Chapter 258

Tonight's charity gala was quite the spectacle-after all, it was Lucas himself who organized it. Considering he'd just been discharged from the hospital not long ago, a lot of folks who'd failed to visit him before were now jumping at the chance to show up, partly out of curiosity, partly to network. Calliope entered the ballroom arm-in-arm with Conrad. The place was already buzzing with chatter, with guests dressed to the nines. But the last thing she expected was to run straight into the two people she wished most to avoid. Across the room stood Angelina, linked to her mother, Rosemary. At the sight of Calliope, Angelina glanced over and gave a smug little lift of her chin. Calliope had no idea what she was so smug about. Sure, her mom had used her money and influencers to flip the narrative online, but losing Celestial System was no joke. Angelina might be out of the hospital now, but she hadn't returned to Stellar Group. At this rate, even if Calliope did absolutely nothing, Oliver