登入Because the bullet had struck Rick.In the next instant, the gun in Rick's hand slipped from his palm and clattered to the floor.Everything happened far too quickly—so quickly that no one had time to react.Sharon stared at her empty hand, then at Thomas standing beside her with a gun in his grasp. It took her a long moment to regain her senses.From the moment he snatched the weapon to the moment he fired, it had all happened in the blink of an eye.Thomas's movements were impossibly fast. Sharon hadn't even registered what was happening before it was already over.Seeing Thomas act so brazenly—shooting Rick in front of everyone—Richard immediately roared in fury."Thomas! What do you think you're doing?!"Thomas casually blew away the faint smoke curling from the gun barrel, his smile light and indifferent."Didn't Victoria just say I'm mentally ill?" he replied lazily. "Of course, I'm having an episode."He toyed with the gun in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips
No matter how much the Kalen family had spoken about Sharon in private, she had long since learned to ignore it. With her current status and position, she could face slander and insults without even changing her expression. None of it truly affected her anymore.And yet, Victoria's words still stirred up a long-suppressed fury within her.She could endure anything directed at herself, but she could not tolerate Victoria insulting Thomas like that.Old grievances mixed with new anger, and a cold killing intent flashed across Sharon's eyes. In one swift motion, she drew a handgun from her waist and aimed it directly at Victoria's head.Her voice was ice-cold."Do you believe that if I shoot you right now, no one here would dare say a single word against me?"Sharon's position within the Kalen family was equivalent to that of the family head. Victoria, on the other hand, was already a ruined figure. Even if Sharon truly killed her, no one would seek justice on her behalf.Even Rich
Rick's eyes darkened after hearing this. His hand had already, without anyone noticing, moved to the gun at his waist.He didn't care if Thomas shot his family. But the moment his own life was threatened, he would not hesitate to fire in order to protect himself.As for today's situation, the best outcome would be for Thomas to lose control and go mad.If Thomas truly committed violence, he could kill him on the spot and simply claim it was self-defense after Thomas attacked his family.As long as Thomas died, the plan would be halfway complete.As for Sharon… Without Thomas, she was nothing.On the floor, the photographs showed Jamie sitting in the Kalen family's living room waiting for Sharon's return, Jamie staring intently at her figure, and even Jamie and Sharon kissing.At a glance, Sharon could tell the kissing photos were fake.But the images of Jamie waiting inside the Kalen residence were real.The same went for the intimate photos of her and Jamie taken on the islan
Richard wasn't trying to cover anything up for Thomas.Rather, Victoria had already caused too many problems for him—and for the Kalen family.Because of her actions, Richard had been humiliated, again and again.The more proud he had once been of Victoria, the more he now deigned to see her.As a father, he had already shown her enough tolerance and taken responsibility for her misdeeds. That was as far as his duty went.But after disgracing the Kalen family, she had shown no remorse. Worse still, she had later severely injured Samantha inside the Kalen residence.Samantha was Victoria's sister-in-law and once her closest friend. If she could treat Samantha that way, would she one day use the same methods against her own biological father?To this day, Samantha was still lying in the intensive care unit. They had only just managed to suppress news of her condition, and yet, Victoria had already come out again to cause trouble.Seeing Richard's grim expression, a faint, eerie s
"After all, we've only known each other for a short time," Thomas said.Everyone present was shrewd. The moment those words left Thomas's mouth, they immediately caught the underlying implication.Only a short time.In other words, Thomas did not remember what had happened three years ago.A flicker of unfathomable light passed through Rick's eyes. He had deliberately chosen not to have Victoria expose him immediately—partly because he wanted to test Thomas. If Thomas had already recovered his memories, then Victoria's "exposure" would lose all meaning.Rick wasn't foolish enough to miss that.He said, "Thomas, how did you meet Sharon? I've never heard her mention you before."Thomas replied indifferently, "I came to Marcentine some time ago and accidentally rear-ended Sharon's car. That's how we met."We haven't known each other long. It was something of a flash marriage. It's normal you haven't heard Sharon mention meeting me."Richard, Rick, and Scott were all rendered spee
Three years had passed since Sharon and Thomas had last seen each other. Their relationship was no longer what it had once been.Although Sharon didn't dislike being close to him, they were outside now, and she wasn't accustomed to such intimate contact.Instinctively, she tried to pull away.Before she could, Thomas lowered his voice and said, "Someone's watching us from the shadows... Jamie asked you out today. For all we know, he did it to keep an eye on us and report back to the Ferrero family."Hearing that, Sharon could only stiffen and stop herself from moving away.After a brief hesitation, she said, "Jamie... probably wouldn't collude with the Ferrero family."Thomas's tone remained calm."Then why did he kidnap Marina?""Maybe he was angered by the messages Marina sent him, so he kidnapped her because of that."A dark look flickered in Thomas's eyes, and his voice turned low and husky."Sharon, I know you and Jamie have a special relationship, but his goodwill is di
36 billion dollars.Sharon stared at the number on the screen, her throat tightening.Ginny could lend her 100 million. John had spoken with his father and together they could move around three billion in liquid assets—but no more. The Westin Group still needed to keep its operations running.Car
Thomas's handsome face was as cold as carved ice. "Rick, don't tell me you didn't know Miles is a notorious lecher. You left Sharon alone in a room with him—weren't you afraid something might happen to her?"Rick froze for a moment. Truthfully, that thought hadn't even crossed his mind.But he qui
Victoria's mother, however, was nothing like Shayla. She lacked that same strength.Sometimes, Richard would catch himself wondering—if only Shayla had been a little gentler, a little softer—how different things might have been.Perhaps because he had finally found someone willing to listen, Richa
Victoria studied Samantha's expression and frowned. "Samantha, don't tell me you still like Carter?"Back then, Carter had helped Victoria, and Samantha had been taken with him. But she was young then, and an arranged engagement had already been set for her since childhood. She couldn't, in good







