A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 42

Gideon was out shopping with Yvette, his arms loaded with bags filled with things he had bought for her. As they turned a corner, they suddenly came face to face with Calliope and Portia.

"Well, isn't this just my unlucky day!"

Portia glanced at Yvette before turning her gaze on Gideon. "Mr. Baker, out shopping with your lover? Funny, when you were with our dear Callie, I don't recall you buying her anything. But here you are, showering gifts on your little affair.

But you know what they say, put lipstick on a pig, and it's still a pig. Those clothes don't suit her at all." Yvette, feeling small, tried to hide behind Gideon as soon as she spotted Calliope.

your wedding day, I had a bit of an emergency. I never meant for Gideon to come, I didn't want to disrupt anything. But

eyes darted nervously to Calliope, expecting an outburst from the woman known for her fiery

of insecurity. Having grown up in a small town, she still carried that sense of being

Yvette could only dream of. Calliope took

lips, she

go, feeling a

it was way out of her budget. She had hinted at wanting something similar, but Gideon hadn't picked up on it. She

think she still misunderstands us? I'm sorry. Maybe you should try talking to

jewelry store. Inside, Calliope seemed unaffected by their encounter,