A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 274

“She beat Ronin in chess?” Horatio couldn’t believe his ears.

They would sometimes play with Lisette, but they’d never thought of inviting Calliope to join their games of chess, poker, or bridge games. They’d always assumed she wasn’t interested, or worse, that she couldn’t play.

But it turned out Calliope was quite the dark horse, and she knew her way around a deck of cards too. During Thanksgiving or those lazy Sunday afternoons when everyone gathered for games, no one ever thought to invite her. They figured she wasn’t the sociable type.

They were wrong.

“She must have gotten lucky,” Valerian muttered, grasping for a reason.

It was the only explanation he could come up with. How else could she have beaten Yara so easily?

The three brothers clicked into the livestream, unable to resist witnessing this.

The stream was already buzzing with viewers, all talking about how impressive Calliope was and questioning why the Jewell family seemed to overlook such talent.

The brothers felt a sting of embarrassment. It was like the universe was rubbing their noses in it.

she?” Ulysses said, his face turning shades of disbelief. “Even if she won those games, she’s biting off more than she can chew with this alligator pit

just asking for trouble,” Valerian grumbled, furrowing his brow. “We won’t rescue her

opened the gate to the alligator

do this?”

Calliope replied confidently, stepping onto

shut the heavy iron gate behind her.

the pit with their eyes

down there!” someone shouted.

steps. Yara didn’t say you had to reach the pit

out if you get too close.

is nerve–racking just to

got guts, that’s for sure!”

think she’ll get hurt?”

long, but it’ll feel

a mix of concern, fear, and

too much

if she can’t handle this,” Yara said matter–of–factly. “Relax. She won’t die. Worst case, she might leave with a few scratches or a

“A missing