She nced over at Franco, who promptly started distributing the documents he had in his hands.


    Everyone present immediately began to peruse the papers they received. Horatio was among them, skimming through the documents, his pupils dting in astonishment.


    He had always thought of Calliope as just a wealthy heiress, someone with multiple identities and a string ofpanies to her name, but not particrly capable in her own right. He had never truly believed in her abilities, having never seen them in action.


    But now, faced with her work, he couldn''t deny it any longer. Her n wasid out with striking rity, filled with brilliant ideas and insights!


    She was remarkable. In just one morning at thepany, she had grasped its intricacies and even pinpointed every issue withser precision.


    Thepany''s problems were well-known, but everyone had been turning a blind eye. Yet Calliope had not only identified them, but also devised ns to tackle each one.


    It wasn''t just Horatio who was taken by surprise; the other board members were equally astounded.


    At a nce, they could tell that Calliope was leagues ahead of Lisette, and herpetence clearly surpassed that of Horatio and Monty.


    "She''s amazing!"


    "This n is brilliant! If we follow this, thepany will definitely bounce back!"


    "You''re hiding your skills all along, Ms. Jewell!"


    "Monty, you should have brought her into thepany ages ago!"


    "Compared to you, Lisette is an absolute amateur!"


    "However, Ms. Jewell, these people you want to fire are tricky to handle, and they


    might cause trouble for thepany, what then?"


    "Not just thepany, they might go after you too."


    "Yeah, a few of them are real troublemakers, always hard to deal with."


    Calliope remained calm. "They can try."


    As the excitement in the room simmered, suddenly Zelda burst through the meeting room door, storming towards Calliope with a furious demeanor.


    Calliope looked up, unfazed, as Franco intercepted Zelda''s raised arm.


    "Isn''t that Zelda? What are you doing here?" Calliope nced at Zelda.


    Monty hadn''t expected Zelda''s


    sudden appearance either.


    Frowning, he said, "What are you


    doing here? This ispany


    business, it doesn''t concern?ou. Go


    home!"


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    "How could you hand thepany over to her? Once you do, we''ll have nothing left!" Zelda shouted desperately at Monty.


    "Calliope, you jinx! How can you be so heartless! You have three brothers and you still want to steal thepany. Haven''t you already cut ties with us?"


    "So noisy." Calliope stood up, her chair scraping loudly against the floor, silencing the room as everyone watched Zelda withplicated expressions.


    After ncing at Zelda, Calliope suddenly produced a slender silver pin from seemingly nowhere and pricked Zelda''s neck twice.


    Zelda opened her mouth but found herself unable to make a sound. Like a mute she tried desperately to scream, but not a single noise came out After a few futile attempts, she looked at Calliope in terror.  swnovel


    She tugged frantically at Monty, desperate toin, but her voice failed her, leaving her to gesture wildly.


    Calliope pricked Zelda once more with her silver pin. Suddenly, Zelda was frozen, her body immobilized. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Calliope.  swnovel