A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

They kept babbling on with all sorts of explanations, but honestly, it was like Calliope hadn't heard a single word.

The moment she walked out, the three of them just stared at each other, stunned.

"What do we do now? She's seriously pissed off this time. She won't even look at us!" Monty looked helplessly at his two sons.

If they'd really gone and upset Calliope over Lisette, that was like dropping a hundred-dollar bill just to pick up a penny. After all, Calliope was the one running the company now and besides, Horatio still needed her help with his surgery.

The three of them genuinely believed Calliope was mad, and panic was starting to set in.

"I told you, we should've kept our distance from Lisette. Just look at us now. Callie's mad. What the hell are we supposed to do?" Monty was both worried and annoyed.

"Don't get worked up," Valerian said, trying to sound reassuring. "We'll just talk to Callie again, calm her down."

she'll even care? She just ignored us completely! What if she decides not to help me with the surgery?

wheelchair, anxiety twisting in his gut. He'd never really been scared since he knew Calliope would operate on his legs. But if she refused now... he just couldn't accept the idea of never

out, don't worry. She has to do your surgery. We already handed her the company. Why

much. If she bails, I'll tell everyone exactly what she's like a woman who took our money, took over the

taken all those perks,

what's so bad if we're

Monty pointed out.

and now she's suffering by sticking around

frowning. "Lisette's never had to rough it like this before.

They glanced over at Lisette. She'd just finished her lunch, quietly tidied up, and glanced their way. She gave them a

Their guilt skyrocketed.

off to find Calliope. She headed straight to