Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 486

Chapter 486

Perhaps some people preferred a carefree life like Sharon’s.

But Victoria was nothing like Sharon. She was a woman with ambition and drive. She had no intention of living an unremarkable, mediocre life.

That was why she did her best to meet every expectation Richard placed on her.

In today’s society, men and women might appear equal on the surface, but true equality remained elusive.

As a woman trying to enter the Kalen Group and deal with powerful figures from elite families, she would inevitably face discrimination. However, mingling with society’s noblewomen and heiresses would be much easier in comparison.

She had heard that during the years her father lost his memory and the Kalen Group was left without leadership, it was Shayla who had leveraged her influence among wealthy ladies to stabilize the company’s crisis.

In the upper echelons of society, a woman’s influence was not to be underestimated.

Richard hadn’t forbidden her from studying business or joining the Kalen Group out of disregard. His true intention was for her to build social capital in the circles of debutantes and society ladies. Because in this era, connections could be more valuable than ability.

So while she claimed this trip was to pick up Jenna and to meet Maestro Warner, in truth, she also saw Uriah’s birthday banquet as an opportunity to expand her network.

She was already known as the number one socialite in their circle, highly visible and well-liked. But who would ever complain about having too many connections?

The Blakely family, the Ferrero family, the Malcolm family, and the Westin family…

These were all names she needed to forge ties with.

As for Sharon…

They may have shared the same blood, but closeness had never come naturally. From the first time she laid eyes on her, she knew they were born to walk different paths.

She never saw Sharon as a threat.

Even if Sharon somehow managed to gain some shares, she never saw her as competition.

A person’s starting point defined their height. No matter how hard Sharon tried, she would never be able to reach her level.

The kind of people she had come to know over the years, Sharon wouldn’t even dare to dream of meeting. There was no way Sharon could shake her status.

She often advised Scott and Silas not to view Sharon with hostility. It wasn’t empty kindness; she genuinely meant it.

If Sharon had grown up in the Kalen household, maybe Victoria would have felt threatened. But a girl raised outside the family? She was hardly a threat.

If Sharon wanted a better life in the Kalen family, let her come back. All she really wanted was to marry well.

But men? They were never something worth Victoria’s concern. She had no intention of marrying anyone, let alone depending on a man to live. 1)

Scheming for favor in the inner courtyard, playing petty games with other women-that was the life she despised most. All she wanted was to fulfill her own ambition to rise to the very top.

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“What? Grandpa’s throwing this extravagant birthday banquet just to support a woman?”

When Cole learned the truth, he laughed.

“Don’t tell me she’s some illegitimate daughter he secretly had behind Grandma’s back?”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Damien said with a frown. “I heard from Uncle that this woman’s been helping out at Grandpa’s clinic for years. She’s always taken good care of Grandpa. They get along well, and Grandpa’s been thinking of taking her as his apprentice.”

Cole held a cigarette between his lips, his expression roguish and relaxed. A hint of wildness in his brows and a pair of small canine teeth showed when he grinned.

“Isn’t Grandpa famously aloof? He’s never accepted any apprentices before. What’s so special about this woman? Does she have some miraculous gift for medicine?”

Damien shook his head. “Quite the opposite. Grandpa hasn’t taught her much of anything, and honestly, her medical skills are below average. But he likes her. He originally wanted to accept her as a granddaughter. Somehow, he changed his mind and decided to make her his apprentice instead.”

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