Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 566

Hmph... how ridiculous. The only interests he's so precisely protecting are his own.

Just like you all think that as long as my mother comes forward and apologizes, your interests will be protected.

Your father is far more cunning than you are. He's thinking bigger.

If my mother steps up to apologize, your father will have to bear fifty percent of the responsibility.

The internet has already dug up the fact that he and my mother were together long ago. Whatever name my mother is called, he'll have to carry the other fifty percent of that shame.

He's smarter than you. He knows that the only way to truly protect the Mercer Group is to shift the blame elsewhere.

Just as you two came up with the idea of letting Lillian be the scapegoat to take the fall, your father thought of it long ago. But he also knows that Lillian is no longer under his control.

His authority as a father is worthless to Lillian; it means nothing. He has no leverage over her, which is why he threw her out of the family in a fit of rage that day.

Honestly, if Lillian had just begged him, he would have flexed his fatherly authority and postured a bit, but he wouldn't have burned the bridge completely.

But your sister is different. She also feels wronged and hurt.

Now things are at a standstill. If you choose to protect my mom and me, you can also save my marriage to Sebastian. Even if the Mercer Group takes a hit this time, Sebastian can still help you out, and the company won't go under.

But if you drag my mom and me down with you, my engagement to Sebastian will be off, and everything will be for nothing."

After her speech, Bella decisively picked up the glass of wine Brandon had snatched from her and drained it in one go.

She was thirsty after saying so much.

It was perfect. She had finally said everything that was on her mind, things she couldn't say in front of Martin.

With the two brothers running out here, it was the perfect opportunity to lay it all out and make them understand.

After finishing her drink, she swirled the empty glass. "I've been drinking too, so I can't drive you to find Lillian.

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