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Chapter 1068

Before returning to the Kalen family, Sharon had quietly looked into her mother’s side of the family.

Perhaps the McKinzie family had deliberately kept a low profile, because aside from the names of a few members, she’d found almost nothing of value.

When her mother, Shayla, was still alive, she had rarely spoken of her parents or her childhood home.

To be honest, Sharon knew very little about her maternal grandparents or the family her mother came from.

The Kalen family, by contrast, was much simpler. Her paternal grandparents had passed away many years ago.

Now, as she caught the assessing look in her Uncle Clark’s eyes, Sharon suddenly understood why her mother had avoided speaking about her own family all these years.

Though Clark’s expression was kind and his manner gentle, his gaze wasn’t that of a relative seeing his niece; it was the calculating scrutiny of a merchant appraising goods.

Her cousin Sebastian appeared just as amiable on the surface, yet a trace of disdain flickered in his eyes. 2

Sharon had never felt much attachment to the Kalen family; toward these two strangers she was meeting for the first time–her uncle and cousin–she felt even less.

distant, without the slightest trace of the joy

a brief look and

the introductions,

need to go through a year of

them weren’t ordinary heirs–especially Sharon, who not only was Shayla’s biological daughter but also held part of the Kalen Group’s

that ten percent carried more weight than the same share held by Shayla’s

stake granted her direct voting rights in Kalen

collected dividends, Sharon

young woman barely in her

completely hide the

of shares entirely her own, untouchable even by Richard himself. If the McKinzie family could somehow reclaim it, they might yet rise again, reclaiming the glory they’d lost.

Chapter 1068

and turned to Victoria. “Victoria, why don’t you

and Scott both nodded encouragingly at their younger

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preparing, determined to help Victoria make a strong impression today —something that