Side Chick Era... Over

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.

yet distant, without the slightest trace of the joy or warmth one might show

brief look and said

the introductions, Richard spoke+25

go through a year of practical training. Now, you may announce

most shareholders and executives, the girls‘ selections were a trivial matter. But the two of them weren’t ordinary heirs–especially Sharon, who not only was Shayla’s biological daughter but also held part of

more weight than the same

granted her direct voting rights in Kalen

others merely collected dividends, Sharon could shape

resting in the hands of a young woman barely in her twenties, was enough to make more than a

completely hide the flicker of

personal reserve 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

“Victoria, why don’t you

nodded

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had stayed up all night preparing, determined to help Victoria make a strong impression today —something that