Ss and Quentin stood there, eyes locked on Monty and his crew, their stares sharp enough to cut ss.


    Sure, they had polite, almost friendly smiles stered on their faces—but the fire burning in their eyes was all too clear. It screamed danger.


    Monty swallowed hard, feeling his throat go dry.


    He never imagined all of them would suddenly show up to back Calliope like this.


    And the worst part? Calliope had justid out a mountain of evidence. There was no way for them to talk themselves out of this mess now, no matter how hard they tried.


    Valerian, standing to the side, was sweating bullets. He''d thought they had the upper hand—after all, public opinion was on their side.


    But Calliope had flipped the whole game in a heartbeat.


    She''d kept every shred of evidence, just waiting for them to call this press conference. It was like she''d set a trap and they''d walked right into it, cameras rolling and all.


    The reporters in the room were stunned.


    Some were even live-streaming the whole thing, and their viewers were losing their minds just as much.


    People in the crowd stared as the group of ridiculously handsome guys stormed in. Once everyone realized who they were, the ce practically exploded.


    Especially because Julius-yeah, that Julius-was there too. Maybe not everyone recognized Quentin or Norton, but Julius was a household name.


    And then there was Ss. The richest guy in all of Capitalton. Who didn''t recognize him?


    Just those two alone would''ve made headlines.


    But they were all here for Calliope. Everyst one of them was on her side. The energy in the room went wild.


    Especially now that everyone knew Calliope was innocent all along.


    "Oh my god, are you seeing this? Calliope''s got a whole squad of heartthrobs protecting her!"


    "I mean, her brothers are actual heroes. With them by her side, who needs those losers from the Jewell family?"


    "I''m so jealous right now!"


    "It''s not fair! I wish my brother would stand up for me like that—or that Capitalton''s richest guy would have my back!"


    "Dream on, girl. Calliope''s amazing all on her own, okay?"


    "Yeah, I''m officially a Calliope fan now. She totally owned them up there so calm and logical and her evidence was airtight cant believe she organized all that herself."  s


    "Right? Ss and the others are just the cherry on top. Even if they hadn''t shown up, Calliope had this handled."


    "She''s incredible!"


    “But man, she had it rough before. My heart aches for what she went through as a kid."


    "Seriously, the Jewell family was so cruel to her. I can''t stand them."


    "And yet, she turned out so amazing. Has nothing to do with the Jewell family- she''s all her."<fn1bfc> Read full story at find?novel</fn1bfc>


    "Exactly! The Jewells are awful."


    "They wanted to sue Calliope? Please. I think she should sue them instead!"


    "Can''t believe I ever trusted those people."


    "None of them are worth a dime."


    "Well, the truth''s out now their dirtyundry is all over the ce. What could they possibly say for themselves?"


    The Jewell family had lost every shred of dignity, and they knew it. There was nothing left to say.


    Ss turned to Monty and asked, "Still want the money?"


    Monty shook his head, defeated.


    Then Ss looked at Valerian. “You wanted my wife''s money? Her property? You really think you deserve any of it?"


    Valerian choked, unable to meet


    Ss''s gaze. His face was flushed


    with anger and embarrassment.


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    wanted to yell at Calliope for bringing backup-for ying dirty but he didn''t dare open his mouth.  s?novels


    "And you," Ss said, narrowing his eyes at Lisette, "all these years scheming against my wife... You proud of yourself? If your real parents knew how much you cared about money, what do you think


    they''d say?"  s