Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 916

Both Lillian and Nathan burst into spontaneous laughter at the question.

The media really did have their ears to the ground.

The rumors had undoubtedly started years ago, right after Lillian had been released from prison and immediately joined Nathan's startup.

Back then, the Mercers and the Blakes had viciously slandered her, fueling wild speculations about her sleeping with Nathan to secure a job.

Lillian had never been the type to justify herself to strangers, which was why the misunderstanding had festered for so long.

She genuinely hadn't expected people to still be gossiping about it today.

Lillian chuckled, and Nathan shook his head in amusement.

Seeing their relaxed, synchronized laughter, some reporters excitedly assumed they were silently confirming the romance.

The press instantly shoved their recorders closer, desperate not to miss the official romantic announcement.

However, Nathan spoke up first. "Ladies and gentlemen, I could never be so lucky. In this lifetime, I'm perfectly content just being Mr. Li's loyal workhorse and running her tech empire for her."

Lillian offered a warm, radiant smile. "I'm surprised you're all so interested in my love life. It is true that I have a partner by my side—someone who shares my passions, my soul, and who has weathered life-and-death stakes with me. But... it isn't Mr. Cole.

"Nathan is my brother. I trust him with my life, and our professional partnership is unbreakable."

As she spoke, her gaze drifted to a quiet corner of the room.

Sitting in the shadows, Leonard Prescott was looking right back at her.

Their eyes locked, silently sharing a profoundly intimate, tender connection.

A few sharp-eyed journalists noticed the strikingly handsome man sitting among them. He had no camera, no recorder—he just sat there like a devoted spectator, occasionally smiling, his deep eyes never leaving Lillian on the stage.

The palpable, electric tension between him and Lillian in that brief glance was impossible to ignore.

"Ms. Mercer!" a gossip columnist yelled out. "If it isn't Mr. Cole, can you reveal the identity of your mystery lover?"

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