A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"Whatever, it's not like I matter anyway! I don't have any ties with the Jewell family anymore, and I definitely don't deserve a room allocation!"

Calliope sighed dramatically, using her words as a tactical retreat, and shook her head as she returned to the couch.

"I'm not part of the Jewell family. Even if I was, no one would listen to me!"

As she spoke, her gaze drifted up to the family portrait hanging on the wall.

"Sure enough, there's no place for me in the family photo." Calliope chuckled softly, "You all look so blissfully happy. Guess I'm just the outsider."

Monty and the others exchanged uneasy glances.

The family portrait had always been there, and no one paid much attention to it. But now that they looked, Calliope's absence was glaringly obvious. They had talked about taking another photo over the years, but somehow it never happened. Calliope was never in any of them.

The photo frames on the table showed Lisette and the rest of the family, but there was never one with Calliope.

sons all felt a pang

around, all their attention was on her. Thoughts of Calliope often got sidelined. But now, without Lisette,

deserves the big room. Let's have him take Lisette's room! Lisette can stay in

should really retake that family photo

new family photo taken! One

rooms, why not do it now? That room's bigger, sunnier, perfect for

Lisette won't mind giving up that room for him, right? After all, Horatio's always been so good to her. She wouldn't flip out

before, though no

Lisette was easygoing and wouldn't be upset. And indeed, the room seemed perfect for

into

overheard the conversation. She

but didn't object. After

given up his

she liked Lisette, Zelda's heart was with her