A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 244 A hand was everything. And just like that, Upton had shattered Lisette's wrist. That was too much, too cruel.

But they valued their own skin more than their pride. And this was Upton they were dealing with. A man of his stature? He could wipe the Jewell family off the face of the earth with a snap of his fingers. So, instead of blaming him, they turned their fury toward Calliope.

"If you dare lay a finger on Baber again," Upton murmured, eyes narrowing as he looked at Lisette, "I'll ensure you lose more than just a hand."

Lisette gritted her teeth, clutching her mangled wrist, her face drained of all color. The pain was unbearable. The hatred in her eyes was unmistakable, but she didn't dare look directly at Upton.

"If it weren't for Callie's connection to you, I wouldn't have been this merciful," Upton continued coldly. "You should be thanking her."

His gaze swept over the group. "Now get lost."

No one hesitated. In a flurry of movement, the brothers grabbed Lisette and rushed her out to surgery.

Outside the operating room, Horatio, Ulysses, and Valerian stood in tense silence, their anger simmering just beneath the surface.

anymore," Ulysses declared, voice tight with fury. "I swear I'll

brows furrowed in disbelief. "She's not the Callie we grew

of us, her blood brothers. So why would she care about Lisette?" Valerian scoffed, bitterness lacing his words. "She's too busy clinging to Silas, acting like

sneered. "And Upton? He'll return to Sea City

the hospital, her heels clicking sharply against

to Lisette?" she demanded, looking at her three sons with

That damn Calliope," Valerian

did she do this time?" Zelda's eyes

said, teeth clenched. "That witch didn't lift a finger to help. Calliope knew where the Miracle Doctor was. She knew how to save Horatio. But she chose to do nothing. She could've stopped Lisette from getting hurt, but she just stood there and watched. She

"Calliope really is a

"Where is that disgrace? I'll

room. Silas is there too." He swallowed his frustration. "We wait. We'll