Calliope knew that if she just walked away, the folks from Ivory Town would probably keep making trouble for Oxcreek Town. So, she made sure to say what she needed to, right there in front of everyone from Ivory Town.
"Oh, by the way," she said, flashing a sly smile, "some of the big shots who work with Oxcreek? Yeah, I know them personally. If you ever need help, you could just ask them. It'd be the same as asking me, really."
She said it so casually, but everyone from Ivory Town just stared at her, wide- eyed.
Nobody could quite figure out who this Calliope really was, or why she was so confident. But one thing was clear: the people from Ivory Town were suddenly a lot more cautious.
They could tell that Calliope and Silas, standing quietly at her side, weren't the kind of people you wanted to mess with. If they pushed too far, things probably wouldn't go well for them.
Then, Calliope turned sharply to face the mayor of Ivory Town.
"Isaiah, right?"
He nodded, swallowing hard.
"If you've still got any complaints about Oxcreek, why don't you say them now? I'd
be happy to pass them along to the folks up the chain, see if you're still the best fit to run this town."
what happened today, you all ought to apologize to us, right
Oxcreek responds. And it won't just be payback. It'll be
done playing
one of his men leaned in and muttered, "She's bluffing. There's no way she knows people higher up. She can't be
don't know whether I have friends in high places? Well, you're welcome to test
straightened up, her eyes glinting with confidence. "Oxcreek's growing fast. That means good things for everyone around here. But if you want to play hardball, I can make sure Ivory Town never sees
as for
phone. "Let's see what the folks
how
contacts. She'd done a lot for Oxcreek lately, and just so happened to
moment in an easy, familiar tone, and then handed the phone straight
might be in for
A few minutes later, after a
it, I'm sorry. I was wrong!"
with Oxcreek. We'll never do it
line, desperate to
on as mayor. Can
phone back
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A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia Chapter 609
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