Chapter 233
“You all seem to forget. I’ve cut ties with your family.” Calliope’s voice was cool, detached. “So, your problems are none of my concern.”
“Calliope, do you really think you’ll do just fine without us? What, you don’t think you’ll ever come crawling back?” Ulysses growled. “I’m giving you a chance here. If you help Horatio, we’ll remember it.”
“You all certainly stick together, I’ll give you that. But let’s not pretend you’re the kind of people who repay kindness. A bunch of ungrateful leeches, so why don’t you just get out of my way?”
Her gaze locked onto Valerian, and her lips curved into a cold smile. “Isn’t that right, Valerian?”
His jaw tightened at the accusation. He knew exactly what she meant.
She had saved his life, and yet, somehow, Lisette had swooped in and taken the credit.
Valerian’s expression darkened at the revelation, but he refused to admit guilt.
“Horatio always treated you well. Are you really okay with watching him spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair?” Valerian said. “Obviously you could just ask the info to Upton. You’re close with him. He trusts you enough to leave his kid in your care. I’m sure he’d tell you if you asked.”
Calliope glanced at them indifferently. “Even if he would tell me, why would I bother asking? If you want answers, go ask him yourself.”
“You think we’d be talking with you if we could just ask him directly?” Ulysses snapped. “God, Calliope, when did you turn into such a pain? You weren’t like this when we were kids!”
“And do you remember how you weren’t like this either?” She looked at him with amusement. If they hadn’t once treated her well when they were younger, maybe she wouldn’t have spent years foolishly believing they might return to the way they used to be.
She had wanted their love so badly. And in the end, it had cost her everything.
Not this time.
She swore to distance herself from them. Since they treated Lisette as their own sister and dismissed her, then
let it be.
“You guys are the worst!” Baber exclaimed, clearly fed up. “If you keep this up, I’ll have my daddy deal with you, and trust me, when that happens, you’ll be bankrupt before you know it!”
Just as Baber finished speaking, a sudden cry rang out from ahead.
“Is there a doctor here?!”
“Call an ambulance, now!”
“Help! Someone, please!”
Calliope and Baber exchanged glances at the sounds.
The commotion had already drawn a crowd.
Baber grabbed Calliope’s hand and uttered, “Let’s go see what’s happening!”
It was chaos, some people rushing toward the source of the cries, including Calliope and Baber.
With the frenzy, Ulysses and the others didn’t have a chance to stop Calliope and Baber before they were swept into the crowd, leaving them with no choice but to follow.
“What a waste of all the years we were good to her!” Ulysses muttered angrily. “Horatio needs her help, and this is how she treats us?”
“Exactly, all she had to do was aşk Upton. It’s not like we were asking much.”
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Lisette sighed, “Callie must still resent me. That’s why she’s acting this way. I’m sorry, Horatio. This is all my fault.”
“Lisette, don’t be silly. Why apologizing? This isn’t your fault,” Valerian said. “She’s the one who’s heartless.”
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