Chapter 378

Calliope was speechless. She finally glanced up at Gideon. “Hey, cut it out. Don’t be so sneaky about this. Whether you want to get married or not is your business. Don’t pin this on me. I’m not taking the blame!”

Gideon felt a jolt of excitement seeing her finally looking at him. He stood up and walked toward Calliope.

“Callie, seriously, I would do anything for you. Just say the word! I can call off the wedding with Yvette!”

“Just say the word! I really messed up. You’re the one I want to marry, the one I want by my side!”

His eyes were filled with longing as he closed the distance between them.

Calliope’s lips twitched slightly, and as he got uncomfortably close, she suddenly raised her phone.

From the speaker, a cold, steely voice cut through the air.

“Regret it? You want to marry my wife? You think if she tells you not to get married, you won’t?”

Silas’s icy face appeared on the phone screen, causing Gideon to stumble backward and fall to the floor. He stared in disbelief at Silas on the screen.

“Uncle Silas… uh…” He swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing.

Calliope waved the phone slightly. “Silas just called to check in. You pulled this stunt right on cue, and I’m not going to cover for you.”

Gideon’s eyes darted nervously back to Silas. Sitting on the floor, he seemed to gather a monumental amount of courage.

“Uncle Silas, you married Callie for the Baker family’s reputation, right? You never really loved her, did you? She was my girl first. How could you possibly have feelings for your nephew’s girl? I finally understand my heart. Just give Callie back to me!”

Gideon stared intently at Silas on the screen, his gaze unwavering.

Silas gave Gideon a look that could freeze fire. “Who told you that?”

“What?” Gideon blinked in confusion.

“Who said I don’t love her? I didn’t marry her for the Baker family’s reputation. My last name is Myers, not Baker. What does the Baker family’s reputation have to do with me?”

“I married her because I love her. Do you think I’d marry someone I don’t love? Do you think I, Silas, care about what others think or the Baker family’s reputation?”

“Gideon, you let her go and broke her heart. I barely won her over. Do you really think I’d hand her back to you? You’re dreaming.”

“This wedding of yours, ha, whether you want it or not, it’s happening.”

Silas’s voice was as cold as a winter morning.

Calliope lowered the phone, turned the camera towards herself, and smiled at Silas.

Silas gave Calliope a few reminders and asked what she’d like him to bring back from his business trip. After Calliope mentioned a few things, they ended the call.

Gideon sat on the floor, looking lost in thought. After a long silence, he finally looked up at Calliope.

“Uncle Silas loves you?” Gideon stared at her, as if recalling something suddenly. Then he started laughing, a bit wildly. “Oh, I see. From the beginning, he’s had his sights set on you.”

Since the first day Gideon brought Calliope to the Baker family’s gatherings, Silas seemed to always inquire about her. He rarely visited the old family estate, but whenever Calliope was there, he seemed to show up, even if it was at the last minute.

But when did he start liking her?

A long time ago, perhaps?