Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 500

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Chapter 500

Sharon played her original breakthrough piece, First Love.

The beautiful melody shimmered like countless stars scattered across the night sky.

A bright full moon slowly emerged, its pale light reflecting off the rippling water like a layer of frost.

The atmosphere in the hall gradually hushed.

This violin solo was serene and gentle, tinged with a faint melancholy, yet it was never bleak or despairing.

It didn’t weigh heavily on the listener but instead invited them to drift into memories of the past-an inexplicable resonance stirring within.

Richard sat in the audience, his gaze fixed on Sharon’s graceful figure on stage, his mind wandering into a haze.

Her silhouette seemed to merge with the image etched deep in his memory.

Suddenly, he recalled the moment he first fell for Sharon’s mother-seeing her play violin on stage with such earnest focus and

brilliance.

Even the darkness of night could not dim her radiant light.

He had never mentioned to the Kalen brothers or Sharon that their mother was an exceptional woman-brilliant and gifted, with musical talent nearly maxed out, achieving remarkable success at a young age.

During his years of amnesia, she had set aside her career to take charge of the Kalen Group. With unwavering strength, she turned the tide alone.

For a woman to steady a company surrounded by predators was no small feat. While managing the business, she also searched for him and cared for their three children.

When he finally returned, she relinquished control to him, even though his memories had yet to fully return.

Later, as he recovered his past, he became entangled with Victoria’s mother.

Deep down, he knew that having almost lost his life for her sake, with three children between them and her owning 20% of Kalen Group, she could never truly abandon him.

Yet she left decisively, taking nothing with her.

During her absence, deep inside, he resented her coldness and her abandonment of their family. That was why he never sought

her out.

He refused to believe she could truly leave her three children behind. 1

But not only did she leave-they never saw each other again, and she never left him a single word.

In his youth, Richard had loved another woman.

But now, hearing this piece titled First Love, the first image to rise in his mind was that of Sharon’s mother.

Sharon resembled Shayla closely.

But before this moment, he never thought Sharon looked like her mother.

Sharon appeared gentle, sweet, and obedient-nothing like Shayla’s steely resolve and fierce passion.

For Shayla, neither wealth nor power mattered-they could be discarded without a second thought.

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If she wanted to leave, nothing could hold her back.

He hated her for that, yet he had to admit he loved her for it too.

Victoria’s mother was a wonderful woman as well. If not for family troubles, she might have had a brighter future.

They had been married for three years before her untimely death, which weighed heavily on his conscience.

He often remembered their happy times together.

Still, the one he loved most was Shayla.

Thus, after Shayla left, he never sought another. (1)

When Shayla sent Sharon back to the Kalen family, he thought it was a strategic retreat on her part.

Sharon was his biological daughter. He owed her his care and protection.