A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 777

Portia glanced up, her eyes flashing with annoyance and a touch of concern for Mavis.

Uriah looked like he'd just bitten into a slice of burnt toast. His face soured

instantly.

"I'm her mentor. Of course she should listen to me. Why would I ever hurt her?" he snapped.

Portia arched an eyebrow. "Aren't you hurting her, though? We all know Norton's a good guy-solid character, no red flags, loaded, good-looking, gentle as a lamb. What's not to like?"

She leaned in, smirking. "Or is it that you, Mr. Stewart, say you don't care about our Mavis, but deep down, you're head over heels? Is that why you can't stand to see anyone else making a move on her?"

"If that's the case, you're way out of line as a mentor, aren't you?" she teased. "You like her, but you won't make it official!"

Uriah's jaw clenched. "I do not like her like that! She's my apprentice, that's it. I'm just looking out for her. Since when do mentors fall for their apprentices?"

shot him a look. "Oh, really? Then why do

like a rapid-fire round of Nerf darts,

whole table went quiet, the cheerful clinking of cutlery replaced by an awkward

let's just eat, okay? You love this clam chowder. Have

got the message. She'd said enough; one more jab and Uriah

let's eat before everything goes cold. There's nothing worse

to their plates. The conversation slowly picked up again,

stayed mostly silent, even as Norton kept fussing over Mavis-offering her more roast

shouldn't overthink it. Mavis was his apprentice. He couldn't, shouldn't, wouldn't like her. End of

dinner went smoothly enough,

notice that Monty and his crew

only to find Monty

under protest. She'd never go back to being broke. She needed Calliope's help,

saw Calliope, Monty rushed over. "Callie, your mom

you give