A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"Why are they all following our boss?"

"Man, our boss is just incredible!"

The crowd's chatter grew louder, and a few fans even let out excited squeals. Everyone was gushing about how ridiculously handsome Julius looked, and the other two guys weren't exactly falling behind in the looks department. Everyone was practically buzzing with excitement.

Well, everyone except Valerian. His face had gone completely pale. He looked like he'd just seen a ghost. He knew these guys were Calliope's brothers, but he never imagined she'd actually bring them here.

And what did she just say? Was she...siding with Franco? She was his sister, for crying out loud. Why was she defending some assistant over her own brother?

"Callie, Franco wouldn't let me touch the car! Isn't this the car you gave me? If it's mine, why can't I check it out? He's just an assistant, and he's telling me what to do? That's way out of line."

Calliope just stared at him and asked, "Where do you get this confidence, Valerian? Seriously, you think you can compare to Franco? Franco and I have been through hell and back together. Sure, you're my brother, but we're not even that close."

"What Franco says, goes. His word is as good as mine. I know him better than anyone. He's worked with me for years, and he's never crossed the line.”

you broke it, you couldn't afford to

her

the record, this car wasn't for you. It's for my other brother,

Valerian

it cut through the noise. Everyone heard

from the start. Franco had tried to stop him, but he just wouldn't back down. He

the end, he got neither the car nor Franco's respect. And he just made himself look

I know you've had your eye on this car, so I went out of my way to

glanced at

that, after how you've treated Callie, she'd be giving you a

second. His ears burned bright pink.

why would you spend so much money

that Calliope remembered what he liked, but

the