A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust

Valerian nodded. "Callie, don't worry about her. Just eat, okay? Make sure you're full first."

He looked at Calliope with a hopeful expression. "So, does what I got for

breakfast suit your taste?"

Valerian was clearly fishing for a compliment.

Calliope just shrugged. "It's alright, I guess."

Silas glanced at Valerian. "Some big brother you are, you barely know your own sister."

Valerian was at a loss. Wait, wasn't she the one who seemed to love this stuff when they went out to eat last time? She looked happy enough then! So why the sudden change of heart?

Still, Valerian didn't dare ask. He just made a mental note to pick up a bigger variety next time.

They were all enjoying their breakfast when Lisette finally came downstairs, shivering like she'd been locked in a freezer. She stomped down the stairs with as much noise as she could manage, probably hoping everyone would come

running.noveldrama

But the living room was empty. Everyone was gathered in the dining room, deep into their food. They didn't even glance at her as she walked in, as if she'd turned invisible. She was on the verge of a meltdown, and not a single person seemed to

care.

Lisette's face twisted in anger. Just then, Calliope called over with a wicked grin, "Hey, Ms. Drama Queen, decided not to take the leap after all? We were kind of looking forward to your big 'swan dive' off the roof. Shame, I've never actually seen anyone jump before. Guess we'll have to miss out!"

She kept going, deadpan. "But if you're serious, you should try the office building. It's way taller. One good splat and it's over in a second. Much more effective, trust me."

Lisette was speechless, barely able to contain her fury. She stomped her foot and turned to Valerian and Horatio. "You guys feel the same way?"

Horatio just kept eating, shoveling more hash browns onto his plate.

Monty didn't even look up. Once, they might've cared, but now? Not so much. It was pretty clear Lisette was too scared to actually do anything dramatic. This was all for attention.

Realizing she'd lost her audience, Lisette bit her lip and stormed back upstairs.

The rest of them finished breakfast and headed off to work.

Later, Lisette came back down as Zelda was telling the housekeeper to deep- clean and sanitize the place.

Zelda eyed Lisette warily. "Lisette, you really should go see a doctor. Whatever you've got might be contagious."

Lisette nodded stiffly. She knew

Zelda was just as scared of her as anyone else. So she left for the hospital, and as she walked out, everyone in the house gave hea wide berth. Honestly, she diddook a little frightening.

Meanwhile, Calliope was in Silas's car, piecing things together.

"She's got some kind of allergic reaction, mixed with poisoning, right?" Calliope asked. After all, she was the Miracle Doctor.

Silas nodded Yeah. The dog had something on its fur that triggered her allergy The toxin only affects people with her specific allergy, so Lisett@got the worst of it. She's not gonna die, but she's in for a rough week. Happy with that as

punishment?" Content bétongs to

Calliope smirked. "Oh, more than happy."