A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 96

Even though she could handle it, Calliope wasn't sure what Silas was thinking. In front of the Baker family, he, of course, said he wanted kids.

But deep down, she figured there was another woman in his heart. If there were someone he loved, how could he have a child with someone else?

As Calliope walked out of the room, she couldn't help but glance toward the end of the hallway. There was a room there - Silas's forbidden territory.

Silas had made it clear she wasn't allowed inside. Adah had also warned her that no one could enter that room, as it held something more precious to Silas than life itself.

Calliope guessed it probably had to do with the woman in his heart. It was his forbidden sanctuary, the one place that housed his vulnerability.

Pushing aside the thoughts swirling in her mind, Calliope headed downstairs.

"Adah, do we have any birth control pills in the house?" She asked without thinking.

felt awkward-why would there be birth control pills at home? It wasn't

a knowing smile. "Silas isn't getting any younger. You don't want to have a baby, Mrs.

yet," Calliope explained awkwardly. "Adah, I'm

keys and drove off. She went straight to a nearby pharmacy, bought some emergency contraception, and only then did she

as she left the pharmacy, watching her with deep, inscrutable eyes. His handsome

seat, Fagan glanced back at him

he recognized Calliope but hadn't expected to

The air in the car was practically

what she just bought,"

the

left him with mixed feelings. He had

why she didn't want to have his child? In such situations, wouldn't a clever woman want to have a child to secure her position? Of course, Fagan wasn't about

further. Fagan shivered, keeping his mouth shut. Silas remained silent for a long time, watching Calliope's car drive away. She didn't want to have