant-he would not

just about to ask how he could be so certain when Julliard’s voice

disbelief.

“Shaluna?! You found Shaluna?”

forgotten Julliard was beside her. Lowering her voice, she recounted

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discovered and

to a darkness as heavy as storm

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

irreplaceable. Everyone he asked shook their heads. Even Carter and Xavier had tried to

made, only to fail.

look exactly like Shaluna. Sharon would keep it where she could see it often. And every time she

of him.

he imagined that Thomas would not only find the violin

gift he had planned suddenly felt like a cruel

at his side. A

them

a stir rippled through the

goodness! Aurora is here! Come

out as a crowd

drew