All Chapters of Side Chick Era… Over: Chapter 2501 - Chapter 2510

"What's it about? Can you give me the rundown?" Wendy asked, curious."It's about a man who pulls out every trick in the book to win over a woman he's chasing," Thomas said. "Even the whole get-hurt-on-purpose routine."Wendy's eyes went wide. "Sounds like a romance. Is it good? Do they end up together in the end?""Haven't finished it yet," Thomas said. "Not sure. I'll let you know once I do.""Sure thing," Wendy said with a grin. "I love this kind of sappy, brainless romantic stuff. Just give me the sweetness and I'm happy.""Sappy romance, huh." Thomas let out a soft laugh. "Let's just hope it doesn't turn into a horror movie by the end."...Sharon insisted on going straight to Julliard's attending physician to check on his condition. Unable to talk her out of it, he had no choice but to follow along.In the doctor's office, Julliard's physician was staring at the chart and imaging results in front of him with a heavy sigh.Sharon knocked lightly on the door. "Doctor, I'd

Sharon had been busy lately, having started learning the business side of things.As part of the Kalen family, she was free to pursue her dreams, but she couldn't afford to ignore everything else in the process. Her mother and brothers had all told her they'd always have her back financially, but she refused to become someone who leaned entirely on her family without contributing anything herself.So beyond her regular practice hours, Sharon spent her time studying at Kalen Group. Rick had even set up a dedicated office for her, and Silas and Scott had started bringing her along to project meetings so she could learn firsthand.She didn't have to work at the company if she didn't want to, but there were certain things she couldn't afford not to understand.That day, as she was reviewing documents, there was a knock at her office door.Scott walked in, grinning. "Sharon, your last few proposals have been excellent. Rick and Silas were both singing your praises after reading them. Y

"Samantha's not actually that reckless," Sharon said. "I think she's just overconfident in Damien. He's been at the Malcolm Group for over a year now. Since I've only been at Kalen Group for a month, it makes sense that they'd assume I couldn't beat him.""You have to beat him, Sharon," Wendy said. "Wipe the floor with those two and knock some sense into them."Sharon smiled. "I will."Once Sharon got swamped with work, she barely had a spare moment left. Julliard had invited her to dinner a few times, and she'd turned him down every time.Standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, Julliard held his phone to his ear, staring down at the traffic below as he listened to the report coming through the line."So Sharon turned down my invitation, but still found time to play violin for Thomas?"A woman's voice answered from the other end."Yes. Other than that, they haven't had any other contact."Julliard's grip on the phone tightened until his knuckles cracked. His expression

Samantha locked eyes with Sharon and taunted her. "Whoever loses has to publicly apologize to the other. What do you say, Sharon? Or are you scared?"Even though Samantha's own standing wasn't inferior to Sharon's, she'd never dare propose something like kneeling and begging forgiveness, given who Sharon actually was. Win or lose, a bet like that would be an insult to the whole Kalen family, and if it ever blew up publicly, no one would take Samantha's side. A public apology, on the other hand, wouldn't tell outsiders exactly what had happened, but it would still mean Sharon had lost.Watching the confident look on Samantha's face, Sharon's brow furrowed slightly, an inexplicable sense of foreboding creeping over her. It wasn't that she was afraid of losing the bet. It was more that she felt, somehow, that something was about to happen.Behind her, Wendy murmured a quiet warning."Sharon, don't agree to it. She might just be trying to stall you, or set something up."Sharon nodd

"I can't think of another explanation," Sharon said.Silas frowned. "But what would anyone gain from keeping you out of the Kalen Group?""There's too little to go on," Sharon said. "I can't quite work that part out yet. Maybe Samantha bribed someone close to me because she doesn't want to see me doing too well. Perhaps she's worried I'd overshadow her even more.""Sharon, do you want us to step in on this?" Scott asked.Sharon let out a sigh. "No need. This is something I'll have to deal with sooner or later. If I can't learn to handle it myself, it's just going to keep happening, again and again."Scott and Silas nodded.Situations like this were common enough in the business world, especially at a company the size of Kalen Group. Down the line, Sharon would face far more dangerous, complicated corporate battles. Even if she never ended up working at Kalen Group full time, being part of the family meant someone, somewhere, would always have designs on her. Surveillance, hac