Callie quickly walked away, heading straight for Silas.
Gideon watched her go, then glanced over at Silas. He was introducing Calista to people, showing him around like he once did with Gideon.
As he watched, a realization hit him. There was a time when Silas was grooming him to be his successor, but that time seemed to have passed. Recently, Silas had stopped involving him in important matters.
Disappointment, that was it. Silas was disappointed in him. He no longer saw Gideon as the future leader he once did.
And now, Silas was investing his time in Calista, introducing him to all the right people. It was like a replay of how he once nurtured Gideon's connections.
Silas wanted Calista to be the heir. That realization made Gideon's face pale. He had once been in line to lead the Baker Group, but his own actions had changed Silas's mind.
Silas held all the cards. He could choose whoever he wanted as his successor, and if he picked someone else, Gideon's chances would evaporate.
If Calista took over, it would be a huge blow to his pride. He was still in high school, for crying out loud! And if he became the heir, what would that make him? The laughingstock of everyone who knew him!
A wave of urgency swept over Gideon. He felt like he was losing everything. He had to win back Silas's favor and stop Calista from inheriting the Baker legacy. He was older, and theoretically, he should be the one to inherit.
Gideon's eyes narrowed. He still cared about Calliope, but he couldn't let that blind him to the importance of his family's company. He needed the company, the power, and the wealth.
He watched Calista for a while. He used to think he was too young to pose any threat. But now, as he observed his interacting with people, he realized how wrong he was. He was charming, effortlessly making people laugh and like him. He'd been hiding his potential all along.
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Oh wrestling expert ey? So is this Khamzat Chimaev or Shavkat Rakhmonov? Because Khabib's would be too haram....
Oh no. Million is just mix of Conor McGregor, Islam Makhachev, Mike Tyson, Max Holloway, Anderson Silva... I bet he lands 5sec flying knees like Jorge Masvidal too. Oh nope, 1sec knees. And has faster left hooks than Alex Pereira. Definitely would win UFC championship in every weight division including women. Poor Zhang Weili....
Okay so.... Million is now from East. Arctic wolf from East, modified genetically so he can manage his own Instagram and probably also box like Mike Tyson and snapping left hooks like Alex Pereira....
This is starting to be the same twister of abilities as Cassandra Yates and Tiffany. But question is, why the hell Silas can't just open his mouth and tell Caliope that she's the one whom he has in his heart. He would prevent a lot of misunderstanding. Seems like despite capability of talking with modified arctic wolf, she's not like telepathic....
Oh no, so FL is again another hidden genius with both hemispheres working on hundreds... Ffffuuuu. Cassandra Yates and Tiffany were already enough, ughugh. And Tiffany was even more exaggerated than Cassandra....
That's weird, in the first chapters there was said that her bio parents and bros doteď on Caliope but then they adopted Lisette, but this chapter suddenly says otherwise. Did author forget what he wrote?...
I REALLLYYY REALLLYYYY REALLYYYYYY WANT TO SLAP THE 3 BROTHERS WHENEVER THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTH !!! AND THEIR MOM !!!...
Why has this not been updated ?? there were 5 more chapters which was released and it has not been updated.. Please do update on regular basis......