“Callie, do you want anything else to eat? I can get it for you, just let me know, okay?”
“You know, even though we were sitting with Lisette earlier, we were actually thinking about you the whole time!”
“Oh, and Callie—if there’s anything you want from the store, I’m heading out later. I can pick up your favorite snacks or whatever you need!”
Valerian was working hard to get Calliope’s attention.
Calliope glanced at Valerian, her eyes soon landing on the scarf wrapped around his neck.
She raised an eyebrow. “Nice scarf. Who made it for you? You love it so much you can’t even take it off at lunch?”
As she spoke, she shot a look at Horatio. He was wearing a cheap-looking beaded bracelet—one of those things you get at a flea market for a couple bucks. But he wore it like it was precious, right alongside his expensive watch.
“Cool bracelet, too,” Calliope added, her voice teasing.
Then her gaze shifted to Monty, who tried to hide a ring on his finger, but it was too late. The ring was clearly handmade, a rough silver band with a glass bead glued on top, nothing like the rare collectibles Monty usually wore.
Calliope smirked, her tone playful. “That ring’s got style. Who’s the designer?”
All three of them looked completely caught off guard. They glanced at each other, faces stiffening. None of them had expected Calliope to instantly figure out that Lisette had given them those little gifts.
Calliope was a bit surprised herself. Lisette was more cunning than she’d thought. Just a few trinkets, and she’d managed to win over all three guys. They really weren’t that hard to buy off.
Calliope gave them a pointed look.
“Who gave you those? Was it Lisette?”
Horatio looked at Calliope, his expression almost pleading, as if he really wanted her to believe the apology.
But Calliope just found the whole thing amusing.
How could it all be their fault? Of course Lisette had played a part. She was always scheming, always trying to turn things in her favor.
Calliope couldn’t even be bothered to argue about it. She just kept eating, not saying a word. After all, they weren’t her real family. She didn’t have to care what they thought anymore.
Her silence made Monty and the others even more anxious.
When Calliope finished eating and left with Franco, the three guys looked even more desperate, exchanging worried glances as she walked away.
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The readers' comments on the novel: A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust
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......