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.

about it like that made Horatio's chest tighten with guilt. He looked up at Ulysses, brow creased. "I guess

a short, bitter laugh. "We have. And it's not just that,

He hated to admit it, but it was true. Even when they did notice they'd crossed a line, it was

just kept demanding more and more, making her

Ulysses glanced over. "If Callie wasn't our real sister...

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

mean, what if... she wasn't Mom and

a nervous chuckle escaping. "No way. She's

I just talked to her." Ulysses fixed Horatio with

faded. "You talked

really a Jewell. She's not

can't be," Horatio said, shaking his head. "No

said," Ulysses replied,

said the real

real sister is gone.

at Ulysses for

moment, clearly struggling to

it. After