Damien and Calliope exchanged uneasy glances before their eyes landed on Leland.
“What an absolute moron,” Nigel muttered, cracking his eyes open just in time to see Leland sobbing uncontrollably, snot hanging from his nose. Disgust flickered across Nigel’s face. “If I keep talking to him, I’ll catch his stupidity by osmosis.”
He scooted a little farther away from Leland on the bench.
“You’re the idiot. Your whole family’s made up of idiots,” he added, his voice dripping with disdain. “If you must cry, do it outside. And clean your nose while you’re at it.”
“B-but I don’t want to go! I’m staying right here by Mr. Howell’s side.” Leland hiccupped through his tears. “If I wipe my snot on him, maybe that’ll make Mr. Howell so mad he wakes right up!”
“If you even try it—!” Nigel’s face went pale, panic and annoyance mingling.
At that moment, Leland suddenly seemed to realize something. “Mr. Howell!” he cried, almost a beat behind the rest.
“Mr. Howell, are you awake now?”
“Tell me you haven’t turned into an idiot…”
“Mr. Howell, what’s one plus one?” Leland persisted.
Nigel pinched the bridge of his nose. “Are you out of your mind?” he muttered, wondering for the hundredth time how he’d ended up saddled with an assistant like this.
“You’re not stumped by one plus one, are you?” Leland pressed, earnestly holding up three fingers.
Nigel gave him an incredulous stare. “One plus one is two,” he said emphatically. “Now move over and wipe your nose. And if you try to get any of that on me or anything I own, I’ll personally toss you in the sea for the sharks.”
Leland sniffled, sounding wounded. “I’m not going to. As long as you’re still alive, I won’t wipe it on you!”
Calliope glanced at Nigel. “Your assistant is… certainly devoted,” she said, eyebrow raised.
Though ‘devoted’ might be putting it kindly.
Nigel, for all his brilliance and composure, somehow had a helper whose stupidity was almost… endearing.

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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......