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โCalliope, Iโm begging you. Heโs your brother! Even if you left the Jewell family, you canโt deny the blood bond you share with Horatio! Heโs always cared for you deeply, no matter what. Heโs your brother, right?โ
Lisette was on her knees, tears streaming down her face, delivering a performance worthy of an Oscar.
โI get it. You donโt like me. You think Iโm better than you and have taken everything from youโฆ If it bothers you, I can leave the Jewell family, leave Capitalton! As long as you help Horatio, Iโll go wherever you want me to! Iโll even get all our classmates to witness it!โ
Lisetteโs words were both heart-wrenching and infuriating.
Around them, classmates began putting down their forks and knives. They gathered around Calliopeโs table and launched into a chorus of accusations.
โCalliope, isnโt this too heartless?โ
โYou canโt treat your brother like this just because youโre jealous of Lisette!โ
โHow can you abandon your brother like that? Are you even human?โ
โI donโt get it. Why do you have such a vendetta against Lisette? She never did anything to you, right?โ
โYouโre the one being unreasonable. If you fell short, why blame Lisette?โ
โYeah. You canโt hate someone just because theyโre better or more hardworking!โ
โIf you donโt like her being more accomplished, then step up your game!โ
โIs this all youโve got, Calliope?โ
โAre you trying to force Lisette out?โ
โWow, this is too much. Iโve never seen anything so outrageous!โ
โAs your classmates, weโre just trying to give you some friendly advice.โ
โCalliope, youโre really making it hard for anyone to respect you!โ
Criticism aimed at Calliope filled the room.
Sitting beside her, Portia was fuming, ready to hurl her plate at someone, but Calliope held her back.
โNot yet. Letโs eat first.โ
Ignoring the chaos around her, Calliope continued eating and offered Portia some of her food. โIt is pretty good. Try it.โ
She then turned to the group at her table. โNone of you guys are eating? These dishes are tasty. Who picked this place? Good choice!โ
The people sitting with Calliope werenโt exactly her biggest fans or the gossiping type. So, as the accusations flew, they stayed silent, stuck in an awkward spot. Caught in the middle, they didnโt know whether to speak up or stay quiet.
Portia leaned in closer to Calliope, whispering, โHow can you eat at a time like this?โ
She was nearly exploding with anger. The Jewell family was a bunch of fools in her eyes. Calliope had treated Horatio, but the idiots thought Lisette had helped him all along.
And if the Jewell family disliked Calliope so much, why were they asking for her help now?
โI can eat just fine. Itโs better to be full before dealing with things, right?โ
Calliope smirked, โYou should eat up too. Thereโs a good show coming up.โ
โA good show?โ Portiaโs eyes widened in intrigue. She trusted Calliope on this one.
If Calliope said there was a show, then there was definitely a show worth watching.
Now, she was a bit excited, realizing Calliope had come prepared.
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