A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 519

Calliope shook her head, her voice soft. “I don’t think I can save him.”

Her chest ached. She couldn’t help but think of her grandpa. She knew all too well what that felt like. Helpless, hopeless...

She had saved so many people in her career, but when it came to the person she loved most—her grandpa—she had been powerless. That pain was sharper than any wound.

Sometimes, it felt like all those years in med school, all those long nights at the hospital, had been for nothing. What use was being called a miracle doctor, if she couldn’t even save her own family? The title felt more like a cruel joke than an honor.

And now, it was all happening again.

The knot in her stomach tightened. She still couldn’t do anything. She felt useless.

“If only I could cure cancer,” she thought. “If only I could help Hudson. Wouldn’t that be something?”

“It’s not your fault,” Silas said gently, wrapping her in a hug. “Callie, you’ve done all you can. Some things… they’re just out of our hands. Everyone’s got their own time, their own story. You can’t change fate, no matter how hard you try.”

“You’ve done more than enough, haven’t you?” he continued. “You always do your best. Let go, and let God, right? I think your grandpa and your friends—they’d understand. I know they would.”

Silas’s words settled over Calliope like a warm blanket. She looked up at him, her eyes stinging, her nose prickling. She met his gaze, and in that moment, her heart felt a little lighter.

Back when her grandpa passed, no one had been there to comfort her. She’d carried the weight of guilt, alone. But now, with Silas by her side, it was… easier.

“I know,” she whispered. “But I still have to try.”