A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 199 "What?" Horatio and the others turned their heads simultaneously toward Lisette.

Lisette's reaction was intense, looking like she knew something they didn't.

"I can't say!" Lisette blurted out, shaking her head vigorously at Horatio and the others, quickly sealing her lips shut.

"What do you know?" Zelda asked suspiciously. "Lisette, what did Calliope do? Spill it!"

"Yeah, Lisette, just tell us. If you don't, we're in the dark!" Valerian frowned with concern on his face.

Lisette shook her head. "I'd better not. It's just a hunch. Callie couldn't possibly be that kind of person. She wouldn't do such things!"

"What are you guessing at?" Ulysses asked, his brow furrowing even more. "You can tell us, Lisette. There's no outsiders here. Just say it."

After a moment of hesitation, Lisette finally spoke up cautiously, "It's really just a guess. I might be wrong. People might say that, but I think it's all rumors!"

be the judge of that. Just

noticed Callie hanging out with many older men. She was often seen getting into fancy

rumors at school too. They said Callie was being 'kept' by these older men for

She doesn't need to do something like that! And those men are so gross!" Lisette glanced

she narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed she might finally get Calliope out of the Jewell family picture. They all looked

she had snapped a

"Callie wouldn't be so reckless! If word got

anything!" Zelda said, her face darkening. "She's the kind of person who would. So,

and the others didn't look

want anything she gave, all

be

"I took some photos back then. I can't believe Callie was really involved

Horatio said, his expression stern. Lisette obediently pulled out some photos of Calliope

cars with a different older man each time. One was older and