Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1023

"It's our fault for not taking better care of them. Otherwise, given Lillian's nature, she would have cut us some slack out of respect for Mom and Grandmother."

"Alright, drop it. We did all this for the company. She may have an extraordinary background, but she kept the family in the dark.

Didn't we work tirelessly at the company so that Mom, Grandmother, and she could have a better life?"

Colin thought about it and nodded. "True, we haven't done anything wrong. Everything we do is for the family.

It was true then, and it's true now."

Lillian wasn't around to hear this conversation. Had she been, she would have scoffed at the sheer hypocrisy of the Mercer men.

They ruthlessly clawed their way up the corporate ladder for their own reputations and ambitions, yet patted themselves on the back for doing it 'for the family.'

In reality, whenever their family actually needed them, they were nowhere to be found.

Even when their mother was being abused, they were grown men—even if they hadn't officially joined the company yet.

They knew perfectly well that their father was at fault, yet not a single one of them stepped up to demand justice for their mother or call out their father's behavior.

Now, tossing out the phrase 'for the family' made it sound as though they had made some tremendous sacrifice.

Lillian despised this self-righteous attitude more than anything.

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Since Lillian was dining out that night, Leonard Prescott was naturally concerned.

He wanted to tag along and watch the drama unfold, but given his status, it wouldn't have been appropriate.

Instead, he tasked Ethan with accompanying her.

She had agreed to dine with Brandon and the others, but that didn't mean she was actually going to eat the food they ordered.

Lillian appreciated Leonard's thoughtfulness. The Mercer men were notoriously awful at taking care of people.

They knew absolutely nothing about her preferences or her health condition.

Not needing to say much, Lillian smiled at the pair. "Thank you both."

Mr. Peregrine replied, "Taking care of you is my job. Those old folks from the Lancaster family nearly drove me crazy a while back. I had to swear on my ancestors' graves before they'd let me off the hook.

If they found out I wasn't taking good care of you, they'd probably dig up my family's cemetery."

Lillian chuckled at his dramatic complaint.

The group made their way to the private room Brandon had booked. Unlike before, the two brothers were standing at the door like security guards, eagerly looking around. When they spotted her, their faces lit up with pure joy!