Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 427

Chapter 427

Sharon hesitated for a moment but still answered, “Mom said that if you’re willing to cut ties with Victoria, she’ll come back.”

The smile on Richard’s face gradually faded. He frowned. “At her age, how can your mother still be so unreasonable?”

Sharon clearly remembered what her mother had told her. “If your father or those three brothers of yours ever ask why I haven’t come back, just tell them-if they’re willing to sever all ties with Victoria, I’ll return and resume my place as Mrs. Kalen.”

Now, hearing Richard dismiss her mother as “unreasonable,” Sharon felt her heart sink.

Before she returned to the Kalen family, her mother had laid everything bare for her. Among everyone entangled in this mess, her mother had suffered the most. And yet Richard still blamed her for being immature.

Just as Sharon was about to respond, Scott barged into the room.

He shot her a cold, hostile glare. “Sharon, you’re really something. You’d even use our mother to drive Victoria out.”

Scott had been against her since the day she returned, and Sharon no longer bothered to play nice.

She snapped, “If you think I’m that manipulative, why don’t you go ask Mom yourself?”

“You think I haven’t tried?” Scott’s voice rose with fury. “She refuses to see me! Don’t pretend this isn’t your doing!”

Sharon’s voice turned icy. “If I really had that much influence over her, don’t you think I would’ve already convinced her to come home?”

Scott was rendered speechless.

Richard stepped in to break the tension. “Enough, both of you. If she doesn’t want to come back, so be it. Give it some time. She’ll come back once she starts missing Jenna.”

With Richard putting an end to the argument, neither Sharon nor Scott said another word.

From that day forward, she and Scott barely spoke.

Later, word spread that Cole-the fiancé who had been betrothed to Victoria since childhood-had returned after hearing about

Jenna’s return.

Though he occasionally made sarcastic remarks, he was far more cunning than Nate.

Victoria was a year older than Sharon. She planned to get into business school and join the family company after graduation. She had a natural talent for business.

But Richard insisted she study music instead.

When that happened, people said it was Sharon who had manipulated Richard behind the scenes.

Suddenly, she became the scheming vixen who twisted with jealousy toward Victoria.

At first, her father and eldest brother didn’t buy into it. But over time, constant manipulation took its toll. Eventually, even they began to believe the narrative.

And Cole? He orchestrated an elaborate ruse for Victoria’s sake.

First, he pretended to break things off with Victoria. Then he came to Sharon with apologies, claiming he had misjudged her.

He began showing her relentless kindness and attention. It took him an entire year to win her trust. Only to use that trust to stage a cruel, unforgettable betrayal…

“Sharon… wake up.”

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Sharon stirred, her lashes fluttering as she slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was a handsome, devil-may-care face.

“Xavier…”

“You looked like you were having a nightmare,” he said gently.

He reached out and touched her forehead. Her fever had gone down. Relieved, he poured her a glass of water.

Sharon’s body was drenched in sweat, her throat dry and burning like fire.

She took the glass and murmured, “Thank you.”

When she turned to look out the window, she noticed the sky had already begun to lighten.

“Xavier… did you stay here at the hospital all night?”