A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 873

Calliope heard Gideon's words, but she didn't even acknowledge him. It was like he hadn't spoken at all.

Gideon hadn't expected her to ignore him. He frowned and hurried after her. "Callie, I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I know I messed up. I know there's no fixing things between us, but I still want to apologize. I'm not asking for forgiveness.”

Calliope shot him a look like he'd just sprouted a second head.

Did he really have the nerve to say something like that now?

Did he honestly think she was still the same Calliope she'd been before?

Did he think a few sweet words would be enough to win her over?

Calliope knew Gideon all too well. This was classic him-trying to worm his way back in, playing the same old game.

He'd always been quick to admit he was wrong, quick to charm her back. If she hadn't learned the hard way—if she hadn't seen right through him after everything that happened—she might have fallen for it again.

But things had changed. Calliope had changed. She wasn't that Calliope anymore.

She gave him a little laugh, almost pitying.

should save those lines for Yvette," she said. "You don't need to apologize to

a look of wounded sincerity. "No matter what you say, I

didn't get it before. I know I was wrong, but it's too late for all that

once it all fell apart he realized too late what

out how things had

step, and everything

was the golden boy, the heir apparent. Now he was scraping by at some small business a friend had thrown his

Yvette-the woman he once thought was an angel-by his side brought him nothing but disgust

the more he saw through her act. She was always performing, always wearing a mask. Lately, she'd become impossible to

with meaner, more dentat

ever since the money dried up, Yvette had started looking at him with pure contempt.

to be someone, and now he was

her words. But there wasn't much he

the more she tore

that if she'd known he'd end up like this,

mistake, that if he didn't have

his pride, stomped on

wanted comfort from Calliope. He remembered how