A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"Cookies, fruit, soda, you name it. But Calliope never touches any of it!"

"No way, seriously?"

"For real! She just gives it all away. I was lucky enough to get something from her once, an insanely expensive chocolate cake!"

"Yeah, me too! She gave me a caramel latte once, and Horatio was the one who bought it for her!"

"Calliope's so generous! That's what a true heiress looks like. Foster kids just can't compare, you know?"

"Exactly. Foster kids can't really fit in at this level. It's all just an act!”

"Honestly, I hope Calliope stays our boss forever."

The room buzzed with gossip.

"And that Lisette's been draining company funds! She should just leave already!"

"The Jewell family is ridiculous, keeping a foster daughter around like she's something special. She's not as pretty as Calliope, not as talented. She can't compare at all!"

company, Lisette actually set her up! If it weren't for Lisette, Calliope

this nasty every day. Why don't the Jewells

real! Three sons and a daughter, and they

in the stall, listening

take it anymore. Suddenly, she shoved the door open and stepped out. She knew if she didn't, they'd just keep talking, probably

appeared, everyone went silent. No one had expected

nudging each other to get out as

them, and she wasn't about to pick a fight. If she did, their gossip would drown

anyway. They were just employees. If she had the power,

they backed her would she have enough authority to get rid of the ones

"It's the Chairwoman!"

of voices

and saw Calliope walking in,

her, clearly not planning

in the mirror, then

to admit, Calliope really was more beautiful than her, and she dressed so differently now,