A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust

The words "her real brothers aren't even big shots," hit Valerian and Ulysses like a punch to the gut.

Back then, they had no idea that Calliope's other brothers were actually that impressive.

Now, knowing the truth, the whole thing left a pretty bitter taste in their mouths.noveldrama

They were supposed to be her real brothers, weren't they? But it was like she didn't care about them at all.

They'd always assumed that Calliope would try to win them over, that she'd come around and realize her mistake. But nope, she just turned around and found herself some even "better" brothers.

And as much as they hated to admit it, it was obvious: Quentin and the others really were more impressive than they were.

Ulysses had already been fuming back at the airport. He knew just how powerful Julius actually was not just a celebrity, but someone with a whole business empire behind him. There were rumors about Julius being this mysterious bigwig, not just a Hollywood A-lister but also a serious player in the business world.

And now? The blow just kept coming. Because apparently, Norton was even more famous.

So yeah, that oldest brother probably wasn't some average Joe either. Turns out, Calliope didn't really need to come crawling back to them. She had all these other “brothers” in her life. They weren't the only ones anymore. She could toss them aside without a second thought.

Before, they'd thought they were the only ones who mattered to her, that she should care about pleasing them, especially when they weren't happy with her. They'd always say she'd never find better brothers than them.

But now, looking at things, she really had found better brothers. And honestly, they were the ones who were nothing special. With all those better brothers around, would she even care about them anymore?

She really didn't have to.

A flashy sports car roared to life, and Norton sped off with a grin.

Calliope watched him take off, a small, content smile on her face. As long as her brothers were happy, she was happy too.

Not far away, Valerian glared at Calliope, seething. He'd thought that car was for him, but no, it wasn't. And now he was the butt of office jokes, everyone snickering behind his back, thinking he was way out of his league.

He'd had enough and marched right over to Calliope.

"Callie, I'm your real brother! You just gave a car that expensive to that guy? How is that even appropriate? He's not your real brother, Lam! You should know better!"

Calliope looked at Valerian, barely able to hold back a laugh.

"You're my real brother?" she asked, amused.

"Okay, then let me ask you this: Did you ever get me a Christmas present?" "When you got Lisette that fancy gift card at Christmas, what did you get me?" "Do you even know how much Norton gives me for Christmas every year?"

"He stuffs my stocking with six-figure checks every year. That's right, hundreds of thousands of dollars!"

"If you gave me a six-figure Christmas gift, I'd get you a car, or heck, a whole fleet if you want!"

Valerian stared at her, totally floored. "No way! He's not even your real brother Why would he give you that kind of money? That's impossible!"

He just couldn't believe it.

"Why not? Want me to show you my bank statements?" Calliope shot back.

"Forget previous years, just this Christmas, the cash he gave me was more than enough to buy that sports car!"

"You think you don't have to lift a

finger, and someone's just going to

give you the world? Love's a

two-way street,

1. You ge

what you give. You never put in

anything, but you expect everything. Dream on."

Calliope's words were biting.

And the people around them? They couldn't help but nod in agreement.