A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Only Lisette had truly stuck by him, from the very beginning, never once hinting that she'd give up on him.

Valerian looked at Lisette, his heart aching for her. "Lisette, what if she really gives you a hard time? What will you do then?"

He frowned. "Maybe I should go talk to her. Set things straight!"

"Don't!" Lisette quickly grabbed his arm, stopping him from leaving.

"If you confront her, she won't listen. I'll be fine, really. At worst, she'll just pile on more work. She's not going to hurt me or anything. She's not about to hire someone to kidnap me or make my life a living hell, right?"

"A little extra work is nothing. If it helps the company, why not? If it means Horatio can walk again, and Callie stops making things difficult for you guys... isn't that worth it? I'd rather take the hit myself than have everyone suffer."

Lisette smiled, her voice light. "Don't worry about me, really!"

"Lisette, I'm sorry," Horatio said, looking at her, guilt written all over his face. "We haven't done a great job protecting you."

Monty chimed in, "we'll figure out a way to win the company back. Everything will go back to how it was,

the company!" Lisette shook her head. "I just want our family to be happy. That's all I

to work. Don't let me keep you all. While Callie's around, let's just keep some distance, okay? If anything comes up, just text me. You

looking as

years," Monty

said, frowning. "Callie's temper always gets to us. She thinks we're out to get her, or that we owe her

might refuse to treat me. Meanwhile, Lisette's

office. They knew they still needed Calliope's help, so they tried to make amends with her, even if it felta little

to Lisette's warmth and

have to be like

in her work, barely registering

"Did you even hear what I just