Calliope raised an eyebrow. "You want to partner with the Myers Group?"


    "Who wouldn''t?" Soren chuckled. "With your husband being Ss, you could help, right?"


    "Soren, give it a rest," someone interrupted. "She''s barely hanging on herself, and you want her to help you? That''s a joke!"


    "Yeah. Who knows what Calliope''s rtionship with Ss is like?"


    "Do we even need to guess? It''s probably terrible!"


    "The esteemed Mr. Myers wouldn''t tolerate having such a scandalous wife!"


    "Calliope''s likely to get kicked out soon enough!"


    "I think so too. A woman with her reputation? Everyone would steer clear. No man wants his wife to cheat on him!"


    "Poor Mr. Myers."


    The crowd buzzed with mocking whispers, taking jabs at Calliope.


    Calliope heard it all but didn''t bother to argue.


    Soren nced at her. "So, it''s like that, huh? Calliope, things aren''t great between you and Mr. Myers, huh? Oh, right, I heard he''s never taken you to any gatherings or events... If he cared about his wife, she''d attend every asion with him."


    "Forget it. It seems I asked the wrong person."


    With that, Soren turned and left.


    People around chuckled softly, some with a hint of pity in their eyes.


    "Calliope and Mr. Myers'' marriage is on the rocks."


    "It seemed like Calliope forced this marriage from the start!"


    "Mr. Myers must''ve been deceived."


    "Calliope helped him out once, so he married her out of gratitude."


    Portia, fuming, red around, wanting to speak up, but Calliope stopped her with a gentle hand. She calmly ced a slice of pie on her te, encouraging her to eat


    Portia channeled her anger into her appetite, stuffing her face with food. Calliope remained poised and


    the asional whispers around her.


    en


    From a distance, Lisette kept ncing in Calliope''s direction. Her calm demeanor


    made Lisette uneasy and agitated.


    She wanted Calliope to lose it and fall apart that was her goal. But Calliope didn''t.


    The ssmates'' discussions about


    Calliope died down as her unruffled demeanor made them


    ufortable to continue. Before long, nobody talked about Calliope anymore.


    Lisette clenched her teeth and suddenly stood up with a ss of wine.


    "Lisette, what''s up?" someone asked, noticing her sudden movement.


    "I need to have a word with Calliope," Lisette dered. "She may be ignoring some issues, but I can''t."


    "What''s wrong?" another asked, surprised.


    "It''s about my family," Lisette said, lowering her gaze. "I can''t avoid this, even if it means facing consequences."


    "Is something wrong at home?" A few ssmates looked at her with concern.


    "But if you''re going to Calliope, she probably won''t even acknowledge you."


    "She''s a bit of an enigma, isn''t she? And a little scary-she doesn''t hold back." Lisette shook her head and approached Calliope.


    Calliope sensed her approach but didn''t turn around, continuing to enjoy her meal.


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