Valerian stared at Calliope, his eyes rimmed red with frustration. He looked like he was about to lose it.

"Calliope, are you really going to do this to us?"

"We're your real family. How can you treat outsiders better than your own blood? Don't you think that's wrong?"

"Don't you think you've crossed a line?"

His voice was sharp, slicing through the room as he fired off accusation after accusation.

But Calliope just met his gaze, calm and unflinching. "And what makes you qualified to call yourself my brother? When strangers treat me better than you ever have, maybe you should ask yourselves what you did wrong."

"And Lisette isn't even your real sister, but you bend over backward for her. Why is that?"

unwavering. She held Valerian's gaze, refusing to shrink away.

puffed up, jaw clenched. "Lisette is different. She might not be my real sister, but

always

I'm the one who matters most. I'm not stupid. You give nothing, but expect everything from me. Why

let out a dry, humorless laugh, the

from the sidelines, finally chimed in, nodding

"Valerian, Ulysses, honestly, people

not a good look. Ask anyone at the office, even the janitor could see you playing favorites with Lisette. You can't keep playing favorites and not expect it

you in the end."

silent, while Ulysses

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