A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging From Dust Novel

Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Everyone knew that Eamon had promised Gideon a stake in the company if he married Calliope .

But now that Calliope had backed out , those shares went up in smoke .

Of course , Verity was gleeful about the whole situation .

But Gideons mother, Fleur, wasnt taking it so well .

Her face soured the moment the news broke .

She never really liked Calliope and certainly didnt want her marrying Gideon , but the five percent stake in the company was a sweet deal she couldnt ignore .

Reluctantly , she had supported the marriage .

She never imagined that , just as the wedding bells were about to chime , the bride could simply change her mind .

Fleur was livid .

At the wedding , shed already confronted Eamon about it , but he just shrugged and said it was Gideons choice to walk away .

Nothing to be done about it now .

Fleur fumed , spending the next few days at the family estate trying to sway Eamon .

But it was no use .

He insisted that since Calliope had married Silas in front of the world , it was out of his hands .

If Gideons chosen another woman and given up on Calliope , then naturally , the shares are not his to have , Eamon declared .

Instead , theyll go to Calliope .

Fleur was hopping mad .

How could they give the shares to an outsider like Calliope ? But Eamon stood firm , insisting that since Calliope had married Silas , she was no longer an outsider .

For days , Fleur was beside herself with anger, losing her appetite and unable to sleep .

It felt like watching a Shanksgiving turkey fly away just before the feast .

She had even resigned herself to accepting Calliope as a daughter in law .

And now , that woman had the nerve to bolt ! Fleurdnt dare confront Silas directly or make a fuss in front of him , but she had no such reservations when it came to Calliope .

Calliope , whats the meaning of this ? Fleur demanded , her voice dripping with irritation .

What , is my Gideon not good enough for you ? Have you even taken a good look at yourself ? Calliope glanced down at her dress , then back up at Fleur with a smirk .

Im looking pretty good , actually .

Certainly better than you , with all those wrinkles .

You know , the more you frown, the more you look like a crumpled old prune .

Fleurs fury nearly made her head explode .

Calliope had never dared to speak to her this way before , always sweet talking her .

Now , her tongue was sharp as a butchers knife .

Im Gideons mother , Calliope .

You speak to me like that ? Do you believe it Gideon will never pay attention to you again ? Believe me , Calliope replied coolly , Id be more than happy if he kept his annoying buzzing to himself .

Calliope moved aside to sit between Dahlia and Calista Baker , who had made room for her .

Did you just call him a fly ? Fleurs fingernails dug into her palm .

Have you forgotten how you used to chase after Gideon , begging us to let you marry him ? Fleur , Im sorry , but my heads clearer now than it ever was , Calliope said with a chuckle .

I guess I snapped out of it .

You … Fleur seethed , her teeth grinding .

Calliope , what game are you playing ? Do you think this is fair to Eamon who cared for you ? Or to Gideon ?