A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 419

"Gideon, that's not how it works. If you really like our Yvette, shouldn't you treat her a bit better?" Yvette's father chimed in, his voice dripping with expectation over the table.

"Exactly, Gideon," her uncle added, leaning back in his chair, "Your family's rolling in dough, and the cash gift you've offered is pretty, well, pathetic, don't you think?"

"If you're serious about marrying her, you ought to step it up a notch!"

"We're not asking for a fortune, but you could at least help out Yvette's little brother, right?"

"We get it, the Bakers probably look down on us, the Jansens, since you've got all that money! But, come on, that's your wife's family we're talking about. Isn't it a bit disrespectful? If even you don't respect us, how can you expect others to?"

"So, if you're set on marrying our Yvette, just increase the money! We're not being unreasonable here, just triple it, and we're good! Don't think we don't know you've got the cash!"

"Honestly, the wealthier folks get, the stingier they seem!"

"Yvette's a real gem, you know. Raising her took a lot of time and money! It's like you're buying her out, so you need to pay up properly, or there's no wedding!"

around Gideon, pressuring him to cough up more money. If he didn't, well, the wedding was

shade of red; he didn't say

her nervousness growing by the second. She knew Gideon was already on the fence

at the altar once before. A second time wouldn't be much of a

he really got fed up and decided to walk away, what would that

to finally become his wife. With the finish line so close, what would she do if it

okay?" Yvette pleaded, her voice tinged with desperation. "Gideon's already given us more than enough. If I'd chosen someone else, would you even have this much? If you keep this up, I'll call the whole thing off, and then

at

the Jansens

Verena, let out

derisive laugh, "Yvette, you

not evennet

yet, and

swnev

sis, who knows what kind of life