Chapter 355

"It's all because of that Calliope! I told you, she's a jinx, bringing nothing but trouble for us!"

Zelda was convinced, almost obsessively so, that Calliope was a harbinger of bad

luck.

"If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be in this mess. If we hadn't taken her in, none of these damn things would have happened!"

Her resentment towards Calliope was palpable.

Monty frowned at Zelda, "Could it really be because of her?"

Zelda's words had planted a seed of doubt in Monty's mind. Everything did seem to connect back to Calliope. Without her, maybe the company wouldn't be facing such issues.

Could Calliope really be a jinx?

"I think so too," Valerian chimed in. "She claims we treat her badly, but she never actually says anything. Who knows if she's been holding a grudge against us all along?"

"Honestly, is it so strange for Lisette to be jealous of her? Lisette's adopted, of course, she'd feel insecure. And besides, Lisette hasn't done anything to harm us. She's just got a bit of an attitude towards her, that's all!"

his wheelchair, fists clenched, deep in

doesn't want to help him, doesn't she? She wants Horatio to be stuck in that wheelchair forever! Everything

The more she thought about it, the stronger her hostility towards Calliope grew. In

to fix this, especially with the company situation," Monty said, glancing at Horatio's legs. "She should fix Horatio's legs too. We can't have him in a wheelchair for

others, "Let's start by inviting

about Lisette?" Zelda

If

around, Lisette

come back,

get her here first. Be nice to her. Everything depends on

coldly. "I just can't

you want

Do you want

snapped at

under. Do you think life will be

things better for

Monty sighed.

weren't entirely in

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