A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 24

Everyone knew that Eamon had promised Gideon a stake in the company if he married Calliope. But now that Calliope had backed out, those shares went up in smoke.

Of course, Verity was gleeful about the whole situation.

But Gideon's mother, Fleur, wasn't taking it so well. Her face soured the moment the news broke. She never really liked Calliope and certainly didn't want her marrying Gideon, but the five percent stake in the company was a sweet deal she couldn't ignore. Reluctantly, she had supported the marriage.

She never imagined that, just as the wedding bells were about to chime, the bride could simply change her mind.

Fleur was livid. At the wedding, she'd already confronted Eamon about it, but he just shrugged and said it was Gideon's choice to walk away. Nothing to be done about it now.

the family estate trying to sway Eamon. But it was no use. He insisted that since Calliope had married Silas in front of

the

give the shares to an outsider like Calliope? But Eamon stood firm, insisting that since

days, Fleur was beside herself with anger, losing her appetite and unable to

to accepting Calliope as a daughter-in-law. And now, that

confront Silas directly or make a fuss in front of him, but she had no such

her voice dripping with irritation. "What, is my Gideon not good enough for you? Have you even taken a good look at

then back up at Fleur with a smirk. "I'm looking pretty good, actually. Certainly better than you, with all those wrinkles. You know, the more you frown, the more

head explode. Calliope had never dared to speak to her this way before, always sweet-talking her. Now, her tongue was

You speak to me like that? Do you believe it-Gideon will never pay