Chapter 237

"Mr. Howard, I'm happy to pay for it. Not just two hundred thousand, I'd give two million if needed!" Jeffery Reid said quickly. He glanced over at his parents. "Mom, Dad, you don’t need to worry about this. I’ll handle the bride price myself. You won’t have to spend a cent. It’s settled then!" Hearing that, Lillian Reid had no choice but to hold back. She couldn’t really argue in front of Sean Howard’s family—if the engagement went south because of her, that’d be bad. Still, her heart ached. Two hundred grand... ouch. "What about the dowry..." she started, but George Reid shot her a warning look, and she shut up right away. In her head, she was thinking—their family gave two hundred thousand, surely Emily Howard’s side would have to provide a decent dowry, right? Otherwise, wouldn’t they just be throwing money away? "Alright then, it's a deal! Emily, let’s go!" Jeffery tugged Emily’s hand and led her off. They had to get ready—he still needed to propose to her. The stage over there wa