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."

could mean the end of the company,"

our only option. If she really is as talented as we think, she could save us and even

snorted. "I've been saying it all along that she's a curse. No

snapped, glaring at Zelda. "We

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

Furious, he slapped

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

straight for her jewelry

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

family card seemed their best bet. After all, Calliope had always valued family above

...

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

against his