NovelReadingChapter 218 "We can handle it, but the real question is, can you cup with enough of a bridal gift yourselves?
In Capitalton, there's this unwritten rule that the bride's family should offer at least twenty percent more than
the groom's family, you know."
Her words left the Jansen family momentarily stunned.
"That's impossible!" Verena's eyes widened. "You're pulling our leg!"
"Why would 1? Go ask around and you'll know," Calliope replied with a cool demeanor. "Honestly, the idea of
marrying a girl from a regular family is already a bit of a letdown for the Bakers. | mean, if Yvette doesn't marry
into our family, who else would take her?
You mentioned it yourselves, the invites are out. Yvette's reputation is already on thin ice. Don't let greed get in
the way and end up with nothing. | believe you know how your daughter is, and the value she holds."
Calliope crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly. "Surely, you've been spreading the news about her
marrying into a prestigious family, right? If the wedding falls through, won't your relatives have a field day
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On our end, it's no biggie. Without Yvette, Gideon is still quite the catch. Finding someone of equal standing is no
problem. If this wedding gets canceled, another can take its place just as easily." Calliope's sharp words seemed
to lighten Fleur up.
"Exactly, Callie's right! If you don't want the wedding, then so be it. It's not like it has to happen!"
Upon hearing it, the Jansen family began to feel the pinch. They couldn't let this opportunity slip away. If the
Bakers really decided against Yvette, she'd have been left in a precarious position - no decent family would want
her after this. Better to let her marry into the Bakers and hope for slong-term benefits. "We'll do it! Even
without the wedding gift!" Trevor blurted out. "Let's not argue with those fools, they only care about money. The
young couple's happiness is what counts!"
"Can we discuss things calmly now?" Fleur asked, looking at Verena and the others.
After sdeliberation, they nodded in agreement.
Calliope, having said her piece, returned to her quiet, observant self.
Silas soon brought in a tray with ssnacks, and Calliope nibbled on a croissant like a little hamster. Silas
would occasionally reach over to gently wipe crumbs from ber mouth with a fond smile.
Gideon couldn't help but glance over at Calliope from tto time. His eyes tingled with emotion. He wasn't sure
since when he began feeling regretted. Somewhere along the way, he had realized how much he wished she was
his.
But she wasn't. She sat beside Silas, who looked at her with such warmth and tenderness, as if she was the
center of his world.
Seeing Silas's gaze, and knowing
that he had her, filled Gideon with a
burning jealousy. As Fleur and the
others continued hashing out wedding details, Gideon's gazez remained fixated on Calliope slowly awakening to
what he had lost.
As Yvette took a glance at Gideon, she noticed his eyes lingering continuously on Calliope, and it made her blood
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmboil with frustration and jealousy.
Thanks to Calliope's intervention, the issue was resolved, and Fleur managed to smoothly navigate
through the rest of the wedding arrangements.
Just as things were wrapping up, Silas received a call that darkened his expression slightly.
"Is something up?" Calliope asked, tilting her head.
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