Side Chick Era Over (Sharon and Carter) novel Chapter 968

Chapter 968

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The Kalen family’s banquet was unlike anything ordinary high society could stage. It was held at the Kalen family’s sprawling estate, and on the day of the event, the place thrummed with activity.

The parking grounds glittered with an endless line of limited–edition luxury cars, gleaming like a high–end auto show, dazzling the eye at every turn.

Richard had extended invitations to nearly every family of note across the globe, so the guest list was filled with faces of mixed heritage and international renown.

As the crowd flowed into the grand hall, murmurs rippled through the air.

“It’s been years since our circle has seen a banquet this lavish. Richard must value this adopted daughter far more than we realized.”

“Adopted daughter? She’s his biological child. Didn’t you see the news? Victoria is the illegitimate one.”

“I don’t believe it. If Victoria were really illegitimate, would the Kalens have allowed the story to be splashed about so brazenly? They would have silenced it long ago.

“That’s the thing–it broke first overseas, in Zachemaine. Even if the Kalens wanted to crush it, they

couldn’t.”

“And this so–called real daughter they’re welcoming back also came from Zachemaine. Don’t you think… she might be the one who leaked it?”

“Hmm… possible. If so, she’s ruthless–dropping a bombshell the moment she arrives. To expose Victoria as illegitimate? That’s bold.”

“Victoria was groomed as the Kalen family’s crown jewel, their number–one socialite, destined to marry the most brilliant young heir. Having her illegitimacy exposed? That slashes her value.”

“If she’s truly exceptional, being illegitimate won’t matter.”

“Easy to say, but history is clear. Legitimate heirs and illegitimately born children are not the same. Status is everything.”

The rumors that Victoria was an illegitimate child had already shaken society weeks earlier. Now, with the Kalen family openly hosting a banquet, gossip reached a fever pitch.

Everyone wanted to see Victoria’s face when she appeared under this cloud of scandal.

More importantly, they wanted to see the woman who supposedly set it all in motion–the one who had blown Victoria’s identity wide open.

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Whoever she was, she clearly wasn’t someone to be trifled with.

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Eighty percent of those in attendance were convinced the culprit was Sharon. After all, she had everything to gain. And hadn’t the Kalen family announced this recognition banquet almost immediately after the news broke? The timing was too perfect to dismiss.

Many guests had come purely to watch the drama unfold. The Kalen family had long boasted of their spotless reputation, their “upright traditions.” Now, with the illegitimate–daughter scandal laid bare, the Kalens looked no different from the families they used to scorn.

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