A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 405

Gideon staggered, brushing past his friends as he charged ahead.

His friends trailed closely behind, trying to calm him down. "Gideon, take it easy, man."

"Seriously, aren't you the one who's always been scared of Silas?"

"Let's be real, without Silas, the Baker family wouldn't be where it is today. He's had your back, and thanks to him, the Baker family has bread on the table. Is it really that big of a deal?"

"He used to think pretty highly of you, didn't he? You two got along just fine before."

"Yeah, Gideon, cool it. You don't want to piss him off."

Gideon let out a bitter laugh. "Silas? He's nothing. So what if I piss him off? I want to go toe-to-toe with him!

He stole my company, took my girl. He even went after his nephew's girlfriend. Can you believe that? It's laughable, isn't it? An uncle snatching his nephew's girl!"

"Just because he's got some talent and people fear him, no one talks about it?" Gideon scoffed sarcastically.

"Gideon, stop talking! Seriously, you're not helping yourself here!"

"Gideon, you're drunk. Let me take you home."

They all tried to reason with Gideon, urging him to leave the bar and head home, but he wouldn't budge. He was determined to confront Silas and take Calliope back.

Gideon was as strong as an ox, and the group struggled to hold him back.

Just as they reached the foot of the stairs, someone descended from the second floor. In the dim, noisy bar, the atmosphere suddenly seemed to hush.

"Silas is just Silas. Who does he think he is to take everything from the Baker family?"

"My grandpa might be losing his mind, but I'm not! I'm going to fight back. I'm taking back what's mine!"

His friends turned as pale as ghosts, sweating bullets. One of them shouted, "Gideon, you're drunk! You're going to ruin yourself!"

Another glanced nervously at Silas, saying, "Mr. Myers, please understand, Gideon's getting married tomorrow. He's just... a little too excited and had too much to drink."

Calliope hadn't expected to run into Gideon here. On the way home, Silas had a matter to attend to, so they stopped by the bar. They had just wrapped up their meeting and were about to leave when they stumbled upon a very intoxicated and belligerent Gideon.

Calliope could see it clearly now; Gideon harbored deep resentment towards Silas. He believed Silas had taken everything from him, including her.

She couldn't help but roll her eyes, utterly exasperated by the entire situation.