A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"Mr. Jewell, could you explain why you've handed the company over to Ms. Jewell, even though you have three sons?"

"I heard Ms. Jewell isn't so competent, no?"

"Isn't Ms. Jewell the least favored in the Jewell family? How did she end up in charge?"

"Mr. Horatio Jewell, do you have any objections to this decision?"

The reporters eagerly thrust their microphones forward, bombarding the family with questions.

Calliope had never had the best reputation. It was an open secret that the Jewell family wasn't fond of her, often referring to her as a jinx.

So, when Monty announced at the press conference that Calliope would be taking over the company and was even granted a significant share of the stocks, the reporters were understandably taken aback.

Naturally, they were curious about this sudden change in the Jewell family's stance towards Calliope.

"Is it because Ms. Jewell married Mr. Myers, and the family is appeasing her husband?" one reporter speculated.

Myers put pressure on

leverage his influence over your family, so

room buzzed with various theories, all

a sidelong glance at him. Her gaze was nonchalant, yet Monty felt

Myers didn't coerce us! This

smile, she addressed them, "Well, the truth is, the shares weren't exactly handed to me out of goodwill. The Jewell Group is on the brink of bankruptcy, and they've asked

company and a share of stocks. For the sake of Lisette, Horatio, and the company itself, they agreed to my terms. Consider it a

released. And, of course, the company won't collapse under my watch.

by Calliope as they gazed up at her. She just sat there; her striking

they were

new head of Jewell Group. And it's also

back to reality, the

you've thought

the risk of moral manipulation,

"You're truly astute!"