A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 156

Silas's crowd was like a constellation in the sky, unreachable for most and the grandest circle in Capitalton.

That darn Calliope!

Lisette fumed silently.

Meanwhile, Valerian and his crew had just pulled up to their family estate, and as they exited the car, they looked up to see fireworks painting the sky.

At first, they assumed some bigwig was celebrating-someone of national importance, surely, to warrant such a display.

But as the show went on, it dawned on them that it was for Calliope's birthday! It had Silas's fingerprints all over it.

Valerian's face darkened with anger. "She planned this on purpose. She knows Lisette's birthday is tomorrow, and she's trying to upstage her with this flashy spectacle."

"She's getting out of hand, thinking she's something special just because she's with Silas," Ulysses muttered, clenching his fists.

Horatio furrowed his brows. "She's definitely pushing it a bit."

"Brothers, we can't let Lisette be overshadowed tomorrow," Ulysses urged. "I'll rally some friends from our circle. I'll foot the bill for extravagant gifts."

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the fireworks ended, the party wound down, and Silas escorted

them with a stack of documents in his

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