A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 216 "Mom..." Yvette's face was a picture of panic.

How could she possibly bring up the topic with the Baker family? Marrying Gideon was already a long shot - asking for a wedding gift might just push the Baker family over the edge, ruining any chance she had of becoming a part of their world.

Once she became Mrs. Yvette Baker, she was able to step into the life of luxury. But if the marriage talks fell apart now, she would be doomed with nothing left.

At the moment, Yvette was more anxious than ever.

Calliope watched the Jansen family with a mix of surprise and disbelief. They were even more outrageous than she had imagined.

"Zip it! I'm your mother, and I decide about the wedding gift!" Yvette's mother snapped at her. "Our daughter won't be marrying without an eight-million wedding gift!"

can't do that, then forget about the wedding!" Ivor chimed in. "That's the going rate, so we're

eight million is excessive," Fleur said, her face stern. "That's just too much for us." Honestly, Fleur wasn't thrilled about having Yvette as a daughter-in-law even when there was no wedding gift demanded. The Jansen family's threat were just pushing her

Verena huffed. "If you look down on us, fine! Yvette is amazing, and there are plenty of

fist clenched so tight that her nails almost dug deep in the skin. Gideon looked at the Jansen trio in disbelief, his eyes wide with shock. He

always thought of her as kind and gentle, but now he couldn't ignore her family's behavior. It was starting to

to them, she never expected her family

the door

took a leisurely sip of her water, casting a glance at

addict father. Yvette probably hadn't invited him,

into quite the

he turned