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Chapter 1016Â
The recording poured from the speakers.Â
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Every word-the Kalen family’s disbelief, their harsh accusations, their cruel disdain toward Sharon-echoed vividly through the room.Â
Even the part where Jamie denied kidnapping her played again. He hadn’t just refused to confess-he had shamelessly demanded that Sharon apologize to him.Â
The livestream audience, who had been listening with bated breath, erupted in fury. Many clenched their fists so hard their knuckles whitened.Â
[Unbelievable! Downright shameless!]Â
But what enraged them most was not Jamie’s arrogance-it was the Kalen family’s response.Â
[My gosh, Sharon is so pitiful! I thought she rejoined the Kalens to live as a pampered heiress, but her own father and brothers treat her like this?]Â
[When I first heard her father speak, I thought he at least had some decency. But after this recording? Jamie lies through his teeth, and the entire Kalen family believes him instantly. Her father didn’t even defend her once! Hypocrite!]Â
[Which brother was it that said Sharon’s hand was fine and she was just being dramatic?]Â
[That’s not her brother; that’s Jamie! If they trust Jamie so much, why don’t they all drop the Kalen name and call themselves Waltons instead? Betrayers!]Â
[Both Jamie and Sharon produced no evidence at first. But as her family, they still chose to believe him over her. Think about that-really think about it.]Â
[You don’t get it. They’re pretending to be clueless. The whole act is to corner Sharon and get their hands on her original shares, obviously.]Â
[I used to think Victoria was this flawless goddess-pure, elegant, accomplished. But when everyone ganged up on Sharon, she didn’t say a word to defend her sister. She even told her to apologize to the guy who ruined her hands!]Â
[Jamie’s disgusting, but the Kalen family is worse!]Â
[And to think I used to like Victoria… I must’ve been blind.]Â
[No wonder they suddenly ‘welcomed’ Sharon back home. It was never about family-it was about her stocks!]Â
Comment after comment flooded the stream.Â
Even those who had earlier defended the Kalen family or Victoria fell silent.Â
Victoria and Jamie’s fanbase didn’t dare speak either.Â
Jamie’s ruthlessness was an open secret among the elite, but the public had never seen it up close.Â
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To them, he was the picture of success: young, handsome, an illegitimate son who had clawed his way to power. He’d once said in an interview that everything he’d achieved was thanks to Victoria, which only deepened their romantic illusion of him.Â
To outsiders, he was the ultimate self-made prodigy-a rising star, a symbol of ambition. But now, with that recording laid bare, every illusion shattered.Â
Because Sharon’s livestream had been running for hours, it wasn’t just ordinary viewers tuning in. People from powerful families were watching too-some transfixed, others calculating.Â
Even those too busy to watch had their secretaries project the livestream onto office TVs, half working, half absorbing the scandal.Â
At that very moment, John’s father, Kenneth, was signing documents while listening to the broadcast.Â
Earlier, a friend from his circle had called to say the Kalen family had just imploded—a scandal so massive it was shaking both society and the business world. Rumor had it, after tonight, the entire power structure of the elite might shift.Â
Such news was too important for him to ignore. He had immediately asked his secretary for details.Â
The secretary, clearly aware of the uproar, said, “Earlier, Miss McKinzie was being hunted down in Marcentine. That incident caused quite a stir, and now, it’s spreading everywhere.”Â