Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 1036

Chapter 1036

Samantha hesitated. “If Johanna finds out you’re scheming against the man she likes, she’ll never let it go.”

Victoria replied calmly, “That’s one of the reasons I haven’t told my dad or brothers. Once they learn Thomas’s true identity, they’ll either try to win him over-which means they’ll probably push him and Sharon together- or they’ll see him as an enemy, and things will turn ugly. Johanna likes Thomas. I don’t want my family clashing with him. Jamie, for her sake, won’t take things too far.”

Samantha smiled faintly. “You always think things through, Victoria.”

That foresight was one of the reasons they had remained such close friends. Victoria wasn’t someone who could be easily bullied, but she also wasn’t ruthless-she knew when to advance and when to retreat.

When Victoria noticed the time, she and Samantha left the café.

The moment they stepped outside, a license-plate-free car screeched to a halt in front of them.

Before they could even register what was happening, several men rushed out and dragged them into the vehicle.

…

At the same time, Jamie received word that Johanna had been kidnapped. His expression darkened. He immediately ordered his assistant to investigate her whereabouts, then grabbed his coat, ready to handle the rescue himself.

to leave, his phone rang again-it was

Victoria’s been kidnapped. Come to the Kalen residence

froze mid-step. “What did you say? Victoria’s been

in his voice. “What do you mean

said grimly. “She’s missing

it be the same

soon to tell. We’re

way, get over here first,” Silas said. “We’ll plan our next

Johanna’s kidnappings went completely

Carter.

her son. During her previous hospitalization, she’d been afraid something might go wrong, so she hadn’t let him visit. But Theo had missed her terribly, crying and pestering every day to see

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him-and wanting an excuse to see Sharon himself-Carter had

and Thomas went to the

he sprinted forward and threw himself into

you so much! Did you miss me

about her kidnapping or the injuries