Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 454

Chapter 454

What Scott didn’t know at the time was that Sharon had already been accepted into Bell University under special consideration.

Still, young and proud, she held fast to her dignity. She refused the bank card Scott handed her.

Scott said, “You may only be a year younger than Victoria, but you’re not on her level. Just take the card. If it’s not enough, you can always ask us or Dad for more.

“You’re family, after all. Life out there couldn’t have been as good as it is here. If you want to buy luxury goods, jewelry, or a car, just make a list. The family will take care of everything. We don’t want people thinking we’ve been neglecting you.”

She had just reunited with her family, and they were already offering her the spoils of indulgence, as if her return wasn’t to reconnect with family, but to spend money.

If she had taken that card, it would’ve only deepened their contempt.

Sharon had never known hardship growing up. A celebrated beauty and a top student, she’d always lived a life of comfort. Back home, she was the textbook definition of a wealthy, well-bred socialite.

So how could she accept being looked down on by her own flesh and blood?

She refused the card without hesitation.

Seeing this, Scott didn’t press the issue and silently took the card back.

But no one else ever found out about this, not even Richard or Rick.

A monthly allowance of 100 thousand dollars might sound impressive, but to a family of the Kalen’s stature, it was barely a drop in the bucket. No one paid much attention to it. Transfers like these were always handled by secretaries anyway.

Even when Sharon had brought shame to the family and run away, Richard, though furious and harsh in his words, never once had her card canceled. After all, she was his biological daughter. 1

That alone should’ve been enough for her to live comfortably.

To this day, Richard still believed the card was in her possession.

Ginny’s voice snapped Sharon back to the present.

“Sharon, does the Kalen family really not know which university you attended? When I last saw Rick and mentioned you had graduated from Bell University, he looked completely stunned.”

“Mhm,” Sharon replied, a trace of irony flickering in her gaze. “I studied for just a few months in high school after arriving in Marcentine before I got my acceptance letter from Bell University. All this time, they thought I was still finishing high school.

“When I got into Bell, I did consider telling them. But at the time, they were all too busy arguing about which university Victoria should attend to even pay attention to me.”

The truth was, the atmosphere in the Kalen household had been extremely tense back then. Richard and his three sons had been at odds, constantly butting heads.

The three brothers and Victoria herself, had wanted her to apply to business school. Only Richard had objected.

With tensions running high, no one had the energy to care about Sharon.

She’d barely spoken a few words to Richard before he brushed her off by saying, her allowance wasn’t enough, then had his secretary transfer more money just to shut her up.

Three months later, Victoria finally gave in. She agreed to apply to a music conservatory.

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Though it wasn’t Bell University, it was still one of the top ten music academies in the world.

The day before Victoria submitted her application, their father and eldest brother called Sharon in for a private conversation.

“Jenna,” Richard said, “we’ve all agreed to allocate fifteen percent of the family’s shares to Victoria.”

He continued, “You’ve probably heard about the discussions around her university applications. I’ve been hoping she’d go to a music conservatory, but she’s reluctant. She wants to shine in a field she excels in. That difference in opinion has caused quite a bit of conflict at home.”