"It was all their idea!" Gabriel stared at Ss, desperately trying to convince the man in front of him to let him off the hook.


    Thest thing he wanted was to get in trouble because of those two fools, Gideon and Fleur. Right now, he wished he had never met them; they were nothing but trouble.


    Ss nced at Gabriel, his expression unreadable. "So what you''re saying is, if you didn''t know who she was, you would''ve gone after her anyway?"


    Gabriel''s face went pale.


    "No! I mean, I was duped by them! I only went after Ms. Jewell because I believed what they told me," he stammered, his voice shaky. "Mr. Myers, I made a mistake. I was misled by them."


    Gabriel''s eyes darted around, betraying his panic. When they messed with Calliope, he had assumed she would be too afraid to let Ss know. They never imagined Calliope was so resourceful or that Ss would arrive so quickly.


    "Gabriel, you spineless coward!" Fleur snapped angrily. "You imed you could help us, and now you''re backing out? You were the one giving advice too. Don''t act like you''re innocent now!"


    Gabriel shot Fleur a venomous look. "If I don''t distance myself from you, I''m a dead man. You guys crossed the wrong person-Mr. Myers! Once upon a time, Mr. Myers had high hopes for Gideon, but Gideon blew his chance, not my fault!" Ss turned his icy gaze to Fleur. "Was it you who came up with the n?"


    His eyes were cold, filled with a simmering anger. He couldn''t tolerate anyone harboring such harmful intentions toward his Callie, and he certainly couldn''t forgive anyone who tried to hurt her.


    Fleur shivered under Ss''s piercing stare. She gulped but tried to stand her ground, her voice defiant. "Ss I''m your sis-inw! I don''t believe you''d dare do anything to me.


    Besides, your wife''s fine 3 leven


    right? Just


    let us go!"


    "Gideon''s already been punished. Take him to the hospital! If Eamon finds out,


    he''ll be upset. Do you really want to put him through that?"


    Fleur''s eyes were cold as she tried to issue a warning to Ss.


    Ss looked at her calmly. "You''re overthinking. Eamon will be on my side. And don''t think saying you''re my sis-inw will protect you. Even if you were the King, I wouldn''t be afraid of you! Why wouldn''t do something to you? Whatever you nned for Callie, I''ll do the same to you!"


    Fleur''s face twisted with anger. "She wasn''t hurt in the end, was she? Nothing happened!"


    Her voice was huffy, showing no sign of remorse.


    Calliope watched Fleur with a serene expression.


    Gideon, on the other hand, was in a


    mess. He was the most battered


    unable to move because of his


    broken leg. He shouted, frustrated,


    "Uncle Ss, we were wrong, but nothing happened in the end, right?"


    "Don''t hurt my mom! I came up with the n! me me!"


    "Calliope, after all we''ve been through, are you really going to leave us hanging?"