Side Chick Era... Over

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To ensure fairness, the three Kalen brothers–Richard, Rick, and Silas–abstained from voting during the decision–making round.

Yet, despite Sharon’s proposal being clearly superior, more votes still went to Victoria.

Only the shareholders aligned with Shayla’s faction, along with a few opportunistic neutrals hoping to claim a share of the profit, voted in Sharon’s favor.

The majority of the neutral camp, however, remained noncommittal.

No matter how exceptional Sharon’s proposal was, or how capable she proved herself to be, they dared not take sides so easily.

Everyone in the Kalen Group knew one truth: talent alone could not save Sharon. 1

Over the years, Richard had made his intentions clear–he was suppressing Shayla’s faction and step by step reclaiming the last of their original shares. Supporting Sharon would be tantamount to defying him.

And Richard was still the company’s largest shareholder. Choosing the wrong side could mean sharing the same fate as the ousted Shayla faction–systematically purged and left with nothing.

Without the Kalen family’s support, Sharon was doomed to lose to Victoria.

as the results were tallied. Victoria’s votes outnumbered Sharon’s

room, Silas and Scott exchanged knowing smiles at last,

voting concluded, Richard turned toward

he asked mildly, “you have no

where Sharon could act willfully. She was still a newcomer–rash

the decision was made by vote, nothing could

The room went still.

Fair?

about

eyes narrowed slightly. He had

she would surely lash out, revealing her immaturity and ignorance for all to see. That outburst would have cost

she didn’t take the bait. She remained calm and

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That composure unsettled him.

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company

unruffled by having

no reason to be upset–she had never intended to choose that company

into the night, analyzing which companies Victoria was most likely to select, and

goal had never been the company itself; it was to expose Victoria’s choices for