Chapter 27

Gideon was feeling incredibly awkward.

Fleur was even more furious. "Oh, you two just love to run your mouths, don't you?"

"Yeah, we sure do," Dahlia grinned and uttered. "Fleur, if you're stingy with money, you'll never get a good daughter-in-law. Look, now your son's all alone, isn't he?"

"Their family didn't even like her to begin with! They didn't care about losing shares either!" Calista chimed in, poking at the situation with relish.

Just as Fleur was gearing up to unleash a verbal tirade, Eamon interrupted, "Alright, enough with the bickering. Let's eat."

At the dinner table, Eamon briefly mentioned Calliope and Silas's situation.

Everyone gathered around the table seemed pretty indifferent. Silas commanded a lot of respect, and no one dared to cross him.

to them. In fact, her marrying Silas only seemed to

it. The ones having the hardest time were Gideon's family. Not only had they lost Calliope,

and they knew they

tried to say something, but Fleur quickly shoved a piece of roast beef into

already pushed the subject of shares with Eamon a few times. Bringing it up again might just anger

on the beef, his eyes drawn to the

usually just cheap, maybe few or tens of bucks. He always said it was the thought that counted, and she'd always accepted them with

simmered in his gut, making

husband gave me this necklace.

that Silas had peeled for her, looking up and

you? Of course not, otherwise why would you buy those one or two-figure necklaces? Do you

displaying her necklace, making sure he couldn't miss it. When she emphasized its value repeatedly, Calista and Dahlia were nearly in stitches. They'd always thought Calliope was a force to be reckoned with, but now

lowering his head, feeling like he might burst from frustration and unable

couldn't have it. My

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