"Cut ties with Lisette?" Zelda gasped, her voice barely above a whisper. "Do you think they''lle after her again?"


    "They just might," Monty replied, brow furrowed. "That woman doesn''t exactly y fair."


    Zelda looked at him, incredulous. "We can''t just abandon Lisette like that! She''s our daughter, Monty. Our favorite, even!"


    She shot him several pleading nces, hoping he wouldn''t give up on Lisette so easily.


    Monty hesitated, deep in thought. He nced over to where Calliope was chatting. "Let''s deal with Callie first... Didn''t you notice? She seems to know everyone here, and she''s really close with that Lynn heiress."


    Monty was feeling overwhelmed. He found himself regretting all those years he''d favored Lisette—maybe he should''ve been more fair to Calliope.


    Now, Calliope clearly held a grudge against them.


    Trying to get her toe home wouldn''t be easy. She might not even want anything to do with them anymore.


    The thing was, Calliope was brilliant-crucial, even. If she stayed at the Jewell family''spany, the business would probably take off. She had so many friends -people with influence and connections, the kind you couldn''t buy.


    Monty couldn''t help but envy Calliope''swork. The problem was, those connections were all hers. They had nothing to do with him.


    And deep down, he knew even if he asked her to share her contacts, she''d probably justugh in his face. She''d already started treating their whole family like strangers.


    Meanwhile, Calliope was chatting with Sharon when her gaze suddenly drifted to a couple standing across the room.


    They looked familiar. The woman, especially, there was something about her face that reminded Calliope of herself.


    "What''s up, Callie?" Sharon noticed her distracted expression and followed her gaze.


    "Looking at that couple? Oh, that''s the White family," Sharon exined. "You know, the Whites are a pretty big deal."


    "The White family?" Calliope echoed, turning the name over in her mind.


    ef


    "Yeah. Have you ever heard of that group, Destiny? The Whites run it. That guy over there, Mr. Jett White he''s the founder his wife''s with him. She''s supposed to be super impressive, too, though I heard she had a terrible ident and lost most of her memory."  s


    to her," Sharon added, ncing thoughtfully at Calliope. "You know, it''s funny you really look a loblike


    "Still, Mr. White is absolutely need


    MS White  s


    "Do Mr. and Mrs. White have kids?" Calliope asked, a strange intuition nagging at


    her.


    It seemed ridiculous, but she couldn''t help asking.


    "They have a daughter, Blythe White, but honestly, I never liked her much," Sharon replied. "She''s adopted.


    Besides her, they also took in a few boys but Blythe''s definitely, favorite content belongs to s


    "Blythe?" Calliope frowned.


    Wasn''t that the girl Oliver Myers wanted Ss Myers to marry?


    "Have they ever lost a child?" Calliope pressed.


    Sharon looked at her, puzzled, but answered, "Not that I''ve heard of."


    Calliope nodded, letting it go for now.


    Sharon nced at her. "Why do you ask? Are you interested in them? I know Mr.


    White, I could introduce you."


    Calliope shook her head. "No, that''s okay."<fnd0b4> This update is avable on find?novel</fnd0b4>


    "All right, if you say so," Sharon said with a shrug.