A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

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!"

Fleur huffed before hanging

coffee, the sun warming her face just

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 difficult

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

Yvette's antics would have gotten under her skin, leading

with Gideon.

But no more.

realized that to someone who didn't love her, even her most desperate pleas were

swinging on

to get a rise out of her. If

Calliope casually liked both of their