A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 359

As soon as the waiter left, Monty turned to Calliope with a grin plastered across his face, his tone as sugary as a fresh batch of maple syrup.

"Callie, I'm really glad you decided to join us for dinner today! All this talk about leaving or not leaving-come on, even if you signed that agreement, you're still a Jewell through and through. Family doesn't hold grudges overnight, right?"

Monty shot a cheerful glance at Horatio and Valerian. "They really do care about you! When they were kids, you know, didn't know any better. And Lisette, well, she's younger than you, she didn't get it either. Maybe she was just scared we'd favor you over her, so she put on that little act! These things, they happened so long ago. Can't really blame anyone, can you?"

"Horatio, Valerian, you guys know you owe her an apology, right?" Monty's gaze urged the two brothers to make amends with Calliope.

Calliope watched them with an amused expression. "Was it really just because you were kids?"

Valerian didn't seem too thrilled with Calliope's tone. He frowned but stayed quiet.

piped up, "Callie, yeah, we weren't great. We just believed whatever Lisette said back then, but you should've nudged us a little.

us. We were just kids, everyone's forgotten

your side of things. How were we supposed to know? If you'd been as vocal as Lisette, there wouldn't have been any room for

history now. You're healthy and grown up, and

spoke as if it all had been just a minor misunderstanding, easily brushed

looked up at them, then chuckled

these things are in

water. If she hadn't been given a second chance, it would've truly

than a

a sip, she looked back up. "But what if Lisette wanted to kill me? What if I had died because of Lisette's actions? Would that be something you could just move on

flashing in hisz eyes. "What are you talking about? Lisette wouldn't murder you.