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Chapter 455

Author: Sienna Yates
"In the end, we decided to meet halfway. Victoria will apply to a music conservatory. And as compensation, I'll grant her fifteen percent of the family's shares," Richard said.

To Sharon, his words felt like a cruel joke.

Victoria was a science prodigy, yet she hadn't wanted to pursue a STEM degree. She had insisted on attending a business school. What did business school have to do with her so-called strengths in the sciences?

Did they think she was too ignorant to know better, simply because she hadn't gone to university?

Rick, standing beside their father, chimed in. "Jenna, under normal circumstances, Victoria should receive ten percent of the family shares, just like Silas and Scott.

"But now that you've returned, there will inevitably be speculation and gossip. Some people might even dig up the past. This could damage Victoria's reputation. So Dad and I agreed to give her an additional five percent to offset the potential fallout."

Damage to Victoria's reputation?

So her r
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