Chapter 60

Ever since her rebirth, almost every night was plagued by nightmares, forcing her to relive the darkest and most painful moments of her past. But whenever Šilas was around, an inexplicable calm would settle over

her.

The next afternoon, Calliope received a call from Fleur while She was staring blankly into the backyard of her fondue restaurant.

On the other end, Fleur was cussing her out vehemently. "Calliope, you'll regret this. If Gideon marries another woman, it'll be too late for tears!"

Calliope's response was cool and measured as she replied, "Well, then I hope my dear nephew finds someone soon. You'd love to be a grandmother, wouldn't you?"

Fleur was momentarily speechless, her frustration bubbling over. "Calliope, aren't you worried about Gideon marrying someone else?"

"Why should I be? His marriage won't change a thing for me. I'll still be his aunt-in-law, and don't worry, the wedding gift from me will be generous," Calliope said with a sly smile. "Yvette seems like a good match. Why don't you arrange something? Gideon's not getting any younger; he should settle down before it's too late!"

huffed before hanging up

iced coffee, the sun warming her face just right. With nothing better to do, she scrolled through her Twitter

upon a post Gideon had shared earlier that morning. It was a

Yvette's own post with the same photo, thanking him and announcing that she was now his personal assistant

company. As far as she knew, Yvette wasn't particularly skilled and had a reputation for being

was meant for her eyes. Calliope barely knew Yvette, but Yvette had added her on Twitter, making her intentions

was a time when Yvette's antics would have

with Gideon.

But no more.

didn't love her, even her most desperate

as swinging on a

a rise out

of being bothered, Calliope casually liked both of their posts and left a

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