Calliope shot Lisette a wry, almost amused nce. "Lisette, do you have any proof? Anything at all to show that I poisoned Grandpa?"


    Lisette just scoffed. "Grandpa''s death was suspicious, and I know it was you! You wanted the inheritance, didn''t you?"


    She turned sharply to the police officers nearby. "Officers, Calliope is a fraud. Please, take her in for questioning. Make sure you do a thorough job."


    Lisette had nned all of this in advance.


    The cops she''d called-well, their sergeant was a friend of hers. She''d already whispered to him to make things a little extra ufortable for Calliope.


    "Ms. Jewell, we''re going to need you toe with us," one of the officers said, eyeing Calliope carefully.


    Calliope could read Lisette''s expression like an open book. It was obvious she knew these officers and had set this up. But instead of protesting, Calliope just got up, calm and cooperative.


    "I''lle with you," she said, picking up her phone and quickly shooting off a text before she followed the police out.


    Lisette narrowed her eyes, surprised by Calliope''sposure. She''d expected Calliope to lose her cool or cause a scene. Instead, her calm cooperation actually made everything trickier. After all, there was no real evidence-no proof of murder or fraud. This would only buy them a little time, not solve anything.


    Once Calliope had left, the people in the conference room all threw Lisette dirty looks. Disgusted, they stood and left, grumbling among themselves until only Monty and a few others remained.


    "This all seems a little unfair to


    Callie, don''t you think?" Horatio said, frowning. He, like Ulysses, was quietly on Calliope''s side. After all


    she was the one who''d fixed his


    injured legs. something nobody else could do. And that wasn''t just talk. His legs really were healed.  s


    Lisette rolled her eyes. "What''s unfair? Calliope''s been conning us from the start. She took Grandpa''s inheritance, and you really think she joined the Jewell family out of the goodness of her heart? She''s never been one of us!"


    "I get it, you''re grateful she fixed your legs. But don''t forget, she only did it in exchange forpany shares. She wasn''t being generous, she was making a deal!"


    Lisette''s voice was sharp and bitter. "She''s not a good person!"


    "Lisette''s right," Valerian chimed in, ring. "Calliope''s been ying us all along. Horatio, don''t be so na?ve! We were good to her, and she just took advantage of us. She never cared about this family."<fn4cb2> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on Find[?]ovel</fn4cb2>


    Just thinking about it made Valerian grit his teeth in anger. "She''s nothing but a snake."


    Horatio hesitated. “But... what if she didn''t know? About not being a real Jewell, I mean. Remember, she gave Ulysses some of her hair for a DNA who


    test. She was the old him


    she might not be rted if she Was really trying to scam us, why would she bring it up herself?"  s


    That was the one thing that didn''t add up. Grandpa had never mentioned anything


    about Calliope not being family. Maybe she''d only just found out herself.


    Horatio tried to exin this to Valerian, but Valerian just scoffed.


    "She''s only pretending to be innocent so you''ll keep defending her. She''s already got what she wants. She doesn''t have to keep up the act anymore. That''s why she''s suddenly just finding out all these


    secrets. Don''t let her fool you."  s