Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1118

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Bella Ward received The Divorce Summons right as Lucas called to ask her out. She was speaking to him normally, but the second she ripped open the package and saw the summons, her entire demeanor shifted.

Without a word, she hung up the phone and sat frozen in her chair.

After sitting in a long daze, she finally snapped back to reality and furiously ripped the summons to shreds.

"Sebastian... Sebastian... How could you be so heartless!"

She never expected him to take legal action for the divorce so quickly.

Now, she couldn't hide even if she tried.

Under these circumstances, she had absolutely no leverage left to use.

Meanwhile, Lillian Mercer received an invitation from the Winthrop family.

Once Old Mrs. Winthrop returned to the country and settled in, she couldn't wait to meet Lillian.

Lillian even pushed back her work schedule, specially clearing out time just to see the older woman.

The Winthrop family seemed to have planned their return for a while, having purchased local property well in advance.

When Lillian arrived, she was greeted by the sight of the completely renovated Winthrop estate.

Beatrice Winthrop came all the way out to the front gates personally to welcome Lillian, showing just how fond she was of her.

Upon seeing her, Beatrice smiled from ear to ear, holding Lillian's hands the entire time.

"Beatrice, this is a gift for you, just a small token of my appreciation."

Lillian highly respected this elder.

After all, she knew her grandmother and Beatrice shared a remarkably deep bond.

In her memories, the two formidable businesswomen not only supported each other in their youth but also kept each other close company after handing their business empires down to the next generation.

The two women shared similar life trajectories and almost identical experiences.