A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 794

Even though his sudden outburst was strange, what he said made a lot of sense.

It really did seem that way. They'd all been hurting Callie, whether they meant to

or not.

Horatio fell silent, lost in thought. He started to replay Ulysses' words in his mind, his brow furrowing deeper the more he considered them.

They'd always brushed it off, because Callie never complained. It was always Lisette who made a scene. So, naturally, all their attention was drawn to Lisette.

No matter how they treated Callie, she never spoke up. Maybe that's why it became almost instinct to push her around.

For Lisette's sake, they often let Callie take the fall. And since Callie never said a word, it just became... normal. As if she was supposed to take it all in stride.

But was she really supposed to? Did she deserve that?

Horatio's face turned grim.

Of course she wasn't born to bear it all. She was their sister. She was the Jewell family's child. And they'd been hurting their own flesh and blood for the sake of someone adopted.

looked up at

not just that, we never even realized it. That's the

line, it was like they'd forget about it five

more and more, making her sacrifice

over. "If Callie wasn't

to laugh it off. "Come on, there's no way she's not

what if... she wasn't Mom and Dad's biological daughter?" Ulysses

chuckle escaping. "No way. She's

talked to her." Ulysses

Horatio's smile faded.

"She told me herself. She's not really a Jewell. She's not related to us by

be," Horatio said, shaking his head. "No

Ulysses replied, "She wasn't

said the real

real sister is gone.

stared at Ulysses for

moment, clearly struggling to

After