They used to think they knew everything about Lillian.
But now, they were entirely clueless. They realized they knew absolutely nothing about the girl they had watched grow up.
The photos Nathan had posted online included an old picture of their late grandmother with Lillian and Nathan.
Suddenly, Brandon spoke up. "I remember now. Back when Grandma was looking after her, she did set up some kind of studio right after high school. But wasn't that just a little hangout spot for her to play games? What kind of studio was it?"
Colin's eyes widened in realization. "Now that you mention it, I remember that too. We were all pretty against her gaming at the time. But Grandma supported her, so we couldn't say much. After that, we just stopped paying attention to whatever she was doing in that studio. She really crossed the line, burning family money to fund her little project, and when she finally made something out of it, she didn't say a word to us. Instead, she partnered up with an outsider to start a real company. Litech NaLabs has made millions of dollars over the years. I guess it's true what they say about ungrateful daughters. All these years, she never once thought about letting her own family in on the profits."
Hearing this, a wave of furious realization washed over Brandon.
"She knew exactly how hard I was working to expand our tech division! I was begging people for favors left and right. She just stood by and watched! It's one thing to freeze us out of the profits, but we were desperately trying to get the Li Algorithm for our operations, and she didn't say a single word! She just let us run around making fools of ourselves!"
Before he could finish, Martin violently hurled his teacup against the floor. The sharp crack echoed through the room, silencing his sons.
"How did I end up raising such a rebellious disgrace?" Martin growled. "A piece of trash would be more useful than her. So what if she's the great Mr. Li? Without the Mercer family's money and resources, could she have ever started that studio in the first place?"
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