Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 1000

The trio turned toward the voice and saw Johanna standing not far away, her face lit with

delight.

At first, her eyes had been fixed only on Thomas. But the moment she noticed Sharon, her

smile faltered.

Sharon had long known of Johanna’s interest in Thomas. It hadn’t bothered her before- after all, her contact with Johanna had been minimal. But after everything that happened with Jamie, she found it harder to look at Johanna with the same indifference.

Still, Thomas’s friendships were his own to choose. She had no right to interfere. And besides, her kidnapping had been tied to Victoria, not Johanna.

So Sharon kept her tone neutral as she said to Thomas, “Johanna might have something to discuss with you. You should talk with her. I’ll walk around with Julliard for a bit.”

But Thomas refused without hesitation. “No. I’m not that close to her.”

Johanna’s smile stiffened, her expression cracking. She knew full well he had said it on purpose, to draw a clear line in front of Sharon, so she wouldn’t suspect anything. Yet hearing it aloud still cut like a knife.

Sharon made no effort to greet Johanna. “Then let’s go.”

“Mhm.” Thomas nodded.

of them

retreating figures, her teeth sinking hard into

looking. They’re gone,” came Jamie’s cold voice

His

trio into the distance,

don’t fool yourself. Thomas is not on our

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bit down harder, words slipping out in

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keep Sharon from suspecting anything. He was putting

act.”

an act, then why has he never once passed you a message in

scream-and whose fault is that? If he hadn’t deliberately made Thomas doubt her, how could things

to win Thomas’s support. How could she be any

Jamie and Victoria, deliberately

well: now that Jamie’s every move revolved around helping Victoria, he would never allow her and Thomas to be together. Perhaps even that so-called “assassination” at

further would be useless. So

finished signing autographs and taking photos with her fans. She caught sight of the strange tension on their faces and asked, “What’s, wrong? Did something