A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 372

"Calliope is only a waitress at that diner. Why would she be waiting tables if she were the brains behind Pearl Tiger Club?" Zelda sneered, her voice dripping with disdain.

Horatio frowned at her.

"That diner? It's hers too," he replied, his voice steady but firm.

Zelda had labeled Calliope as a jinx since they were kids. As Calliope's mother, Zelda's disdain had spread to the rest of the family, poisoning their opinions of her over time.

Monty was starting to panic. "What do we do now? How do we fix this?" He was kicking himself for not treating Calliope better when he had the chance. It finally dawned on him that she was the real powerhouse in their family.

Silas must have known how remarkable she was; why else would a man of his stature choose to marry her, especially after she was rejected by Gideon?

"We can't seriously give her 50% of the shares and hand the company to her, can we?" Valerian asked, lifting his gaze from the floor. "She's probably using her skills to manipulate us into agreeing."

"If we don't, it could mean the end of the company," Horatio said thoughtfully.

Monty took a deep breath, steeling himself. "We need to apologize. Beg for her forgiveness if we have to. It's our only option. If she really is as talented as we think, she could save us and even take the company to new heights."

"Yeah, but if she does, it won't benefit us in the slightest," Zelda snorted. "I've been saying it all along that she's a curse. No matter how capable she is, she'll only bring us bad luck."

"Would you just be quiet for once?" Monty snapped, glaring at Zelda. "We don't need you making this any worse."