A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging From Dust Novel

Chapter 477 Whatever , its not like I matter anyway ! I dont have any ties with the Jewell family anymore , and I definitely dont deserve a room allocation ! Calliope sighed dramatically , using her words as a tactical retreat , and shook her head as she returned to the couch .

Im not part of the Jewell family .

Even if I was , no one would listen to me ! As she spoke , her gaze drifted up to the family portrait hanging on the wall .

Sure enough , theres no place for me in the family photo .

Calliope chuckled softly , You all look so blissfully happy .

Guess Im just the outsider .

Monty and the others exchanged uneasy glances.

The family portrait had always been there , and no one paid much attention to it .

But now that they looked , Calliopes absence was glaringly obvious .

They had talked about taking another photo over the years , but somehow it never happened .

Was never in any of them .

The photo frames on the table showed Lisette and the rest of the family , but there was never one with Calliope .

The father and sons all felt a pang of guilt .

When Lisette was around , all their attention was on her .

Thoughts of Calliope often got sidelined .

But now , without Lisette , they felt a strange clarity .

Callie , dont be upset .

Were listening to you ! Monty said quickly .

Your brother definitely deserves the big room .

Lets have him take Lisettes room ! Lisette can stay in the small one .

And we should really retake that family photo next time ! Yeah , lets get a new family photo taken ! One with all of us in it ! Calliope nodded , If youre willing , I dont mind either .

If were talking about moving rooms , why not do it now ? That rooms bigger , sunnier , perfect for Horatio to recover in after his surgery .

The balcony is spacious too , perfect for him to get some sun ! Dont you think ? Lisette wont mind giving up that room for him , right ? After all , Horatios always been so good to her .

She wouldnt flip out over something so trivial , would she ? Calliope was echoing things Lisette had said before , though no one realized it at the time .

They just thought Lisette was easygoing and woul be upset .

And indeed , the room seemed perfect for Horatio .

It seemed like Calliope was only thinking of Horatios well being .

When Zelda came into the room , she overheard the conversation .

She hesitated but didnt object .

After all , Horatio had given up his room to Calliope , so it seemed only fair .

Though she liked Lisette , Zeldas heart was with her eldest son .

It seemed natural for Lisette to make this small sacrifice for him .

With Calliopes gentle nudging , the group started moving items from Lisettes room , setting up Horatio in the bigger space .

Once everything was settled , they finally sat down to eat .

We should change that family photo too ! Calliope said , eyeing the portrait behind the sofa .

Great idea ! Once Lisette is back , well get a new one taken with everyone , Monty said with a smile .

Callie , make sure you eat up .

Well have a full family photo , with no one missing .

Why wait for her to come back ? Calliope asked , a hint of mischief in her voice .