A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust novel Chapter 69

When Calliope finally arrived, Archie and Portia were already there, waiting for her in their private booth. As soon as she walked in, smiles spread across all their faces.

"About time you showed up! What took you so long?" Portia teased, looking up. "Latecomers buy the first round!"

"Alright, alright!" Calliope chuckled, waving her hand in mock defeat. "Just had a few things to wrap up. I'll make it up with a drink."

True to her word, Calliope poured herself a glass of wine and toasted to her friends before taking a generous sip.

The three of them settled into their seats, catching up on each other's lives.

Archie was a bit quiet, but Portia eagerly shared about her latest romantic interest, a guy she’d been seeing but hadn’t quite locked down yet.

Then Mavis recounted her recent daring mission. It was a nail-biter, the kind of story that made you clutch your heart a little tighter. Luckily, her top-skilled mentor had swooped in at the last moment to save the day.

"So, how are things going with Uriah?" Calliope asked, glancing at Mavis.

Everyone knew Mavis had a thing for her mentor Uriah Stewart, but it was also clear that Uriah didn’t seem to reciprocate those feelings in the same way. Their relationship was complicated, to put it mildly.

Calliope remembered how, in another life, Mavis and Uriah had a massive falling out, almost tearing their mentor-mentee bond apart. Yet Calliope always believed that deep down, Uriah felt something for Mavis, even if he couldn't admit it.

"Same old," Mavis shrugged. "My status and work are kind of unique. Uriah's never really cared about that."

She took a sip of her drink, her eyes downcast, and it was clear she was a little bummed.

Portia gave her a sympathetic look. "Maybe it's time to set your sights on someone else. Uriah's as approachable as a porcupine, I always feel gruesomely uneasy when around him!"

Mavis forced a smile. If only it were that easy to let go.