A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"Gideon, what on earth happened to you? Who did this to you?" Yvette's brows knit together as she walked over to Gideon.

Gideon was still stewing about what had happened the night before, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

He shot Yvette a glare. "Why are you even here? Came to gloat, did you?"

"Oh, come on, Gideon. Don't be like that. You're my husband. Of course I care if you're hurt,” Yvette shot back, folding her arms. “I just wanted to see if you were okay. I was worried, alright?"

She paused, eyeing the bruises on his face. "So... who messed you up like this?" Yvette already had a hunch, but she wanted to hear it from him. Otherwise, it was all just gossip.

"It's all because of you!" Gideon snapped, the vein in his neck twitching.

woman hadn't seduced him back then, his life wouldn't be a mess. He wouldn't be lying on this

do with me?" Yvette's frown deepened. Honestly, sometimes Gideon was just too much. Everything was always

me, I'd have married Callie, just like Uncle Silas wanted. He used to love me, you know! And Callie did too. You ruined everything!" Gideon's voice cracked

mom? The doctor said she..." Yvette

I let my mom down!" Gideon suddenly broke down, sobbing in the most pathetic

enough to make Yvette wrinkle her nose in disgust. The once-dashing Gideon was

Your mom's fine. The doctor just told her to stop messing around with random guys, that's

some other guy on the side?" Yvette asked, her

not, Silas was behind it. But honestly, what kind of man treats a woman her age like that? Then again, this

kind of impressive. If she'd married someone like him, her life would probably be a lot better,

Silas. Gideon, lying there useless and completely