A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Calliope caught her brothers up on everything that had been going on lately.

She told them that the Jewell family wasn't bothering her anymore, and honestly, she couldn't care less about them now.

Especially after finding out she wasn't even their biological child, she felt even more detached from the whole Jewell clan.

Quentin and the others all breathed a collective sigh of relief as she spoke.

Truth be told, they'd all been a little worried she might be too stubborn about it. Even if the Jewells weren't her real family, being with them for so many years, it was only natural to have some feelings left.

They were worried she'd still care.

But thankfully, Calliope was seeing things clearly now.

"If that's how you feel, then we can finally relax," Quentin said, his voice gentle. "Callie, no matter where or when, you're what matters most."

Norton and Julius nodded in complete agreement.

Calliope understood that now, too. She smiled sweetly at them, her heart full, and gave a little nod.

As they sat around the dinner table, her brothers kept piling food onto Calliope's plate-crispy roast chicken, creamy mashed potatoes, buttery green beans-until her plate was overflowing and her heart was warmer than ever.

Jewells, they never treated her like this. They always doted on Lisette, passing her the best slices of pie or the crispiest bacon at breakfast. But for Calliope? She was lucky

felt so out of place in that house, it was like they were just waiting for her

side, life felt right. She really loved having

chatted with them about little things. When someone cracked a joke, the four of them burst out laughing,

phone rang. It

car she'd ordered had finally arrived

off.

she needed to swing by the office anyway and her brothers were with her, she decided to have Franco bring the car to her

do you guys have some

you're not busy, would you come with me to the office? I need

and then we can

brothers replied without

days off

if it was

needed them,

or

Calliope's

remembered that she'd left Quentin and Julius's