A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 322

Gideon was practically frozen at the doorway. He peered through the door and saw what was happening inside.

Calliope sat in the boss's chair while Franco stood beside her, looking respectful and attentive.

Honestly, seeing her like this, handling business, she really did look like a boss. Her presence was just so commanding.

And their conversation just a moment ago...

The rent alone was that much? What was going on?

Gideon squinted his eyes. Was Calliope really that wealthy? Did she own not only

this club but a bunch of other shops and businesses too?

He could hardly wrap his head around it. As he walked away from the door, he was in a complete daze.

Was he dreaming? He pinched his leg hard, trying to snap out of it.

was sure the club wasn't Silas's. The properties Franco mentioned had nothing to do with Silas either. So, were all these things actually Calliope's?

black sheep of the Jewell family? Nobody

of it. Dazed, he stumbled into the auction room and sank into a seat in the corner. Images of Calliope signing those papers kept flashing in his mind. She seemed like a

What was going on?

veins bulging, and after a while, he buried his head in his

right up to Calliope, grab her,

But he knew he

confront her like that.

Calliope wouldn't tell him anything. She had

reason, and she would

are you?" Gideon narrowed his eyes, memories of moments

sudden moment of clarity, he recalled something. Calliope gave him birthday presents each year, and they were always extravagant. Back then, he hadn't thought

give her money. Where did

something? Had he been so focused on the small

Silas's words, saying Calliope was far more capable than he imagined. Was that why Silas was willing to