A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 359

Chapter 359

As soon as the waiter left, Monty turned to Calliope with a grin plastered across his face, his tone as sugary as a

fresh batch of maple syrup.

"Callie, I'm really glad you decided to join us for dinner today! All this talk about leaving or not leaving-con,

even if you signed that agreement, you're still a Jewell through and through. Family doesn't hold grudges

overnight, right?"

Monty shot a cheerful glance at Horaand Valerian. "They really do care about you! When they were kids, you

know, didn't know any better. And Lisette, well, she's younger than you, she didn't get it either. Maybe she was

just scared we'd favor you over her, so she put on that little act! These things, they happened so long ago. Can't

really blanyone, can you?"

"Horatio, Valerian, you guys know you owe her an apology, right?" Monty's gaze urged the two brothers to make

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amends with Calliope.

Calliope watched them with an amused expression. "Was it really just because you were kids?"

Valerian didn't seem too thrilled with Calliope's tone. He frowned but stayed quiet.

Horapiped up, "Callie, yeah, we weren't great. We just believed whatever Lisette said back then, but you

should've nudged us a little. Even if we didn't believe you at first, you could've tried a bit harder!"

"It was all so long ago, don't hold a grudge against Lisette or us. We were just kids, everyone's forgotten about it.

Sure, you might've been falsely accused, but no real harm was done, right?"

"And about your education, yeah, we might've misunderstood. But you never showed us your side of things. How

were we supposed to know? If you'd been as vocal as Lisette, there wouldn't have been any room for

misunderstanding."

"Anyway, it's all ancient history now. You're healthy and grown up, and honestly, there's no need to be so petty

about it."

Horaspoke as if it all had been just a minor misunderstanding, easily brushed aside.

Calliope looked up at them, then chuckled softly to herself.

"Yeah, all these things are in the past."

She leisurely poured herself a glass of water. If she hadn't been given a second chance, it would've truly € been

in the past-while they enjoyed their lives, she'd have been nothing

more than a forgotten ve

After taking a sip, she looked back up. "But what if Lisette wanted to kill me? What if | had died because of

Lisette's actions? Would that be something you could just move on from? Or would it still be all about Lisette,

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even if | were gone?

Valerian suddenly slammed his fist on the table, anger flashing in hisz eyes. "What are you talking about? Lisette

wouldn't murder you. Sure, she said snasty things, but she's not svillain!"

"Calliope, don't project your dark thoughts onto Lisette, okay? She might've been

a bit tic, sure, but she never actually hurt you. It's you who's always been so confrontational."

Calliope just stared at him.

Even now, their attitude hadn't changed a bit. Thankfully, she'd long since stopped considering them as part of

her family.

She smirked, "How exactly am | being confrontational? You guys invitedto dinner, remember? | didn't exactly

twist your arm into inviting me, did 1?"