Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 616

Chapter 616

Rick spoke coldly, “Sharon, did you hit Victoria?”

Sharon frowned briefly at the sight of him but quickly masked it with indifferent composure.

“No,” she said.

It wasn’t Victoria she had struck. It was Lex.

However, at the time, she didn’t know Victoria was also in the car. If she had known… well, she lived by the rule: people don’t offend me, and I don’t offend them.

A cold frost seemed to settle over Rick’s handsome face.

“I’ve already sent people to investigate. Sharon, lying about this won’t help you. Lex’s side has reported it to the police as well. If you confess now, I might still find a way to help you.”

Sharon let out a cool, detached smile.

“If you’re so certain it was me, why bother investigating? Doesn’t that seem pointless?”

Carter watched the exchange with a strange sense of familiarity.

A flicker of displeasure crossed Rick’s eyes.

“Sharon, do you understand the consequences of injuring Victoria? She’s not someone you can mess with lightly. If anything happens to her, even for Mom’s sake, I won’t be able to protect you.” 1

Sharon scoffed, “Spare me the lofty words. It doesn’t matter what I’d done; you guys were never there to protect me. When Cole framed me, did you ever get to the bottom of that?”

Rick’s gaze darkened. “I’ve investigated that case many times with Dad. Back then, you were very close to Cole. If you claim he

framed you, Sharon, you should know accusations require proof.”

A faint sneer played at the corners of Sharon’s eyes. “So then, without any proof, why are you accusing me now? Your presence here proves that, deep down, you believe I’m guilty.”

Rick’s expression faltered briefly.

At that moment, Carter, who had been silent, finally spoke up. “Rick, this has nothing to do with Sharon.”

Only then did Rick realize Carter was here as well.

Carter said, “Lex’s brakes failed and he crashed into our car.”

Rick glanced first at Carter, then at Sharon. “I’ll get to the bottom of this.”

Without casting so much as a single glance at Sharon’s swollen wrist, he left the ward.

Watching Rick’s retreating figure, Carter frowned. “Has he always treated you like this?”

Sharon shrugged calmly. “Why do you ask?”

Carter said, “No wonder you never speak about your family.”

Sharon’s expression remained steady. “Victoria has lived with them for so long and was raised to be exceptional. It’s only natural he subconsciously favors Victoria.”

She shot Carter a glance. “I thought you’d resonate with him. After all, you’re not so different. The only difference is that he leans toward Victoria, and you lean toward Kelly.”

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Only now did Carter understand why this scene felt so familiar. He, too, had once believed the one-sided tales of Nate and Kelly, then blamed Sharon for everything. 1

After leaving Sharon’s ward, Rick went to find Lex.

Lex’s injuries were the most severe among them all. Though “severe” was relative, he had only suffered some scrapes from shattered glass on his face, which looked worse than they were.

Seeing Rick approach, Lex showed no surprise and instead asked, “How’s Victoria?”

Rick replied, “Her pinky’s fractured, but otherwise she’s fine.”

Lex’s eyes shifted subtly. “A fracture? Will it affect her career?”

Rick said, “I asked the doctor. They said it won’t, but she needs to rest for a while.”

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