A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

They suddenly felt a pang of guilt toward Calliope.

"Callie, if there's anything you want, just take it," Monty said, as if suddenly realizing she was his biological daughter, while Lisette was merely their adopted one. The things in this house should rightfully belong to Calliope.

"Really?" Calliope looked at them. "I'm hesitant to take anything. What if you accuse me of deliberately taking Lisette's stuff and picking on her?"

"We won't say that," Horatio frowned.

"Go ahead and take what you like," Valerian chimed in, having come to a similar realization.

Even Ulysses, though somewhat dissatisfied, recalled how they'd often taken things from Calliope to give to Lisette in the past.

They suddenly felt a sense of clarity, encouraging Calliope to take whatever she wanted. After all, Lisette was known for being easygoing. If they explained it to her, she surely wouldn't mind. Some things could always be replaced with new

ones.

in mind, they

fond

Callie, just take what

didn't say much, but they didn't stop Calliope from taking anything either. They all knew Lisette was understanding. Even if her room was emptied, she wouldn't throw a fit. Just like Calliope used to, when they would ask her for this or that,

appease Calliope now, after all. They needed her to release Lisette, manage

back. Even though she didn't particularly like these things, she decided to take them She specifically picked the items Lisette cherished, just like Lisette

she wanted, Calliope turned to them

suitable for Horatio to be in that small

my room to him," Valerian

shook her head. "That's not

she meant. Clearly, Calliope wanted Lisette to move into the small room. After all, back then, it was Calliope who had to move