“Yeah, I did it on purpose,” Calliope said, her lips curling into a smirk that practically screamed, “I dare you to get mad.”
Lisette’s face went from annoyed to downright stormy. She hadn’t expected Calliope to just admit it like it was nothing.
Calliope tilted her head, studying Lisette with almost childlike curiosity. “Doesn’t feel too great, does it? Never thought you’d be on the receiving end for once, huh?”
Lisette’s jaw clenched. “Calliope, don’t push your luck!”
“Oh, I’m pushing it?” Calliope let out a laugh. “Don’t tell me I’m worse than you ever were.”
Lisette’s glare could have frozen a cup of coffee. “What do you even want? You’re already married to Silas. You’ve got money, you’ve got status. What more could you possibly want? Compared to Silas’s world, the Jewell fortune is peanuts. Calliope, why can’t you just be happy with Silas? Why drag me into this?”
“Once upon a time, I had you wrapped around my finger. Don’t think I can’t do it again.”
There was a threat in Lisette’s voice, cold as the wind off Lake Michigan. She stared Calliope down, convinced she could still intimidate her.
But Calliope only looked amused. Not a hint of fear.
“What do I want?” Calliope echoed, a little smile playing at the corners of her mouth. “Simple. Whatever you did to me, I’m going to do right back to you.”
“Are you scared?” she teased. “Because honestly, I’m kind of enjoying this whole tit-for-tat thing. And let’s get one thing straight. You never had me under your thumb. I just didn’t care enough to fight back. But if you think you can outplay me, you’re dreaming.”
“You have their affection, sure. But guess what? The company’s in my hands. As long as they want their precious lifestyles, they’ll have to listen to me.”
“And if they all ended up broke, do you really think they’d still care about you? Or would you even care about them?”
Lisette went pale, her bravado slipping. “You really have the company? What are you planning to do with it?”
Calliope couldn’t help but laugh at Lisette’s panicked look. “Nothing, really. Just having a little fun. Watching you squirm is pretty entertaining.”
Lisette fumed, lost for words. She shot Calliope one last death glare, then stormed out, slamming the door behind her.
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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......