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.

it was incredibly satisfying to

Damien said. "Wherever you

Calliope settled into the back seat and handed Damien an

Damien

watched as the car sped by, leaving him in a cloud of exhaust. His face turned ashen with shock

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

Family dinner, huh?

to go back home and demand

...

explaining the wedding fiasco. She didn't need

a thumbs-up. "Nicely done! Gideon was a

must be fuming,

He

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 a