A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Calliope shot Lisette a wry, almost amused glance. "Lisette, do you have any proof? Anything at all to show that I poisoned Grandpa?"

Lisette just scoffed. "Grandpa's death was suspicious, and I know it was you! You wanted the inheritance, didn't you?"

She turned sharply to the police officers nearby. "Officers, Calliope is a fraud. Please, take her in for questioning. Make sure you do a thorough job."

Lisette had planned all of this in advance.

The cops she'd called-well, their sergeant was a friend of hers. She'd already whispered to him to make things a little extra uncomfortable for Calliope.

"Ms. Jewell, we're going to need you to come with us," one of the officers said, eyeing Calliope carefully.

Calliope could read Lisette's expression like an open book. It was obvious she knew these officers and had set this up. But instead of protesting, Calliope just got up, calm and cooperative.

picking up her phone and

Instead, her calm cooperation actually made everything trickier. After all, there was no real

had left, the people in the conference room all threw Lisette dirty looks. Disgusted, they stood and left, grumbling among themselves until only Monty and

seems a

you think?" Horatio said, frowning. He, like Ulysses, was quietly on Calliope's side.

was the one

could do. And that

took Grandpa's inheritance, and you really think she joined the Jewell

she only did it in exchange for company

voice was sharp and bitter. "She's

"Calliope's been playing us all along. Horatio, don't be so naïve! We were good to her, and she

about it made Valerian grit his teeth in anger. "She's nothing but a