A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 324

And so, Calliope ended up spending a small fortune on that diamond cross necklace.

She and Franco went through the paperwork, and once the necklace got nicely wrapped, she casually tossed it into her purse.

“Ms. Jewell-” Franco began, causing Calliope to jump back a few steps.

She eyed him warily. “What’s up? You’re not going to dump more work on me, are you? I’ve done plenty today!”

“No, no!” Franco’s eyelid twitched, slightly exasperated at her reaction. “I’ve cut down your workload a lot!”

“You could’ve done it yourself!” Calliope said earnestly, looking Franco in the eye. “I trust you 100%!”

“You’re not worried I might run off with your money?” Franco chuckled, shaking his head in disbelief.

“There’s something called trust between people, and I trust you!” Calliope declared with utmost seriousness. “Even if you took off with my money, that’s on me for being blind!”

Franco was speechless.

“Okay, I’m done here. I’ve got to go now. Don’t call me if there’s nothing urgent!”

Calliope turned on her heel and

leave, shrugging his shoulders with

and breathed a sigh of relief. She had never liked this place because Franco

things went smoothly today. Calliope had everything sorted out and got what she

to love this necklace. Thinking of Silas’s reaction when he receives

smile.

often surprised her with gifts, and now it was her turn to surprise

get into her car, she

to see him, and

Gideon’s displeased voice broke through.

her hand still on the car door and turned with a tilt of her head to look at him. “Listen, Gideon, we don’t have anything to talk about. Isn’t it better to pretend we don’t know each other?”

closer, leaning an arm against her

move.

under his arm, escaping his

to

them for Yvette. They suit

I still love

made Calliope choke on

you