A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 148

She was surrounded by a crowd, her face lit up with a radiant smile, and even her eyes seemed to be sparkling with joy.

The three brothers stood awkwardly at the door. Their brows furrowed as if the sight of Calliope was like a splinter in their eye.

Horatio remembered the times when Calliope celebrated her birthday with Lisette. She never seemed this happy. But right then, she looked blissful.

She was with her three brothers, her siblings from the countryside. She seemed genuinely happy with them.

A peculiar discomfort settled in Horatio's heart, and his frown deepened.

Ulysses chuckled dryly, "She didn't invite us for her birthday. It seems like she doesn't recognize us as her brothers anymore. We weren't that bad to her, were we? Now that she has those brothers and a husband, she's forgotten about the Jewell family, huh? Thinks she's some Cinderella now?"

Valerian wore a scowl of dissatisfaction, "She's changed."

Nigel approached Calliope with a gift, offering it to her before whispering a few words.

Calliope notice the

banquet hall had turned their attention to

isn't it the Jewell brothers? Did you come to wish Callie a happy birthday?

gift, did you?" Portia said, her voice dripping with

the brothers at the door, probing and curious. Valerian and his siblings turned red with

hadn't expected them

reason. They certainly weren't

wishes.

birthday party the following day. Their enthusiasm for Lisette's birthday

hint of frostiness. He hadn't invited them, which made

we need to talk," Horatio

stepped forward, instinctively protective, but Calliope lightly

go talk to them. You stay and keep the

that, Calliope walked toward the