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!"

came to the company, Lisette actually set her up! If it weren't for Lisette, Calliope would've never left in

this nasty every day. Why don't

a daughter, and they

the stall,

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

silent. No one

terrified, nudging each other to get

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

what any of them thought, anyway. They were just employees. If she had the

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

"It's the Chairwoman!"

chorus of voices sounded

in,

her, clearly not planning

in the

beautiful than her, and she dressed so differently now,