Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 276

Moved as she was, Victor had caused her immense humiliation.

This press conference was her chance to win back some ground.

Besides redemption, the most important thing was to restore some of the respect she had lost among her peers.

That incident had left her feeling like she couldn't hold her head up. Lately, she had even been cautious when going out.

She was afraid of another incident that would tarnish her reputation, or of being recognized by onlookers and ridiculed.

She had been living like this for some time. Now that her project had achieved its first milestone, one part was to showcase it for their government partners.

The other part was, of course, for her own selfish reasons.

As long as Victor was willing to jump ship, she wouldn't care about what happened before.

Because even if Victor came, Sebastian wouldn't let him overstep his authority. He would still be working under her, and whatever she said would go. He would have to follow her orders obediently.

Thinking of this, Bella was even more determined to recruit Victor with a high salary.

Anyway, the high salary wasn't coming out of her own pocket, and Victor would get the job done well.

Sebastian didn't notice the quick shift in Bella's eyes, nor her ulterior motives.

“If there's nothing else, you can go and get back to work.”

Bella suggested, “Sebastian, why don't you be the one to present on stage today?”

She wanted Sebastian to personally take the stage, which would also elevate her own status. As the company's president, his attention to this project would show his high regard for her.

Sebastian had little interest in such a preliminary success.

While he was happy to see the project progress, holding a press conference for such an early achievement already made him feel a bit embarrassed. Now that Bella was suggesting he go on stage, he was even less interested.

“I've been busy lately and haven't paid much attention to the product. If I were to present, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to explain its advantages well.

“You're the one who knows the product best. You should be the one on stage.

“I have faith in you.”

Bella wanted to argue, but Sebastian's “I have faith in you” left her with no room to refuse.

She smiled, nodded in agreement, and went out to continue her work.

Sebastian's expression dropped like a mask. He didn't know why, but for the past two days, his mind kept replaying the image of Lillian, pale and colorless from her illness, looking so weak and helpless.

That image haunted him, making it almost impossible to concentrate on his work.

He often found his mind wandering, thinking about the reasons behind Lillian's illness.

Perhaps he didn't love her that much, and he had always been indifferent about their marriage.

But she had gone to prison for his career, and then she had fallen ill. And even when she was sick, she was still thinking of him.

She had agreed to a divorce with nothing, not wanting a single cent of his money.

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