Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1022

The men of the Mercer family certainly didn't think their family was deteriorating without the old lady at the helm.

However, they did feel the mounting pressure with each passing day.

The Mercer Group's financial situation was growing increasingly dire.

Lately, they had ruthlessly slashed the budgets of their traditional business sectors, desperate to squeeze out enough capital for Bella Ward's department so she could launch her new product sooner.

The Mercer Group had placed all their bets on Bella, waiting for her to deliver results that would pull them out of this crisis.

But the reality was that the financial strain was suffocating them, pushing them to pin their hopes on Lillian.

Lillian was swimming in cash thanks to her algorithm. If they could mend their relationship with her, they could inject her idle funds straight into the Mercer Group.

When that happened, the company would naturally be brought back to life.

When Brandon received Lillian's reply agreeing to dinner, he literally jumped for joy.

"Well? Did she agree?"

Brandon nodded frantically. "Yes, she said yes! Lillian agreed to have dinner with us."

"That's fantastic. This is a great start and a very positive sign.

In the past, whenever Lillian got a message from an unknown number, she'd ignore it and block the contact immediately.

This is a huge improvement. It means she's softening her stance and isn't being as stubborn as before."

Brandon completely agreed.

"Book the restaurant for tonight. It has to be a place she loves. By the way, what restaurants does she like?"

"Do you think Dad knows her favorite restaurants?"

Brandon scoffed. "He went home ages ago. You really think we can count on him?

Don't even tell him about dinner tonight. With his temper, if something sets him off at the table, he'll just start screaming regardless of the setting.

Lillian isn't the same person she used to be. Her status is entirely different now. If he pushes her away again, we'll lose whatever tiny shred of family loyalty is left."

Hearing this, Colin sighed. "Dad is useless right now. If only Grandmother were still awake, we probably wouldn't even need to do any of this. With one word from her, let alone the algorithm, Lillian wouldn't dare refuse to merge Lillionix into the Mercer Group.

It's a shame she's still in a coma. If only..."

Brandon quickly interrupted, "Whatever you do tonight, do not bring up Grandmother or Mom.

You know how fiercely protective she is of them. If we mention them and say the wrong thing, she'll turn on us in a heartbeat."