Chapter 78

Gideon kept his mouth shut. When someone was powerful enough, even their wrongs were perceived as rights. Silas was one of those people.

Gideon felt a chill run down his spine. Still, he forced a smile. “I know you don’t care much about this, but regarding Callie, I know she came to you for help. Please, let us handle this ourselves. As an elder, it’s not really appropriate for you to get involved.”

“You were the one who let her go, and she’s the one who came to me,” Silas replied. “She doesn’t want to go back to you, and I won’t let her either. Gideon, Callie is my wife now – not just in name but in every sense. So she’s your aunt-in-law, really. Stop coveting her shares or hoping she’ll come back to you. And one more thing, don’t trouble her. If you so much as harm a hair on her head, I can make sure you never return to the Baker Group.”

His voice carried a weight that was hard to ignore. Gideon was taken aback, staring at Silas in disbelief.

“Uncle Silas, isn’t this a bit much? Callie was my girl, and now you’re competing with your nephew for a woman? It’s laughable for the outsiders.”

“Who’s going to laugh?” Silas raised an eyebrow.

“But…” Gideon looked at Silas, and then something clicked. “You two… you didn’t actually… consummate the marriage, did you?”

“Is there a problem? My wife and I are very much in love, and we plan to have kids. Can’t handle that?”

Silas’s sharp gaze bore into Gideon.

Gideon was stunned. Calliope had slept with Silas?

They had been together for so long, and yet nothing had ever happened between them – not even a kiss. And now she was intimate with Silas? The wedding was held not long ago; how could she have forgotten him so quickly? Impossible!

“Did you force her?” Gideon couldn’t believe it; Calliope couldn’t possibly love Silas. She loved him.

“What makes you think you’re better than me?”

“Uncle Silas, this is outrageous!” Gideon seethed with anger. “What gives you the right?”

“Because I am Silas. Are we done here? If you are, you can leave. Don’t let me catch you harassing Callie again.” Gideon stood there, stunned for a long moment. He shook his head, clenching his teeth. “Uncle, how is this right?”

Silas ignored him, signaling Fagan to show him out.

Gideon stormed out, his face a mask of fury.

“Quentin, Norton, Julius!”

Calliope’s eyes reddened the moment she saw her three brothers. She had missed them so much.

In her previous life, things hadn’t ended well for any of them. They had always done their best to protect her, yet she had let them down terribly.

But now, she had been given a second chance. She could change things, make amends.

“What’s the matter?”

“Did someone from the Jewell family give you trouble?”

Quentin and Julius almost flipped their lid.

“No, I just missed you all,” Calliope said, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. “Quentin, can I have a hug?”

She looked at Quentin with an expression so full of longing.

“Silly girl, of course you can.”

Quentin smiled tenderly, opening his arms wide. Calliope rushed into his embrace, then moved to hug Norton and Julius in turn.

Only when she was holding them did she feel at peace. Hearing their heartbeats, she knew her brothers were alive and well.