A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 28

Once upon a time, when Calliope was chasing after Gideon, everyone felt a bit sorry for her. She treated him so well, yet he seemed as indifferent as a cold pizza left out overnight.

And then there was Yvette.

People always said Yvette was different from Calliope, but when a man was being nice to a woman, it was rarely just a platonic thing.

"Gideon, listen. Calliope and Silas make a great pair. You never really liked Calliope, so stop entertaining those crazy ideas! You're not getting any younger, you know. It's about time you settled down.

You and that Yvette seem to be getting along well. When are you bringing her home to meet the family?" Verity was like a kid in a candy store, watching Gideon squirm with delight.

To be fair, even though Fleur wasn't Calliope's biggest fan, she had to admit Calliope was way better than Yvette.

Not to mention, Calliope was the daughter of the Jewell family, even if she wasn't exactly the apple of their eye. But hey, she was still a proper lady with a respectable background.

other hand, was a

divorced ages ago, and her mom remarried three times. Her dad was a notorious gambler. Even though she got a college degree, it wasn't like she graduated with

to be envied of, just a secretary from a tiny company - no money, no house, no car. Sometimes she even had to

like theirs, marrying into the same social standing was a given. But Gideon? He had his eyes on Yvette, the

wasn't thrilled about Yvette

entertaining. She loved to see Fleur and the rest suffer, thinking that if Gideon actually married Yvette, it would keep

help his career one bit. That was why he'd been set on marrying Calliope,

at Verity, wondering if Calliope would be upset if he married Yvette instead. She couldn't possibly not care about him at all, he

Calliope's direction. Meanwhile, Calliope had just

I concede defeat!" Calliope said with a

cheeky girl,

his eyes twinkling with affection. "Silas, take good care of Callie. It's

"Alright," Silas nodded.

yawn; she