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.

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

woman and given up on Calliope, then naturally, the shares are not his to

mad. How could they give the shares to an outsider like Calliope? But Eamon stood firm, insisting that since Calliope

beside herself with anger, losing her appetite and

resigned herself to accepting Calliope as

confront Silas directly or make a fuss in front of

with irritation. "What, is my Gideon not good enough for you? Have

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 you

never dared to speak to her this way before,

that? Do you believe it-Gideon