Lahat ng Kabanata ng Side Chick Era… Over: Kabanata 2231 - Kabanata 2240

Sharon's heart skipped a beat. "…What is it?"Thomas asked, "You're meeting Jamie later?"Sharon didn't hide it. "Yes. Marina is still in Jamie's hands. No matter what, I have to meet him and make him release her.""That's fine," Thomas said, looking at her. "I'll go with you. After all, the person he kidnapped is my friend. He owes me an explanation too."But instead of agreeing immediately, Sharon hesitated.Thomas noticed the hesitation in her eyes, and the smile in his own faded slightly."What?" he asked. "Is it inconvenient for me to go with you?"After a moment's thought, Sharon answered honestly. "It's not that it's inconvenient. It's just… he kidnapped Marina and nearly cost you your position as head of the family. I'm worried that if you see him, you won't be able to control your emotions."To put it bluntly, she was worried Thomas would lose his temper and resort to violence.But Thomas only said, "He kidnapped my friend, yes. But because of that, I got to marry the

Jamie fell silent for a few seconds before speaking."Sharon, I told you yesterday. She isn't in my hands. Marina escaped on her own midway through the trip."Sharon replied, "Marina called again yesterday. She said your bodyguards took her to another country.""She called again?" Jamie glanced at Thomas, a meaningful look flickering in his eyes."Sharon, think about it carefully. If I had personally orchestrated her kidnapping, would she have had any chance to make a phone call?"Sharon couldn't help recalling her own experience of being kidnapped.When it came to abductions, Jamie was a professional. If he had handled it himself, Marina probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to make a call.At that moment, Thomas, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke."That would be because Marina is quite skilled. She managed to seize a rare opportunity. But since you're so confident in your kidnapping abilities, why did you claim you failed to keep an eye on her and allowed

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

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

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