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Valerian watched as Zelda was about to storm out of the house, clearly heading to the company. He grabbed her
arm, trying to stop her.
“Mom, Callie is your daughter, after all. If we think about it, we haven't always been fair to her. Now that
Lisette’s not around, maybe we should try being a bit nicer to her. Maybe we need to change a little.”
“Change?” Zelda cried, furrowing her brow. “What change? She’s been nothing but bad luck for us. The
company’s in trouble, Lisette’s in jail, and Horatio’s legs... it's all because of her!
If she wasn’t around, things wouldn't have gone downhill like this! She's a jinx, bringing disaster to the entire
family.”
Valerian sighed, realizing this was going to be an uphill battle.
“Mom, please, let's just talk about this,” he pleaded.
But Zelda was resolute. “I have to go to the office. If we hand the company over to her, it'll be a disaster. You
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthink she’ll give back what she’s taken? She’s always been holding grudges against us all these years!”
She pushed past Valerian, determined to leave. He wanted to run after her, but a servant stopped him.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Valerian quickly dialed Monty, hoping he could intercept Zelda. But
Monty's phone went straight to voicemail, no matter how many times he tried. In the end, Valerian called
Horatio.
“Can you stop Mom from going to the office?” he asked desperately.
“What happened?” Horatio’s voice crackled through the line, laced with surprise. “Why did you let her head to
the company? If she clashes with Callie there, it'll be a spectacle for everyone! Valerian, why didn’t you stop her?
And Callie actually showed smanagement skills this morning. She analyzed a lot of things that could really
benefit the company. We need her!”
“It's not that | didn’t try,” Valerian said with exasperation. “Mom just won't listen to me. | got held up by a
servant and couldn't catch up to her in time.”
“We have a board meeting soon, and | can’t stop her now,” Horasaid, a hint of urgency in his voice. “I'll find
sstaff to help hold her off. You keep trying to reach her by phone!”
With that, Horahung up, his face clouded with worry. He knew his mother well enough to realize she'd stir up
trouble at the company.
And today, of all days, the board members and top executives were scheduled to be there. If Zelda decided to
create a scene, it wouldn't look good at all.
Horaquickly instructed his staff to intercept Zelda while he made his way to the conference hall.
By afternoon, the board members had all arrived, along with the company’s top brass. The conference room was
buzzing with people, all speculating about the meeting's purpose before Calliope and Monty showed up.
“Why did the president call us all here?”
“I have a bad feeling about this.”
“Is he planning something drastic? Are we going bankrupt?”
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Worry was etched on their face. Under Monty's leadership, the company had been in decline.
“He claimed he’s got sbig announcement. As | arrived, | heard Calliope showed up at the company today.”
“Yeah, and Franco from Pearl Tiger Club was seen here too. What's he doing at our company?”
“I cbecause of the rumors about Franco being here.”
As Horawheeled into the room, heads turned.
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“Hey, Mr. Horatio’s here.”
“Mr. Horatio, you should know why your father gathered us all here, right?”
“Yeah, and what's this about Franco from Pearl Tiger Club? Are we getting bought out by them?
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