That night, Lisette and the dog Ss brought ended up sleeping in the same


    room.


    Lisette didn''t notice anything odd about the dog. So, when she finally got into bed, she let out a sigh of relief, thinking that Ss seemed like a decent guy, definitely not the kind who''d treat her the way she''d once treated Calliope.


    Of course, what she didn''t know was that Ss would do absolutely anything for Calliope.


    Anyone who hurt Calliope? Ss had no ns to let them off the hook. In fact, he''d only make things worse for them.


    After living with Ss for a while, Calliope had gotten to know his personality pretty well. So she figured, since Ss had gone out of his way to bring Lisette a dog, it probably wasn''t as simple as it seemed.


    Later that evening, while they were both in their room, Calliope couldn''t help but ask, "Is there something weird about that dog?"


    "The dog?" Ss shed a mysterious grin. "Oh, there''s definitely something up with that dog."


    "Huh?" Calliope had suspected it, but she hadn''t really believed it was true. "You''re serious?"


    "Dead serious. But you can''t really tell just by looking at it."


    No matter how hard Calliope tried, she couldn''t see anything off about the dog. Still, if Ss said so, he probably wasn''t lying to her.


    "Of course you can''t see anything," Ss said, shaking his head. "If you could, someone like Lisette would''ve found a hundred ways to refuse. She''s not the type to agree to anything unless she has a good reason."


    Calliope nodded. "Yeah, she''s not easy to convince."


    "That''s why I had to be a little sneaky." Ss chuckled, ruffling Calliope''s hair. "You''ll see what I mean in the morning."


    "Alright," Calliope replied, then hesitated. "By the way, how did you know she once used a dog to... mess with me?"


    She''d never told Ss about that. But clearly, Ss knew all about it.


    “Just picked it up somewhere,” Ss said lightly, dodging the question.


    Calliope didn''t press him. Ever since she''d gotten used to staying with the Jewell family, she''d adjusted to the room, and with Ss nearby, she fell asleep quickly.


    When Calliope woke up, it was already early morning. She washed up, and Ss got up, too. After


    getting ready, they headed el


    out of their room together.


    Lisette hadn''te out yet.


    Because Ss had said something would happen to Lisette today, Calliope was actually a little curious. What would it be?


    "Morning, you two!" Valerian called out as he passed by, giving them a friendly


    wave.


    Calliope nodded in greeting.


    A few minutester, Lisette finally


    emerged from her room, the dog trotting at her heels. She patted Goldie''s head and said to Ss, "Mr. Myers''s Goldie is so smart. She''s incredibly well-behaved, didn''t make a peep all night."


    "Is that right?" Ss replied, eyes fixed on Lisette. "But... what happened to you?"


    He stared at her in horror. “Did you catch some kind of terrible disease?!"


    "What?" Lisette froze, reaching up to touch her face. She nced at Valerian.


    Valerian caught sight of Lisette''s face and nearly jumped back in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief.


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