Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 1071

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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.

darkened as the results were tallied. Victoria’s votes

room, Silas and Scott exchanged knowing smiles at last, smug satisfaction flickering across

the voting concluded, Richard

no

could act willfully. She was still a newcomer–rash words or visible resentment would only

smiled faintly. “Since the decision was made by vote, nothing could be fairer. I

The room went still.

Fair?

nothing fair about the

had expected

her

take the bait. She

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That composure unsettled him.

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you have a backup company in mind? Why don’t you show everyone your

by having

upset–she had never intended to choose that

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

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