A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 308

"Really?" Calliope pursed her lips. He hadn't said he loved her, only that she was his wife.

Was it only a sense of duty?

Calliope glanced at Silas and took a bite of the pasta. It tasted delicious, just the way she liked it.

"How is it?" Silas asked eagerly, looking like a puppy wagging its tail, waiting to get praised.

Calliope couldn't help being amused by this rare display.

At home, Silas was apart from the domineering figure he cut outside. Outside, he was assertive and commanding, but at home, he was like an eager and gentle golden retriever.

And yet, that was part of his unique charm.

The more time she spent with him, the more she had fallen for him, unable to pull away.

She'd once thought she'd leave him quickly and had been afraid of him, but now she wasn't terrified. Instead, she feared he'd suddenly decide he didn't want her anymore.

"Aren't you worried I'll cling to you forever because you're so good to me?" Calliope asked, taking another bite of pasta and looking up.

what you want?" Silas frowned slightly. "Am I good enough to you? I feel like

her everything he owned and look after her in every

money," Silas suddenly looked a bit

gave you a card, and you haven't used it." A

if she was intentionally keeping her distance, drawing a line between them. Calliope hadn't touched the money he offered, even though he said she could spend

speechless. Most men dreaded their wives spending too much, but there was

and never thought to use Silas'. But seeing Silas's

try to spend

you spend, the more I'll earn," Silas said with a hint of a

...

returned home in a

head at the

in, looking worse

happened to you

gaped at Horatio, soaked to the

Valerian showed he was a dirty mess, and her husband's clothes were

his face swollen like a balloon, resembling a pig's