08:03
Chapter 273
The party was buzzing. Some guests were busy recording videos, while others had already started
live–streaming the event. The buzz around the alligator segment had drawn more and more viewers to the live
stream.
Alerted by his friends tagging him like crazy, Gideon found out Calliope had attended Yara’s daunting dinner party for Silas and that Yara had been giving her a hard time.
[Gideon, your ex–girlfriend sure is something else!]
[Gideon, you never told us your ex was this interesting. She’s way more entertaining than your current girlfriend, Yvette!]
[Gideon, check out the live stream. It’s intense! Your ex is about to brave the alligator pit!]
[Man, Calliope is fearless. How did you ever let her go?]
[This is wild! Calliope is truly remarkable!]
Gideon scrolled through countless notifications on his Twitter feed. Everyone seemed to buzz about Calliope, and he was struggling to understand it all.
As he watched the clips, he saw Calliope downing shots like a pro, playing the banjo with such passion that she had the whole room enchanted, and winning a fortune in poker, casually stuffing her winnings into a plastic bag and giving it to Uriah for safekeeping.
Gideon didn’t respond to his friends. He just kept watching, growing more and more astonished with each clip. Despite having been with Calliope for years, he had never known she knew all this.
The Jewell family always dismissed her as inadequate. So naturally, he had assumed she was just that–nothing special.
But now it was clear she was anything but ordinary. She seemed to possess an endless array of talents.
Gideon’s emotions were a whirlwind. Every move Calliope made was like watching a star shine brightly.
After piecing the story together, he realized that she was attending this perilous party to rescue Silas, who Yara had detained. Everyone said Calliope must really love Silas, considering she would jump into an alligator pit for him.
When Gideon read these comments, a knot tightened in his chest, and he felt a wave of disbelief crash over
him.
Wasn’t she afraid of the alligators? Or did she care so much for Silas that she was ready to risk her life? Did she love Silas that much? Hadn’t she once said that he, Gideon, was the love of her life?
With a scowl, Gideon clicked on the live stream link and saw Calliope, draped in a man’s tuxedo jacket, standing at the edge of the alligator pit.
His face darkened as he watched her seemingly prepare to step into the pit.
Was she not terrified of being bitten–or worse, eaten–by the crocodiles?
While Gideon watched the live stream, alerted by friends just like him, were the Jewell family’s three brothers and Lisette.
The Jewell brothers were all at home when Valerian called Ulysses to join them in Horatio’s room. The three watched the videos of Calliope drinking and playing the banjo. Afterward, they all wore expressions of disbelief.
Numerous people questioned them, asking if they really didn’t know their sister was so incredible.
Why did the Jewell family always say Calliope was useless? They wanted to know what they were if she was considered good–for–nothing.
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08:04
Many people had become Calliope’s fans, bluntly questioning Horatio and his brothers.
“When did she learn to drink like that?” Ulysses asked, puzzled.
“When did she learn to play the banjo?” Valerian frowned, equally baffled that Calliope could play the banjo so skillfully.
Not only could she play, but her performance was so extraordinary it went viral, with even a world–renowned musician praising her talents.
