A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging From Dust Novel

Chapter 419 Gideon , thats not how it works .

If you really like our Yvette , shouldnt you treat her a bit better ? Yvettes father chimed in , his voice dripping with expectation over the table .

Exactly , Gideon , her uncle added , leaning back in his chair , Your familys rolling in dough , and the cash gift youve offered is pretty , well , pathetic , dont you think ? If youre serious about marrying her , you ought to step it up a notch ! Were not asking for a fortune , but you could at least help out Yvettes little brother , right ? We get it , the Bakers probably look down on us , the Jansens , since youve got all that money ! But , come on , thats your wifes family were talking abou

t .

Isnt it a bit disrespectful ? If even you dont respect us , how can you expect others to ? So , if youre set on marrying our Yvette , just increase the money ! Were not being unreasonable here , just triple it , and were good ! Dont think we dont know youve got the cash ! Honestly , the wealthier folks get , the stingier they seem ! Yvettes a real gem , you know .

Raising her took a lot of time and money ! Its like youre buying her out , so you need to pay up properly , or theres no wedding ! Yvettes family , along with a bunch of distant relatives , were all clamoring around Gideon , pressuring him to cough up more money .

If he didnt , well , the wedding was off the table .

Gideons face was a stormy shade of red ; he didnt say a word , just stood there , taking in the scene .

Yvette stood anxiously by his side , her nervousness growing by the second .

She knew Gideon was already on the fence about marrying her .

After all , he had a reputation .

Hed bailed on Calliope at the altar once before .

A second time wouldnt be much of a stretch for him .

If he really got fed up and decided to walk away , what would that mean for her ? Shed worked so hard to snag a spot in such a prestigious family , to finally become his wife .

With the finish line so close , what would she do if it all fell apart now ? Dad , Mom , Uncle … Im begging you , please stop this , okay ? Yvette pleaded , her voice tinged with desperation .

Gideons already given us more than enough .

If Id chosen someone else , would you even have this much ? If you keep this up , Ill call the whole thing off , and then youll get nothing ! Yvette shot a furious look at her family and the gathered relatives .

But the Jansens werent swayed .

Her mother , Verena , let out a derisive laugh , Yvette , you ungrateful child ! Youre not even married yet , and youre already defending the Baker fortune ? Come on , sis , who knows what kind of life youll have marrying him ? Exactly , Yvette , were just trying to secure your future , so you wont be mistreated ! Besides , the ceremonys already set .

Families like theirs care about their reputation ; they wouldnt cancel it last minute , would they ? Gideon , just hand over the cash , or were taking her back with us ! Yeah , and if this wedding doesnt happen , itll be the Bakers wholl be humiliated ! The Jansens figured they had them cornered .

Surely , the Bakers couldnt call off the wedding now .

They continued to hound Gideon , some even eyeing Eamon from across the room .

Isnt that old guy the one who calls the shots in your family ? Lets go have a word with him ! 16:34 Chapter 410 As a group started to make their way towards Eamon , Gideons anxiety hit a boiling point .

He snapped , Are you guys ever gonna quit ? My granddad wont give you a dime ! If you keep this up , I dont care about saving face anymore ! No wedding , no nothing , and you can ask her yourself I dont love her anymore !