A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 855

The room erupted with gasps and murmurs from the reporters and fans alike.

"Seriously? Aren't mothers supposed to love their kids? Some women, even when things go wrong during childbirth, will beg the doctors to save the baby first!"

"Exactly! Moms are supposed to risk everything for their children. But it's not like Calliope chose to be born during a difficult labor—how can Zelda blame her own child for that?"

"God, that's just awful. How can someone like that even call herself a mother?"

"Poor Calliope, may she rest in peace..."

"Did they even care if she lived or died? You'd think Zelda would want to check on her daughter after all that."

"They didn't even recognize her. Honestly, it's like Zelda never cared about her kid at all."

"She just dumped her in the middle of nowhere and let her fend for herself."

People were starting to feel sorry for Calliope, the girl who'd barely gotten a glimpse of the world before leaving it, her parents never even bothering to look

her way.

I was your child. I never understood why you didn't want me, but

grandpa couldn't say no,

believed you two were my real parents. I thought my brother was really my brother. That's why I tried so hard to make you all

what I did, it was like

you cared about

knew I wasn't your biological daughter, you

never spent a

gave me

up!" Monty snapped, his anger barely contamed. "You lived in our house for years. Are you seriously telling everyone here that you never spent a dime? Who's

Calliope shot back, meeting Monty's eyes. "But the thing is, it's pretty tough for me to prove I never got anything from you if you say you gave me money, then it should be easy for you to prove it, right?

s

squarely at Monty. "Mr. Jewell, why don't you show

should

mind scrambling. He couldn't

instinctively

an allowance, so now he's looking