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!"

the company, Lisette actually set her

see foster daughters this nasty every day. Why don't the Jewells just kick

and a daughter, and they still keep a

in the stall, listening

open and stepped out. She knew if she didn't, they'd just keep talking,

No one had expected Lisette herself to be in the

looked terrified, nudging each other to get out as quickly

too many of them, and she wasn't

anyway. They were just employees. If she had the power, she could fire every single one

backed her would she have enough authority to

"It's the Chairwoman!"

voices sounded at the

turned and saw Calliope walking in, her heels clicking confidently

her, clearly not

own reflection in the mirror,

was more beautiful than her, and she