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?"

reporters here! We're supposed to chase the real story,

sure knows how to work the media. If you're not thinking

and almost pitying, and it left everyone in the room feeling

on heartstrings. Watching them up there, sniffling into their tissues,

as pitiful

honest the

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 end, Zelda

instead of letting go of their grudge, they dumped their daughter off in the backwoods with

the mood shifted. People

wanted to know if Calliope had ever actually scammed the family, and if

silent. He'd never given Calliope a dime, so he had nothing to say, no evidence to

got your tongue, Valerian?" someone called. "Never gave her any money, did you? So you can't say

jumped in, "Let me

Valerian. You never gave

cent, and know cause

either. I