A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 402

"Hey, I thought you weren't coming back until tomorrow?" Calliope asked, a hint of surprise in her voice.

Silas chuckled, "I missed you too much. Did you bring me the gift I wanted?"

"Yeah, I got it. You're back for good now, right? Not leaving again tomorrow?"

"When did you get here? Why didn't you tell me?" she continued, her questions spilling out as they walked hand in hand under the starlit sky, painting a picture of

serene romance.

Silas gently messed up her hair, his voice soft as a summer breeze, "I finished work early, just couldn't wait to see you."

Meanwhile, Gideon stood at a distance, watching them with a hollow feeling in his chest.

"Gideon, stop fooling yourself. I'm your best option," came Yvette's voice from behind him. "With Silas around, you know you can't compete. Even if I let you go, she'd never come back to you. And for the sake of the child I'm carrying, please, just let it go."

Gideon turned to Yvette, his expression unreadable.

yourself," he said flatly before

her fists, frustration simmering beneath

grandchild catching a chill!" Fleur's voice interjected, her presence as commanding as ever. "I made you some soup for the baby. Drink it before

need to get used to it. Gideon will never only have eyes for you, nor will he always

frowned, disbelief etched on her face. "What do

a few others on the side. I'm just giving you a heads-up. If Gideon finds someone else, keep your mouth shut. Don't think just because you're marrying him, you own him. You're his wife, but that doesn't give you the right to

pointed look. "I hope you weren't naïve enough to think you could

romance with

cynical laugh escaped her lips. "Learn

she wanted to say but didn't dare utter. The

they treated her.

Once married, she wouldn't be so easily pushed around. Especially

drink, the silence heavy around him. His friends watched him

of them asked. "You're getting married tomorrow,

last time you

but