A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 797

Calliope and her friends made their way to the charity auction in no time.

Meanwhile, after some hushed debate, Monty's family decided to show up as well.

After Calliope and her group spent some time mingling and making small talk with the other guests, they were more than a little surprised to bump into Monty and his whole clan.

The moment Portia spotted them, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and mutter to Calliope, "Callie, when are you going to tell them the truth? They're like a bad penny. No matter what, they always turn up!"

"It's honestly getting out of hand," added Mavis, barely bothering to hide her annoyance.

The whole Jewell family had been trailing them all evening, and Zelda, in particular, had said some truly outrageous things, enough to make anyone's blood boil.

Thank God Callie wasn't actually her biological daughter. If she were, with that kind of attitude, Zelda would have driven even her own child insane.

shrugged, her expression calm and collected. "I already told Ulysses. Looks like he didn't bother

a little

knew the truth. In their minds, as long as someone was even

cared about biological ties? If you were part of their orbit, that was reason enough for them to claim you owed them

exactly why I

been raised by their

Lisette-obedient, grateful, and forever

ever found out you weren't really their blood, they'd just double-down on trying to squeeze you for everything you're worth," Portia scoffed, wrinkling her nose. "If anything, they'd start whining about how much they

logic is that?" Mavis

just gave a nonchalant shrug. The Jewells were a piece

about them, Calliope wandered off to chat with

auction hadn't started yet, but the place was packed with high-profile socialites from all over-celebrities, business moguls, even a few minor royals. This was the kind of event you