Regardless of what the Grants thought, they had to take Deanna and Lance's attitude seriously, especially towards the daughter-in-law they once despised.
"Although the bride price needs to be discussed with Julia's parents, as an elder, I thought it best to discuss it with you first. This way, we can ensure everything goes smoothly when we talk to the in-laws," Tristan said humbly to Lance and Deanna.
Cristal nodded in agreement. "Indeed, this will save time and allow us to focus more on the wedding preparations, ensuring Julia has a grand entrance into our family."
She looked lovingly at Julia, as if she had never disapproved of her before.
Julia remained calm in this situation. After all, she had just experienced the support of two powerful friends.
"Wedding? Didn't Mr. Grant inform you? Their wedding will be held together with ours," Deanna said, somewhat surprised, glancing at Lionel.
Lionel quickly explained, "Since we hadn't discussed the bride price yet, I thought it best to settle those details first before talking about the wedding. This way, it shows we are taking it seriously."
Hearing this, Deanna's initial dissatisfaction disappeared. She nodded at Lionel, satisfied. "In that case, I respect your decision. We can discuss the wedding after these details are settled."
But no sooner had she finished speaking than the Grants became anxious.
"No need to delay. We respect the young couple's decision. If Julia wants to have a joint wedding with Miss Deanna, then let's do it together. Just let us know what the Grant family needs to do, and we will fully cooperate," they said eagerly.
"That's right, more people means more excitement. A wedding should be lively," they added in unison, eager to finalize the arrangement.
Hosting a wedding with the Mercer family had only benefits for them. The Mercer family would invite many influential guests, providing a great networking opportunity for the Grants.
Lionel felt conflicted seeing his parents so eager to agree to a joint wedding. He always knew his parents were profit-driven, but seeing them treat his life event as a business opportunity left him uneasy.
Especially after tonight's events. If not for Deanna's insistence on coming, he couldn't imagine how much difficulty his parents would have given Julia.
Deanna was unaware of Lionel's thoughts. She maintained her calm smile as she looked at the Grants. "Since you have no objections to the wedding, once the date is set, you can draft a guest list and give it to Professor Grant. We will prepare the invitations and send them out."
"Of course," the Grants nodded repeatedly before shifting the conversation to the bride price they had prepared. "Our Grant family may not have as large an estate as the Mercer family or Miss Deanna, but to show our sincerity, we have decided to transfer 30% of our company's shares to Julia. Additionally, we have some collectibles valued at around ten million dollars. Besides these, we have prepared a gift for Julia's unborn child-a recently acquired property in Cloudmere worth about two million dollars. Though not much now, there will be more in the future."
These figures were mostly added at the last minute. Initially, they thought a two-million-dollar property would suffice for someone of Julia's status.
Yes, suffice.
If not for Deanna's insistence on attending tonight, this dinner would have been a trap set by the Grants and Patels to force Julia to break up with Lionel.
They didn't care about Julia's unborn child either. As long as their son married Dalilah, they could still have grandchildren.
But Deanna disrupted all their plans.
Julia couldn't hear the Grants' internal anguish. She was stunned by their bride price list and tried calculating the total value on her fingers.
No matter how she calculated, the numbers were overwhelming.
Including Deanna and Mr. Mercer's contributions, her net worth exceeded one billion dollars.
Even without those additions, just the Grant family's bride price was over one hundred million dollars!
She was undoubtedly winning in life thanks to her best friend!
Julia couldn't help but mentally scream in excitement.
Ah-Deanna, I love you so much!
If it weren't for the inappropriate setting, Julia would have given her best friend a big hug.