"What's wrong? Is my being here making you all uncomfortable?" Calliope asked, glancing around the table.
"If you're not happy about it, I can just leave," she offered, starting to rise from her chair.
Monty reached out to stop her. "Callie, that's not what we meant. Don't be so sensitive."
Valerian looked at Calliope with a sneer. "Calliope, we know about everything you mentioned. But is it really that important? So what if you let Lisette have the swing? Or gave her a room? You still have your own room, right?"
"And sure, Lisette might've taken some credit. But is the credit really what matters here? Horatio can walk now, isn't that what counts? Does it really matter who treated him? Even if we mistakenly thought it was Lisette who helped, she never asked for any special treatment. So why is it different with you?"
Calliope raised her eyes, amused by Valerian's words.
Did she really care about all that? These people were unreasonable, and she didn't want to waste her breath on them.
She simply smiled, took a sip of water, and listened quietly without responding.
Seeing Calliope's lack of reaction, Valerian lost interest and stopped talking.
Just then, the waiter began serving the food.
Monty tried to lighten the mood, "Alright, let's not dwell on the past. Let's just enjoy this meal together. Callie, this dinner is my way of apologizing. I know I wasn't there for you enough back then."
Calliope remained noncommittal. The food was served, and she didn't hold back, diving right into her meal.
The atmosphere shifted as everyone focused on their plates. The place was known for its delicious dishes, and the room grew quiet as they ate.
Monty occasionally encouraged Calliope to eat more.
"He's not a dog," she replied curtly. "Calling him one is an insult to him."
She continued, "And he doesn't need a bowl. He prefers to eat at the table like everyone else."
Million shuffled forward, sitting on a chair with an oddly human-like posture. He surveyed the table, taking in the scene.
Zelda finally snapped, unable to hold back any longer. "Calliope, what do you mean by letting him eat with us? Have you ever seen a pet dining at the table with people?"
Calliope put down her fork, having sampled all the best dishes. "I have. Right now, in fact."
Zelda was so infuriated she nearly rolled her eyes in exasperation.
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Oh wrestling expert ey? So is this Khamzat Chimaev or Shavkat Rakhmonov? Because Khabib's would be too haram....
Oh no. Million is just mix of Conor McGregor, Islam Makhachev, Mike Tyson, Max Holloway, Anderson Silva... I bet he lands 5sec flying knees like Jorge Masvidal too. Oh nope, 1sec knees. And has faster left hooks than Alex Pereira. Definitely would win UFC championship in every weight division including women. Poor Zhang Weili....
Okay so.... Million is now from East. Arctic wolf from East, modified genetically so he can manage his own Instagram and probably also box like Mike Tyson and snapping left hooks like Alex Pereira....
This is starting to be the same twister of abilities as Cassandra Yates and Tiffany. But question is, why the hell Silas can't just open his mouth and tell Caliope that she's the one whom he has in his heart. He would prevent a lot of misunderstanding. Seems like despite capability of talking with modified arctic wolf, she's not like telepathic....
Oh no, so FL is again another hidden genius with both hemispheres working on hundreds... Ffffuuuu. Cassandra Yates and Tiffany were already enough, ughugh. And Tiffany was even more exaggerated than Cassandra....
That's weird, in the first chapters there was said that her bio parents and bros doteď on Caliope but then they adopted Lisette, but this chapter suddenly says otherwise. Did author forget what he wrote?...
I REALLLYYY REALLLYYYY REALLYYYYYY WANT TO SLAP THE 3 BROTHERS WHENEVER THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTH !!! AND THEIR MOM !!!...
Why has this not been updated ?? there were 5 more chapters which was released and it has not been updated.. Please do update on regular basis......