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!"

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

this nasty every day.

and they still keep a foster

in the stall, listening to

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

soon as she appeared, everyone went silent. No one had expected Lisette herself to be in the ladies'

looked terrified, nudging each other to get out as quickly as

many of them, and she wasn't about

just employees.

if they backed her would

"It's the Chairwoman!"

voices sounded

and saw Calliope walking in, her heels clicking confidently

clearly not

the

Calliope really was more beautiful than her, and she dressed so differently now, too. She looked...