A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 83

"Lisette, my legs... they're going to be okay, right?"

In the restaurant, Horatio couldn't quite shake off his unease. He'd spent too many years confined to a wheelchair, years he'd rather not recall - he'd been overlooked, pushed aside, and sometimes outright bullied.

It was Lisette who had turned his life around, who had given him the strength to stand on his own two feet again.

Despite the odd sensations in his legs, he refused to believe Calliope's warnings. It was Lisette who healed him, and he trusted her implicitly.

Lisette furrowed her brows, pondering over Calliope's words.

Calliope wasn't one to make baseless claims, which meant there could be some truth to her concerns about Horatio's legs.

But how could she herself really know what was going on with Horatio's legs? The truth was, Lisette wasn't a doctor, nor could she treat any patient. She hadn't actually healed Horatio; she'd just taken credit for it.

be in trouble, right?" Valerian glanced

are fine. And even if something did happen, you've got me here. No need to fret!"

that bridge when she came to it. She knew Horatio and the others trusted her without

she couldn't fix it and find

Norton. It irked her that even though she'd managed to win Horatio and the others over, Calliope still had people by her side-people

she could win Horatio and Valerian over, why

her, so why would these newfound allies

was

...

escorted back to the Myers Manor by

at the manor's entrance, observing Calliope under the dim light of a streetlamp. In the soft light, it seemed as if Calliope's head

tenderly ruffled Calliope's hair while murmuring a few