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.

for Yvette," she said. "You don't need to apologize to me, Gideon. Truth is, I don't care anymore. Whatever you

gazed at Calliope with a look of wounded sincerity. "No matter what you say, I still need to

it before. I know I was wrong, but it's

resenting her, but once it all fell apart he realized too late what he'd lost. He realized she was the one who'd truly

how things had gotten

step,

heir apparent. Now he was scraping by at some small business

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

he spent with Yvette, the more he saw through her act. She was always

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 just

words. But

things got, the

she'd known he'd end up like this, she never would have married

mistake, that if he didn't have the

crushed his pride, stomped

Gideon wanted comfort from Calliope. He remembered how