After saying his piece, Ulysses turned on his heel and walked away.


    A few of his fans trailed after him, clearly loyal to the end.


    As he left, Ulysses called out to his fans, "From now on, I''m cutting all ties with the Jewell family. I made mistakes, and I''ll do whatever it takes to make it up to


    Callie."


    "Admitting your mistakes is the first step, Uly! That''s what good sons do!" one of the moms in the crowd cheered.


    "That''s right, Uly! Don''t worry, we moms are behind you all the way!"


    "Our Ulysses is a stand-up guy!"


    The fans rallied supportively behind him.


    Across the room, Monty nced over at Zelda. She looked pale as a ghost-not so much out of guilt, but with bitter regret. She wished now that she''d never brought Calliope back into the family at all.


    Worry about the future was written all over her face.


    Lisette, meanwhile, was getting roasted online. Now that her lies had been uncovered for everyone to see, she was basically finished-no chance of aeback this time.


    Meanwhile, back at the office, Horatio had been watching the whole drama unfold on livestream.


    He let out a long sigh. Honestly, he''d seen this endinging from a mile away. The Jewell family was done for-really and truly.


    "Thank you, everyone!"


    In the cozy dining room, Calliope raised her ss to toast the happy ending. The whole ordeal was over, and the Jewell family didn''t have a leg to stand on anymore. They''d been thoroughly exposed; there was nothing more they could do.


    "Oh,e on so formal with us!" Julius grinned. "Honestly, girl, you always try to handle things on your own Sure, we know you''re more than capable and you''ve bailed us out of trouble more than once, but we want to be there for you too."  s<fnbefc> ???? ????s? ???????s ?? find?novel</fnbefc>


    Callie, no need to be


    Norton nodded seriously, "Julius is right, Callie. Maybe we can''t always fix everything, but we want you to know we''re always here for you. Next time, if you''re in a jam, promise you''ll tell us, okay?"


    Quentin chimed in, "Yeah, don''t keep us in the dark!"


    Calliopeughed. "I just didn''t want to bother you guys when you''re so busy! Besides, it wasn''t really a big deal."


    "It''s always a big deal if it involves you," all three brothers said at once, grinning.


    After a moment, they exchanged a look and shot a nod of approval toward Sitas. Truth be told, the only reason they''d made it in time today was thanks to a heads up from him. He''d handled things well, and they were honestly pretty impressed.  s


    They''d spent some time with Ss over the holidays, and he''d won them over, at least a little. Sure,


    there were still a couple of thin


    about him that made them


    the


    wary but one thing was certain: really loved Callie, and he treated her right.  s


    Calliope looked around the table, her heart full. Her brothers had always been there for her from day one, always ready to step up and protect her-even now, with Ss at her side, she felt surrounded by love.


    Portia, sitting nearby, teased, "Gosh, having so many brothers must be nice. I''ve only got one, and he''s nowhere near as cool as yours!"


    Calliopeughed, "Hey, don''t let your brother hear you say that! You''ll start a full- on sibling war."


    Portia grinned. "Well, to be fair, my brother''s not so bad. He always has my back when it counts."


    They ate, drank, and joked around until, finally, everyone drifted off their separate ways.


    Over the next few days, there was radio silence from the Jewell family. Online, though, they were getting absolutely dragged, and theirpany looked like it was headed for bankruptcy.