A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 793

“Horatio, let me ask you something. What’s your real opinion about Callie? Do you think she owes us, or do we owe her?”

Ulysses looked Horatio dead in the eye, his tone completely serious.

Horatio hadn’t seen that coming. He blinked, a little thrown off.

“Why are you asking me this out of the blue?” he replied, frowning.

“Well… about Callie…” Horatio hesitated, searching for the right words. “I guess, honestly, we haven’t treated her right. But at the same time, if she just walks away from the company now, it feels a bit harsh.”

He sighed. “But, look, she did fix my leg. The shares in the company, I only got those because I traded my leg for them, in a way. So if she wants to sell her shares, that’s her business. It’s not like she stole anything. She’s just selling what’s hers.”

“But, you know, if I’m being selfish, it still bugs me. She didn’t think about her family at all. That stings.”

Ulysses nodded, like he finally understood.

“So, basically, if she were a stranger, we wouldn’t have any reason to complain, right? But because she’s our sister, we just can’t accept it when she puts herself first. Is that it?”

Horatio nodded. “I mean, yeah. We’re family. I feel like she should help, just because.”

“But why is it okay for a stranger to act like that, but not her?” Ulysses pressed. “If a stranger did it, no big deal. But if it’s Callie, suddenly it’s not right. Family ties turn into shackles. We use that as an excuse to keep leaning on her, to take advantage of her, honestly.”

“So, we’re just using her, like always?” Ulysses said, with a bitter smile. “Horatio, she fixed your leg. She was always good to you when you were kids, remember that?”

Ulysses looked genuinely disappointed for Callie.

Horatio stared at him, stunned, like something had finally clicked into place.

“Uly… what’s gotten into you?” he asked, bewildered.