A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 894

“Callie, relax. Lisette’s got nothing on me in a fight!”

Portia grinned, a little too smug. “Honestly, I pinched her a few times when nobody was looking. She didn’t get the upper hand at all!”

“She practically handed me the chance to get back at her! I didn’t even have a good excuse to start something until she gave me one.”

Calliope couldn’t help but laugh. That was so typical Portia—if she’d actually lost out, she’d never let it go, probably rope her parents and her brother into it and make a whole scene.

“Seriously though, Portia, when I’m not around, just steer clear of her, okay?” Calliope said, worry in her voice. “I don’t want you getting hurt.”

Portia rolled her eyes. “Hurt? Please. Damien’s still here, isn’t he?”

She shot Damien a sideways look. “But honestly, Damien, what was that back there? Two people blocked you and you couldn’t even get through?”

Sure, she hadn’t lost the fight, but she was still annoyed Damien hadn’t come to back her up.

Damien looked awkward, rubbing the back of his neck. “Well, Ms. White’s family isn’t exactly ordinary. I didn’t want to cause trouble. Besides, without Mrs. Sinclair’s order, I couldn’t just make a move.”

Portia snorted. “Sounds like an excuse to me. Admit it, you couldn’t take them.”

Damien protested, “What? No way! Those two? I could’ve handled them, easy!”

But Portia just gave him a look. “Yeah, sure. Keep telling yourself that.”

She turned to Calliope, her eyes lighting up at the stack of poker chips on the table. “Let’s play cards, Callie!”

“Go ahead,” Calliope said indulgently. If Portia wanted to play, she’d let her—just as long as she didn’t lose all her chips before the night was over.

Portia slid into her seat, ready to play, when Lisette sat down across from her, a sly smile curling on her lips.

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