A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 68

As Monty took in the room around him, it struck him that Callie's world was lacking in so many ways. Compared to Lisette's princess-themed bedroom, Callie's room was downright tiny, furnished with cast- offs and outdated pieces. It was as if everything had been cobbled together as an afterthought, some of it even items Lisette no longer wanted.

Monty stood there, lost in thought. He realized he had somehow overlooked this disparity.

Everyone always said Lisette was their little lucky charm, and everything revolved around her.

Monty fell silent for a moment.

But Zelda came and grumbled beside him, a mix of anger and frustration in her voice.

"Honey, have you sorted out Lisette's issue yet? What are you doing standing in front of that room?

know, Calliope is just bad luck wrapped in human form. She nearly drove me mad today. We should never have taken her

that maybe we've been a bit neglectful toward Callie over the years? Could that be why she's

our fault she hasn't made anything of herself. She's always causing trouble at school and

no, she never appreciated it, never tried hard enough. If she wasn't as good as Lisette, that's one thing. Mediocrity can still be

trouble, picking on Lisette. She nearly

was worked up, her frustration

wasn't that she didn't love her own daughter, but she felt exhausted,

interject, but Zelda wouldn't let him. She shot him a fierce look, insisting that

I noticed Mr. Myers seems to have a soft spot for Callie. We should treat Callie a bit better. If we can work with the Baker Group, we could

the

do that again. Plus, I've got some business to discuss with Mr. Myers.

really think Mr. Myers is