"Callie, don’t say that. You’re not an outsider," Horatio said, clearly taken aback. "We’ve always been family. Why don’t you come back home for Christmas dinner? Bring Mr. Myers with you."
Callie gave him an apologetic shrug. "Sorry, but my family’s right here. My brothers are with me."
"Wherever they are, that’s home,” she added, her voice warm and sure.
"But it’s Christmas Eve," Horatio insisted, his tone almost pleading. "Shouldn’t you be with your real brothers?"
Callie just smiled and looped her arm through Quentin’s. Quentin was tall, strikingly handsome, and had that unmistakable military air about him. He looked at people with a quiet authority that made them instinctively straighten their backs.
"Horatio," Quentin said, his voice steady, "Callie doesn’t want to spend Christmas with you all."
"If you really thought of her as family, you wouldn’t have made things so hard for her all these years. You all had time to take the imposter daughter shopping for groceries, but not your real sister, isn’t that right?"
Norton and Julius, who had been grabbing other groceries, walked over, their expressions cold.
"That’s only because Callie wasn’t living at home," Horatio argued, frowning. "If she was, of course we’d have included her. Callie, if you want anything, we’ll buy it for you. It’s not right to keep bothering these guys. They’re not your real brothers, after all."
His words sounded more like he was staking a claim than making an offer, like he was telling Quentin and the others that only the Jewell family were Callie’s true siblings. If Callie needed anything, it should be her “real” brothers who paid for it.
Ulysses nodded. "He’s right, Callie. Let us get you whatever you want. We’re your brothers. It’s only right that we pay for your things."
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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......