A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 857

A few sharp words from Calliope, and suddenly the room full of journalists and onlookers looked like they'd just bitten into a lemon.

Just minutes ago, everyone had been squarely on the Jewell family's side. Honestly, most folks thought Calliope had gone too far, that she was some kind of con artist pulling a fast one.

But what if that wasn't the truth? What if the Jewell family was just using everyone as pawns?

I mean, if the family really had ironclad evidence, they could do what Calliope suggested and go straight to court, right? But they didn't. Instead, they called a press conference and put on a show for the cameras.

And come to think of it, not a single shred of proof had been shown. Nothing. Just a lot of tearful words and sad faces, acting like they were the victims. But where was the evidence?

There wasn't any. Not a damn thing.

"Everybody heard that, right? The Jewell family's got nothing! You're all being played!" Portia called out from the crowd, her voice dripping with sarcasm and mock sympathy.

"Man, I almost feel sorry for you guys. The Jewell family's treating you all like circus monkeys!"

"What, do they think you're that easy to fool?"

on, we're all seasoned reporters here! We're supposed to chase the real story, not just swallow whatever sob story the

If you're not thinking for

scornful, and almost pitying, and it left everyone

to tug on heartstrings. Watching them up there, sniffling into their tissues, you couldn't

they really as

honest the fact

her own parents said enough. How could you just walk away from your own daughter? So what if she was born after a difficult labor? Like a newborn baby could control that? And in the

grudge, they dumped their daughter off in the backwoods with Uncle Kermit. That was

piecing it together, the mood shifted.

actually scammed the family, and if so, where was the

given Calliope a dime, so he had nothing to say,

"Never gave her any money,

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