Calliope regarded Oliver with an unreadable expression. She didn’t bother to explain herself or justify anything. Her gaze was cool, almost icy, as she studied Oliver. She was completely composed, unflappable even.
Oliver was the kind of man who could fill a room with his presence, a natural leader, someone people instinctively respected or, more often, feared. Years of power had given him an intimidating air. Most people would have felt a chill just being in the same room as him.
But Calliope wasn’t most people. She remained calm, almost detached, looking at him for a long moment before she finally spoke up.
“I wouldn’t recommend coming to me or to Silas for anything,” she said, her voice steady. “There’s nothing for you here, Oliver. Not anymore. You were the one who turned your back on Silas. Don’t expect him to welcome you with open arms. He’s not a fool. He knows who’s in his corner and who isn’t.”
“You abandoned him, and now he’s more than capable of standing on his own. He doesn’t need you. So, what are you hoping to get out of this?”
Calliope popped a slice of orange into her mouth, chewing as she watched Oliver fall silent.
He tried a different tactic. “I could give you a lot, you know. I could give you more than you think. Money, for starters. I know that matters to people like you. All you have to do is leave Silas, and the money’s yours. Whether Silas chooses to come back to me after, well, that’s between him and me. You’ll be out of the picture.”
Calliope raised an eyebrow, amused. “How much are we talking?”
“At least seven figures,” Oliver replied smoothly. “You could take that money and show up your family to make them regret ever treating you the way they did. I know your folks have never been your biggest fans. You need this, don’t you?”
Calliope laughed, a clear, ringing sound. “Seven figures is a pretty big deal for most people, even the Jewell family. But honestly? That’s less than I spend on a weekend. And Silas earns more than that in a single day. Surely you did your research before coming here?”
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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......