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

we have to. It's our only

benefit us in the slightest," Zelda snorted. "I've been saying it all along that she's a

quiet for once?" Monty snapped, glaring at Zelda.

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

couldn't take it anymore. Furious,

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

saying that, Zelda stormed upstairs, heading straight for her jewelry box, her

living room, Monty, Horatio, and the others began plotting how to win Calliope

the family card seemed their best bet. After all, Calliope

...

unaware of the Jewell family's scheming, That evening, she sat on the couch with Silas, her

against his