A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging From Dust Novel

Chapter 369 Monty and the others had just settled back into their cozy living room , a mix of emotions swirling around as they plopped onto the plush , oversized armchairs .

Almost immediately , Horatios phone buzzed , slicing through the thick air of anticipation .

Everyones eyes shot over to Horatio , who was fumbling with his phone like it might explode any second .

Is it your buddy ? Valerian asked , eyebrows raised .

Did he find out something ? Yeah , Horatio nodded , glancing at the screen before adding , Hold on .

Ill put it on speaker The room fell silent , a strange cocktail of excitement and dread hanging in the air .

Was Calliope really that impressive ? Did she actually own that swanky club theyd been hearing whispers about ? Maybe she had a whole empire out there that they knew nothing about .

Part of them hoped she did , maybe they could cash in on her success .

But another part worried that if she was that powerful , she might not share her wealth or influence .

And if she was that influential , had they really underestimated her all this time ? The call connected , and Horatios friends voice boomed from the phone , a mix of disbelief and admiration .

Horatio , man , is your sister that amazing ? I always heard your family , the Jewells , werent too fond of her , that you guys preferred that adopted girl .

I guess that was all just talk , huh ? Theres no way youd actually favor someone else over her ! If she were my sister , Id treat her like royalty , man .

Heck , forget a sister .

Id worship her like a queen ! Horatios friend was gushing .

When will you introduce me ? Im thinking about partnering with one of her companies .

Shes a genius ! You guys sure know how to keep things under wraps ! What nonsense are you spouting ? Horatio frowned , clearly confused by what he was hearing .

Monty and the others exchanged tense glances , a knot of anxiety tightening in their chests .

Could it be true ? Was Calliope that formidable ? No way .

They all saw her as a nobody , a screw up .

There was no way they could have missed something this big , right ? Especially Zelda , who was the most skeptical .

She absolutely despised Calliope , thought of her as a jinx .

To her , Calliope was nothing but bad news , no matter what .

Hey , Im just telling it like it is , his friend replied , sounding a bit taken aback .

You asked me to dig around , and I did .

Turns out , Calliope opened that high end club , Pearl Tiger Club at fifteen .

And she didnt stop there .

She turned it into a global franchise in just a few years ! The craziest part ? Regular folks cant even get in .

Its all high profile clientele .

And the word is that Calliope has connections that reach far and wide .

All the big shots love dining there , and many of them owe her favors .

In other words , Calliopes got a fistful of IOUS from some of the worlds most powerful people !