A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 160

Calliope stumbled upon the news online.

She skimmed through the comments, noting how some people called her a drama queen while others expressed envy. Of course, some tried to compare her with Lisette, desperately trying to pit them against each other.

Upon seeing the negative remarks, Portia went ballistic in their group chat of four.

Archie joined in with Portia, adding fuel to the fire.

Mavis, however, remained relatively calm, advising them to stop. She assured them that everyone would realize just how incredible Callie was one day.

But Calliope wasn't particularly bothered by the insults.

"People can say what they want," she thought. "Their words don't affect me."

Her mind was more occupied with the thought of Lisette's birthday party that evening. She decided she had to dress to impress, even if it meant outshining Lisette.

dazzling outfits, while Calliope's mother, Zelda, insisted she keep it low-key. As a result, they never seemed like they were celebrating

left to linger in the corners and told

Zelda would proudly have Lisette perform some song or display her artistic talents. As a child, Calliope had wanted to shine, too, but Zelda always dismissed

Zelda would say. "Don't

excellence, the one to

be the belle of the ball, she'd do exactly that-outshine Lisette. She no longer cared about what that family thought of her. She could do as she

smirked. She had planned to have someone prepare a dress for her, but to her

dress to her, complete with

you're ready, and he'll come

up."

Mr. Myers has

to later, so he might not make it to the party on time. You can head over first. He mentioned you could take

him know it's no big deal if he

that a party like Lisette's wasn't prestigious enough for someone like Silas. So, he didn't need to be