Chapter 76

Archie didn’t pay any more attention to him; he simply turned around and walked away.

Later, Gideon was picked up by Yvette. He was completely wasted, and as Yvette took him home, he kept mumbling Calliope’s name under his breath.

“Callie, you wouldn’t fall for my uncle, right?”

“Callie, I’m the only one you care about, right?”

“Callie, are you mad at me?”

In the room, Gideon gazed at Yvette with a dreamy look in his eyes, mistaking her for someone else.

“Callie, you love me too, don’t you? You’re only with my uncle to get back at me, right?”

He leaned closer and kissed Yvette, who didn’t resist much, half-heartedly pushing him away…

The next morning, when Gideon woke up with a pounding headache, he nearly jumped out of bed upon seeing Yvette lying next to him.

“Why… why are you here?”

“Gideon, last night you…” Yvette looked down, biting her lip, a teary look on her face.

Gideon furrowed his brows. “I’m sorry, I must have been really drunk last night!”

He jumped out of bed, and upon closer inspection, realized he wasn’t at his own place, but at Yvette’s. His head throbbed as he vaguely recalled Yvette picking him up and ending up at her place.

“It’s okay,” Yvette hid her clenched fists, looking up with a forced smile. “It was just an accident, don’t worry about it.”

She then got up.

Gideon watched Yvette as she went to get freshened up and prepare his clothes, looking as if nothing had happened.

“Get up too. I’ll go make some breakfast.”

Her reaction left Gideon feeling a fleeting sense of guilt, but that guilt quickly vanished.

After getting up, he shared breakfast with Yvette.

Yvette didn’t say much, acting normally, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

He decided to transfer some money to Yvette.

“Yvette, I’m sorry, last night was my fault. This is to make it up to you.”

“It’s really fine, Gideon. I chose to be there; it’s not your fault. You don’t need to feel guilty, and I’m not looking for anything more.”

Yvette smiled at Gideon. “You know me. I’m not the kind of person who does things for money, and I definitely don’t want to make you uncomfortable because of this.”

In the end, Yvette didn’t take the money. She went into the office and busied herself, acting as usual.

Gideon, however, felt increasingly uneasy.

If Yvette had just taken the money, he wouldn’t feel so guilty. But the more she acted like it was no big deal, the worse he felt.

To make matters worse, he couldn’t stop thinking about Callie. All night, he’d dreamed of her—her laughter, the delicious food she’d make, her joyful expressions, and even her sad, disappointed looks.

After sitting in his office for a while, Gideon suddenly stood up. He decided it was time to have a talk with his uncle.

He was determined to marry Calliope, and he needed to clear things up with his uncle. He didn’t believe that there was any real emotional connection between them.

Besides, his uncle was his elder, even if there wasn’t much of an age difference. Gideon had always respected him, and he believed that if he made a request, his uncle wouldn’t ignore it.

There was no point in ruining their relationship over a woman.