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 Compared to Lisette's princess-themed bedroom, Callie's room was downright tiny, furnished with cast- offs and outdated pieces.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?

just bad luck wrapped in human form. She nearly drove

ever thought that maybe we've been a bit neglectful toward Callie

Zelda snapped, as if he had hit a nerve. "We've given her food, clothes. It's not our fault she hasn't made anything of herself. She's always causing trouble at school and later in

voice rising. "She had the same chances. But no, she never appreciated it, never tried hard enough. If she wasn't as

always stirring up trouble, picking on Lisette. She nearly ran our company into the ground, or have

was worked up, her

she didn't love her own daughter, but she felt exhausted, like Calliope had pushed her to the

wouldn't let him. She shot him a fierce look, insisting

for Callie. We should treat Callie a bit better.

must be around the same time too. Let's plan a birthday party

some business to discuss with Mr. Myers. There's a project I'm interested in, and getting a piece of

really