Side Chick Era... Over

Silas realized he’d misspoken and pressed his lips together, frustration simmering in his chest.

“No matter what, with that much power in Sharon’s hands, she’s bound to throw her weight around, hu she’ll turn the Kalen Group upside down.”

Victoria replied coolly, “Not necessarily. Even If Sharon wants to run wild, those veteran board members backing her won’t allow it.”

Silas snorted. “Those old fossils? They’ve been forming cliques inside the company for years. I’ve long had enough of them. They contribute nothing, yet they constantly hold us back–always saying this can’t be done, that can’t be done. They think they’re so capable just because they once basked in Mom’s favor. Times have changed, but they’re still clinging to their outdated ways.”

He admitted, privately, that their mother’s investment success had come from sharp insight, not mere luck. But in today’s fiercely competitive market, her methods might not have worked so easily.

Scott spoke calmly. “Sharon has spent these years studying art. Whether she can stand up to the test remains to be seen. If she turns out to be all show and no substance, even Mom’s old supporters will stop backing her. Besides…”

His gaze turned sharp, his tone cooling.

children too. Why shouldn’t they support us

then anger flickered across

back to see us! Even when she died, we didn’t get to see her one last time. And now she’s left everything to Sharon. How could she? It’s as

the time he finished,

silent. Deep down, he couldn’t deny it–he, too, resented their mother. Resented her for leaving when

in death, she had left them nothing–every last thing went

a calm, cutting voice drifted

matter how guilty she once felt, I imagine it all vanished the moment she saw how you treated another woman’s daughter

stood at the entrance, a few

their conversation had carried through the hall.

nor Scott looked flustered, and Thomas’s expression remained unreadable. In their minds,

truth. These were things they would have