A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 193 Valerian and his brothers were left dumbfounded, standing there silently.

"Callie, if you regret it, say so. There's no need to pretend," Lisette said softly. "Even if you've been harsh, you're still part of the Jewell family."

"Harsh?" Calliope glanced at Lisette. "And who asked for your opinion, Lisette? Family? I'm not your sister, and you're not my sister!"

"Callie," Lisette's voice trembled as tears welled up in her eyes. "I was trying to be nice. Why do you always treat me like this? Am I that unbearable to you? I only want what's best for you!

You've always been jealous of me, trying to sabotage me, and I've never done anything to you. You chose

to leave the Jewell family. I never forced you. Do you want me to leave the Jewell family so you can finally be happy?"

Lisette's eyes turned red, and her brothers felt a pang of sympathy.

"Calliope, enough is enough!" Ulysses snapped, standing up in frustration. "What did Lisette ever do to you? She's always looking out for you, yet you keep attacking her!"

of behavior that makes you so difficult to be around!" Ulysses

always spoken well of you. You're being too harsh," Horatio added, his voice more measured. "I don't like you acting this way,

just perfect because I don't need your approval," Calliope said coldly. "Don't worry about me. My life had only bettered after leaving you, and I never

"You'll

turned and walked away, not wasting another word or a backward glance, as if they

and

of attitude

like we'll never see each other again. She'll need us one day. Right now, Silas might be her knight in shining armor, but when he gets tired of her, she'll come

don't let her get to you. She's

said, looking down. "I truly

Jewell family for her to

"Exactly. Calliope is no longer part of our family. Everything in the Jewell family belongs to you now." Lisette's eyes were still red, and she murmured, "I could never take everything from the Jewell family.

Everything we

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