Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 488

He wondered when Martin would finally see through these little schemes.

Brandon now found their tactics utterly clumsy and couldn't understand why his old man fell for them every time.

It was astounding.

Of course, Martin would probably never understand how this mother-daughter duo manipulated him.

But it didn't matter anymore. All Brandon wanted now was to get back the company shares they held.

Bella shot Brandon a cold glance. "Brandon, I suggest you stop focusing on my mother and me and put more effort into running the company. After all, when my mother and I attend the next shareholder meeting together, who knows what kind of changes might happen?"

These days, Bella spoke with newfound confidence in the house.

With the largest portion of shares in her hands, she naturally had a powerful voice.

But the more Bella brought it up, the more Brandon's frustration shifted toward Martin.

Getting older, but not any wiser.

***

Lately, Lillian had been receiving constant updates from Marcus about Debbie's gambling.

The more she learned, the more terrified she became.

Debbie's bets were getting bigger and bigger. If she hadn't been denied a passport, Lillian suspected she would have used her connections to gamble for even higher stakes overseas.

The Blake elders had shown great foresight by confiscating her passport and keeping her in the country. If she went abroad, any problems would be much harder to control.

Whenever Debbie wanted to travel abroad for a vacation, she was accompanied by a team of strict supervisors.

Eventually, she gave up on traveling, since she couldn't enjoy herself freely.

After a quiet weekend at Halfridge Villas, the online controversy had yet to affect Lillian there.

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