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A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 391

"Well, originally Mr. Myers had sifted through the Baker family, and after much deliberation, he finally settled on Gideon," Damien remarked, taking a sip of his coffee.

Back then, Mr. Myers had high hopes for Gideon. The Baker family wasn't exactly brimming with talent; most members of Mr. Myers’ generation didn't quite cut it. The younger ones were either too young or not quite up to the task.

"Gideon seemed to be the best of the bunch," Damien continued, glancing at Calliope out of the corner of his eye.

"Is there something you want to say?" Calliope asked, sensing there was more on his mind.

"Well, there seemed to be another reason Mr. Myers chose Gideon," Damien recalled.

"What reason?" Calliope asked, intrigued. "What made him think Gideon was a good pick?"

Honestly, she once thought Gideon was promising too. But the more time she spent with him, the more she realized he wasn’t all that. Love had blinded her at first, but now she saw things clearly—Gideon wasn't much to write home about.

He was often a complainer, and many times she found herself sorting out his messes. Thinking about it now gave her an overwhelming sense of frustration.

"It seemed Mr. Myers had you in mind," Damien said after a moment of thought. "He wasn't particularly impressed with Gideon, but he seemed to want to give him a chance because of you."

"But Gideon never seemed to believe Mr. Myers intended to mentor him," Damien added. "He was given plenty of opportunities, but he never seized them."

Even as an outsider, Damien found it frustrating to watch. If he had been given such chances, he'd have clung to them for dear life. But Gideon, like a fool, let them slip by, choosing to wallow in self-pity instead.

Calliope gave Damien a surprised look. "For me?"

"That's my guess," Damien clarified. "Mr. Myers never explicitly said so, but I remember him mentioning that if Gideon were to take over the Baker family, your position would improve as well."

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