A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

That evening, Calliope made her way straight to the Jewell household. As she arrived, she found Zelda bustling around the kitchen with the servants.

Zelda lit up when she saw Ulysses come home, but her expression cooled upon noticing Calliope. Instead of the usual scolding, Zelda simply chose to ignore her, which was a small mercy in itself.

Calliope, unfazed, just gave her a quick glance and let her eyes wander around the house. It had been a while since she'd last been there, and she took a moment to take in her surroundings.

Zelda, sensing Calliope's indifference, huffed impatiently. "Is it too much to expect a little courtesy? Not even a 'hello'?"

Despite being convinced of the need for Calliope's presence, Zelda still couldn't quite mask her irritation.

Calliope met Zelda's gaze calmly. "Well, you didn't exactly greet me either, did you?"

"I'm

your

and you're the younger one. Isn't it your duty to greet me first?"

evening, Zelda," Calliope replied, her tone mockingly

stormed back into the kitchen. "What an attitude!" she fumed to the servants, chopping carrots with more force than necessary. "That's why

her. "Come now. There's no grudge too big between mother and daughter. She's not so

snorted. "I'd like to know what's so great about her. She's been a thorn in my

ma'am, it's been years. She was just a baby, she didn't know anything back then. You

and you think I shouldn't blame her?" Zelda

Zelda could be.

about her. Monty and the others. hovered nearby, eager to rekindle

remember this vase?" Monty chimed in, gesturing toward a ceramic

mantle. "You loved it so much as a kid. I bought it just

remember," Calliope nodded. "Though, if I recall, Lisette liked

hesitated, slightly

to say, "Way to go, bring up the wrong