A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 7

After breakfast, Silas and Calliope headed to the county clerk's office.

The marriage certificate was in their hands in no time.

"Uncle Silas, I know you're busy. Now that we've got the marriage certificate, you can head back to work. I need to visit home," Calliope said as they stepped out of the office.

"Uncle Silas?" Silas raised an eyebrow, a flicker of annoyance crossing his strikingly handsome face. Calliope caught on quickly and corrected herself, "Silas?"

What should she call him now?

They were married, but it was only a marriage of convenience. Calling him "honey" felt awkward, and "Uncle Silas" was definitely out of the question since she had called him that because of Gideon. She wasn't his niece, after all.

She glanced up to gauge Silas's reaction. Luckily, he didn't comment further.

"Want a ride?" he offered as they reached the car.

"No need, I'll grab a cab," Calliope said quickly. "You don't have to worry about me."

don't want me to come with you to your home?" Silas

I'll manage on

enough by marrying her. She didn't want to trouble him any

it had been instinct. She would

guilt settled

...

Zelda furrowed her brow and grumbled, "Why

worry. Maybe something came up," Lisette said softly. "After all, there was that huge fiasco at yesterday's wedding. Calliope loves Gideon so much, she must have been forced into this! There's no way she suddenly stopped

at Zelda, gauging her reaction before adding, "Mom, you need to stay calm and talk some sense into her. Mr. Myers isn't someone she can just toy with. What if she

Lisette's eyes deepened.

win over. She had worked tirelessly through the Jewell family's company, hoping to get closer

shifted as

turned to

who had been on the phone, immediately hung

flickered with anger as

through emails

absentmindedly fingering a strand of wooden

Jewell, who had been snapping selfies, set