บททั้งหมดของ Side Chick Era… Over: บทที่ 1651 - บทที่ 1660

Thomas said, "I'm fine. It's nothing serious."Wendy had heard Sharon mention Carmen before, but this was the first time she had met her in person. Curiosity made her glance at Carmen, taking her in carefully.Catching Wendy's gaze, Carmen nodded politely in her direction and offered a courteous greeting.Sharon noticed that Carmen seemed to want to speak with Thomas alone, so she turned to Wendy. "Wendy, come with me. We need to pick up a few things."Wendy nodded. "Sure."As the two of them left the room, Wendy whispered, "That head of the Lance family… seems to know Thomas quite well, doesn't he?"Sharon replied, "They're probably good friends. Otherwise, she wouldn't have handed us such a big project."Wendy glanced back toward the hospital room and murmured, "Sharon… she's young, and really beautiful."Sharon nodded. "Yes, Carmen is impressive."Wendy couldn't help but feel frustrated. "Sharon, Thomas is top-tier in every way—status, intelligence, looks—he's one of the be

Wendy was quick to take the hint. She quietly excused herself, leaving the space to just the two of them.It had been a long time since Sharon had worked alongside Thomas. The deeper her understanding of business grew, the more she could appreciate his brilliance.She still had a long way to go before she could truly match a family head. Sharon knew clearly that even if she held the title now, she could never sit firmly in that position. There was far too much she still needed to learn.Immersed in the documents, Sharon paid no attention to the man quietly approaching her.Her knowledge of some foreign families was incomplete. Studying one particular file, she asked, "This Dillon family… they've always kept a low profile. There isn't much information circulating about them. Thomas, do you know anything about them?"Turning her head toward Thomas for an answer, Sharon hadn't anticipated how close he had moved. In the motion of turning, her lips brushed against his cheek by accident

At that moment, Scott's phone rang.He answered, and Richard's voice came sharply from the other end. "You and Sharon need to come back immediately. We've traced Victoria's whereabouts."Scott hung up, his tone cold as he turned to Sharon. "Dad says you need to return right away.""I understand," Sharon replied.Scott frowned as she didn't move. "If you understand, then go. Do I have to drag you there?"Sharon's voice remained calm. "You go ahead, Scott. I can handle going back myself. Facing someone you dislike head-on… no one ever feels comfortable doing that."Scott didn't press further. There was no point wasting time arguing with her. The message had been delivered; whether she returned or not was no longer his concern. Soon, he left.Thomas, interrupted and clearly in a sour mood, was less than pleased.Sharon had been slightly uneasy herself, but Scott's commotion had the unexpected effect of relieving some of the tension."I'll go back to the Kalen residence," Sharon s

Jamie had heard all this before—so many times, from Sharon's lips.Back then, it hadn't seemed to matter. Now… it somehow cut deeper.Before long, a bruised and battered Silas arrived. His brows were drawn, his face haggard, hair in disarray. He had been stretched thin by Claire's schemes, and with Victoria missing, he had little energy left to intervene.Moreover, after being used as a pawn and having his shares seized by Sharon, he felt a rift growing between himself and Rick. Now, he had no real power within the Kalen family; his future looked like nothing more than drifting along, waiting to die quietly.Silas had long since given up, with no desire to compete with Sharon anymore. He had fought for himself once, only to find it wasn't even his—it was just working for someone else's gain. What was the point?After a while, Richard and Rick finally finished their calls. Rick's face was grim."King George doesn't admit to abducting Victoria," he said.Silas, ever blunt, muttere

Jamie didn't respond.His naturally brooding, peculiar temperament didn't surprise Rick or the others, so they paid him little mind.No one knew how much time had passed before his phone rang. Jamie glanced at the caller ID, suppressed the irritation rising in his chest, and answered."What is it?"On the other end, Johanna's panicked voice trembled."Jamie! The tabby cat… it ran away!"Jamie's expression changed instantly. "Ran away? How did it escape?"Johanna's voice broke with a sob. "After I picked up the takeout, I must've forgotten to close the door… By the time I finished eating and went to check on the cat, the door was ajar—and the cat was gone…"Before leaving the house, Jamie had instructed Johanna to watch over the tabby cat. Whenever he had business or was away, Johanna would take over the cat's care. Jamie never trusted anyone else with it.Johanna knew exactly how much he adored the cat. Wild and untamable, the tabby was obedient only to Jamie. To Johanna, it w