A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 372

"Calliope is only a waitress at that diner. Why would she be waiting tables if she were the brains behind Pearl Tiger Club?" Zelda sneered, her voice dripping with disdain.

Horatio frowned at her.

"That diner? It's hers too," he replied, his voice steady but firm.

Zelda had labeled Calliope as a jinx since they were kids. As Calliope's mother, Zelda's disdain had spread to the rest of the family, poisoning their opinions of her over time.

Monty was starting to panic. "What do we do now? How do we fix this?" He was kicking himself for not treating Calliope better when he had the chance. It finally dawned on him that she was the real powerhouse in their family.

Silas must have known how remarkable she was; why else would a man of his stature choose to marry her, especially after she was rejected by Gideon?

"We can't seriously give her 50% of the shares and hand the company to her, can we?" Valerian asked, lifting his gaze from the floor. "She's probably using her skills to manipulate us into agreeing."

mean the end of the company,"

only option. If she really is as talented as we

it all along that she's a curse. No matter how capable

for once?" Monty snapped, glaring at Zelda. "We don't need

I stay quiet, it won't change the fact that she won't help us," Zelda huffed.

couldn't take it anymore. Furious, he

clutched her cheek, eyes wide with shock, tears brimming. "I can't believe you hit me!

Zelda stormed upstairs, heading straight for her jewelry

the others began plotting

their best bet. After all, Calliope had always

...

of the Jewell family's scheming, That

his