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."

don't, it could mean the end

forgiveness if we have to. It's our only option. If she really is

does, it won't benefit us in the slightest," Zelda snorted. "I've been saying it all along that she's

Monty snapped, glaring at Zelda. "We

that she won't help

take it anymore. Furious, he slapped Zelda across

shock, tears brimming. "I can't believe you

saying that, Zelda stormed upstairs, heading straight for her

the living room, Monty, Horatio, and the others began plotting how

best bet. After all,

...

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

his shoulder.