A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 20

After saying her piece, she turned on her heel and walked briskly toward Damien.

Damien glanced at Calliope, his eyes sparking with a newfound curiosity.

Everyone at Myers Manor had heard of Calliope's name. To be honest, most of them hadn't thought much of her, believing she wasn't worthy of Mr. Myers.

But now, his opinion was starting to change.

She handled things decisively and efficiently. With that petite frame of hers, she had just flipped Gideon over her shoulder with ease.

Interesting.

The rumors about her being head over heels for Gideon seemed greatly exaggerated. If she were so smitten, why did she marry Mr. Myers instead? And when Gideon tried to force a kiss on her, she gave him a sound slap and a firm toss to the ground.

was incredibly satisfying to

to accompany you today," Damien said. "Wherever you need to go, just let me

into the back seat

Damien

leaving him in a

him. But if she kept acting like this, he might just give up on

Family dinner, huh?

go back home and demand some

...

sat with Mavis Shepherd and Portia Sutton, explaining the wedding fiasco. She

"Nicely done! Gideon was a deadbeat. You should've ditched him

fuming, huh?" Mavis

beyond furious. He

sure about this? You're not going to fall back into that lovesick mindset, are you?" Portia asked cautiously. "Honestly, if you've married Silas, you should give it a real shot with him!" Mavis nodded in agreement. "Silas seems like a good guy, but... Callie, he's got a certain edge to him. You can't trust him completely. There's