A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 1064

He still couldn’t fathom how he’d once been so blind—how he’d convinced himself Lisette shone while Calliope was nothing but a shadow at her feet.

As Calliope lifted her gaze, she caught Ulysses watching her from across the room. The moment their eyes met, he looked away hastily, as if stung.

Calliope lingered in thought. Word of the Jewell family’s collapse had spread; she was well aware that Ulysses had been keeping his distance from her. It was obvious—he was terrified she’d scorn him, or hold the past against him.

At the wrap party, laughter and music spilled into the night, everyone eating and drinking with abandon. When the festivities wound down and people began shuffling back to the hotel, Calliope found her chance. She slipped away and intercepted Ulysses as he walked alone, his head down, lost somewhere far away.

He noticed her only when her shadow fell across his path. Glancing up in surprise, he stammered, “Callie?”

He seemed caught off guard, even a little amazed. But then something flickered in his eyes—memory, perhaps, or guilt. He quickly moved to step aside. “Sorry, am I blocking your way?”

“No,” Calliope replied, momentarily surprised by his defensiveness. “I actually wanted to talk to you.”

“To me?” Ulysses blinked in disbelief, as if she’d said something impossible. “Talk… about what?” Anxiety crept into his voice. “Did I bother you? If I’ve overstepped, I promise I’ll keep my distance.”

He ducked his head further, struggling to make himself smaller. “I don’t mean any harm, I swear. I know I’m not fit to have anything to do with you anymore. I don’t even deserve to say I was ever your brother.”

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