NovelStart"My assistant's embezzlement has nothing to do with me!" Lisette was absolutely fuming. "She did it, so she's
responsible. Isn't that just common sense?"
"But she's always been handling things for you, hasn't she?" Calliope shot Lisette a look. "Since she's always
been working for you, how do you explain that this money wasn't for you, but for herself?"
"Of course, if you can prove that all this cash really went to her, then sure, let her pay it back."
Calliope's tone was matter-of-fact, as if she were explaining how to make a peanut butter sandwich.
"Oh, con, Calliope! You're being downright impossible!" Lisette was nearly shaking with anger. "You're doing
this on purpose, aren't you? You loadup with all this work, makehandle everything, and then, on top of
that, you wantto pay up? You're trying to pushout of the Jewell family, aren't you?"
"You promised Dad and the others you'd never kick us out, so instead you just make my life hell until I leave on
my own, right?"
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Lisette glared at her with a look of pure resentment.
Calliope just crossed her arms, calm as ever.
"Yep. That's exactly what I'm doing. You used to love playing these little mind games with me, didn't you?"
"Honestly, | haven't even given you half the trouble you once gave me. And you're already losing it? If you can't
handle it, you're welcto walk out the door."
"I'm not going anywhere!" Lisette snapped, her jaw clenched tight. "You think you can keep this up forever?
Horaand Valerian will see right through you! You really think they'll always be on your side?"
She was sure she could win them back. After all, they used to be closer to her. She'd spent more twith them.
Their loyalty had to be stronger.
"I don't know if they'll always have my back. Honestly, they've never really been on my side, so this is already a
step up for me."
"And if one day they go back to you, if they take your side again, well, that's fine too. The truth is, | don't care
about their approval anymore. If | left, I'd be perfectly fine. But you? Not so much."
Calliope let out a small, amused laugh.
Just then, Horaand Valerian walked in from the hallway.
They'd heard every word. And both of them realized, for maybe the first time, that Calliope didn't really need
them. Silas was already doing more for her than they ever had.
Besides, she was successful now. She had her own money, her own life, and a couple of other brothers to boot.
She wasn't lacking anything.
Their expressions changed.
Sometimes, they liked to think they were her only real brothers, that their bond with her was special. But hearing
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stung. Maybe they were related by
blood, but their relationship with her just wasn't that close.
"Horatio, Valerian!" Lisette's eyes widened when she saw them. She called out,
her voice just a touch triumphant. She shot a smug look at Calliope.
Calliope didn't even flinch. She just took a step back and said, "Are you two
worried about her? Well, don't bother. She'll get what she deserves. I'm not letting her off the hook."
"Callie, you're not wrong," Horasaid, stepping forward. "We've got your back."
"Lisette, if you screwed up, you need to own it. If you need to change, then change And if you need to face
consequences... well, that's the way it is. Valerian's gaze was steady as he said to Lisette.
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