A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 65

Calliope listened to Zelda's words, a soft chuckle escaping her lips.

"Do you really trust Lisette that much?"

"Yes, Lisette would never lie to me. She never has.

Calliope, I know you better than anyone. You're just jealous of the way we treat Lisette, and you're taking it out on her.

You need to have Silas take down that sign, apologize to Lisette and admit to everyone that this was your fault! Or else, I'm done with you as my daughter!"

Zelda's tone left no room for argument.

"As if you ever truly saw me as your daughter," Calliope smiled lightly. "Go ahead, disown me. Last time I checked, being your daughter doesn't come with a trust fund."

a decisive click, Calliope ended

her living room couch, Zelda stared at her phone in disbelief. Her chest heaved with indignation, feeling like she was about to explode

If we hadn't done a DNA test, I might've doubted she's my

was a stormy shade of red as she took a few

spoke gently, "Ma'am, maybe you should have a heart-to-heart with Callie.

her the chance to get along, but

family for over two decades, longer than Callie. You know what she's like, don't

couldn't learn even a fraction of that. She's

her lips parting as if to

time Zelda criticized Calliope and she tried to defend her, Zelda would erupt, unwilling to hear a single positive word about

things she had

kept setting her up, yet Mr. and Mrs. Jewell, along with

the right moment to talk to the family about it, but every time the subject arose, Zelda's temper flared. Because

the Jewell family, it was as if everyone had fallen under a spell... Callie, the real daughter, had suffered so