Side Chick Era... Over

Kelly said anxiously, “She must’ve picked up that earring! Thomas, you can’t believe a word that liar says!”

If Thomas refused to help her, she was doomed. Right now, he was her only hope.

Thomas’s tone remained calm. “What you said might be true. But I’ll need some time to investigate. For now, we shouldn’t contact each other. If I’ve wronged you, I’ll make it up to you later.”

Before Kelly could say another word, the line went dead.

She stared at her phone, her teeth grinding with rage. If Johanna hadn’t ruined everything, her fake pregnancy plan–handled properly with Thomas’s help–might have gone off without a hitch. She could have married

Carter.

But now, because of Johanna’s interference, all her efforts had gone up in smoke.

If only… If Johanna were gone, wouldn’t everything fall neatly back into place?

The thought sent a dark, icy gleam flickering through Kelly’s eyes.

To live like a rat in the shadows–she would rather die than endure that humiliation. If getting Thomas’s full support meant taking a risk, then so be it. It would be worth it.

one he had been looking for all these years,

costs.

start working at the Kalen Group. Coincidentally, it was

hair and eyebrows hadn’t shaken Victoria’s composure in

with a wig. Eyebrows could be restored with implants. As for her

less.

it were permanently damaged, she wouldn’t be

to achieve her goals. As long as she got what she wanted, no price was

once endured, was just something

before Sharon and Victoria officially joined the Kalen Group, Richard gathered the family for a

it clear–there’s no favoritism here, no preference for sons over daughters. I

extra five percent for Victoria, that’s compensation–something agreed

1/2

shot Sharon a warning

and took out

ten percent share that belongs to you, Sharon.

accepted it with a