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."

to win the company

don't care about the company!" Lisette shook her head. "I

back 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.

Lisette slipped out, looking as thoughtful and mature

Monty said, shaking his head in

we owe her something. For a while, we tried to make it

a long sigh. "I'm always on edge, worried Callie might refuse to treat me. Meanwhile, Lisette's always checking upon me,

they tried to make amends with her, even if it

didn't help. Compared to Lisette's warmth and understanding, Valerian's patience started to wear

you have to be like this with

was buried in her work, barely registering

it. "Did you