Yvette shot Gideon a look full of annoyance.

"Gideon, aren't there orderlies for this kind of thing? Where did your nurse go?" she snapped.

Her mind was still ringing with the deep, powerful voice of Silas. The more she thought about him, the more she wanted to get close to Silas. If she could steal Gideon away from Calliope, then stealing Silas should be possible, too. She still had a shot. She knew how to handle men, after all. Sooner or later, Silas would be hers.

"Yvette, are you deaf or just plain stupid?" Gideon barked. “You're my wife! Why shouldn't you help me out with something so simple? I'm in this mess because of you!"

His anger was practically boiling over.

Yvette knew she couldn't blow things up with Gideon just yet. If she did, the Baker family would kick her out for sure-and then her chances with Silas would disappear for good.

she said in her sweetest voice. "I'm your wife,

to the bathroom. She was disgusted, but she did it

in walked Gabriel Lawson. He glanced at Yvette coldly before turning his attention to

his uncle. He was still bitter. If Gabriel had helped, things wouldn't have gotten so bad. Instead, he'd been too scared of Calliope and the others to lift a

but you turned your back on

got. In his mind, Gabriel was just as much

rolled his eyes. "I'm not here to apologize. Why on earth would you think that? If anything, you should

mess

here to warn you," Gabriel continued sharply. "You can't mess with people like Silas and Calliope. No matter how angry

wants to pick a fight, she should probably check who she's up against first. Calliope isn't someone you can afford to offend. You're lucky if you still

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