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.

by yourself," he said

frustration

out here in the cold? You don't want my grandchild catching a chill!" Fleur's voice interjected, her presence as commanding as

it. Gideon will never only have eyes for you, nor

her face.

have 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 weren't naïve enough

with

laugh escaped her lips. "Learn to turn a blind

bit her lip, holding back words she wanted to say but didn't dare utter. The wedding hadn't even happened yet,

they treated her.

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

Gideon nursed his drink, the silence heavy around him. His friends watched him

one of them asked.

time you weren't

wedding, but