"So, the elder Blakes turned around and called Martin, asking him to bring her here.
A jinx like her should just die outside. Why does she have to come back and ruin my life?"
Bella latched onto the key points.
Lillian was sick. Gravely ill.
The elder Blakes had tried to get her, and she had refused.
So, the phone call Hannah overheard between Sebastian and Old Mr. Blake wasn't about moving *her* into the Blake estate, but about the elder Blakes getting Lillian?
Sebastian… he still wanted to take care of Lillian?
Bella took a deep breath, quickly weighing the situation.
Lillian was seriously ill and near death. Whether it was true or not, people would naturally sympathize with a patient. The weaker person always garners more care and affection; that put Lillian in an unassailable position.
Unless she did something truly unforgivable, everyone would feel obligated to look after her and hesitate to be harsh.
People were always more tolerant of those who were gravely ill and dying.
Bella gritted her teeth, but she had to swallow her anger.
This was a problem.
If the Mercer family refused to take Lillian in, Sebastian would likely side with her, and the elder Blakes were already on her side. That would make it even harder for her to marry Sebastian.
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