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.”

he's right. You shouldn't touch the car. If you broke

her tone icy and

wasn't for you.

shot Valerian a cool

wasn't loud, but it cut through the noise. Everyone heard it. People around them

him, but he'd acted like i it was his from the start. Franco had tried to stop

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

car, so I went out of my way to snag it for you," Calliope said, her

barely glanced

ever get the idea that, after how you've treated Callie, she'd be giving you a gift like this?"

split second. His ears burned bright pink. He looked about ready to explode.

would you spend so much money on a car for

clearly happy that Calliope remembered what he liked, but he still

the one giving