Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1495

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Tristan snapped, "Are you done, Miles?"

Simultaneously, Beatrice Winthrop's eyes darted to Brandon Mercer's face, desperate to read his reaction.

Brandon's expression flickered with confusion and shock, a flash of conflict crossing his eyes, but ultimately, he managed to mask his emotions.

It was as if he were silently debating whether he needed to dig into Tristan's private life before officially pushing the marriage alliance, just to make sure there weren't any hidden landmines.

After all, Lillian was his biological sister. He couldn't just throw her to the wolves in a blind alliance.

But for some reason, the hesitation and conflict in Brandon's eyes vanished almost as quickly as they had appeared.

Lillian was his sister, yes, but she was also a divorced woman who had given birth to a child.

Even if Tristan had a colorful past, he was still an unmarried, wealthy bachelor with a thriving career. How could he possibly be deemed unworthy of a second-hand woman like Lillian?

Rationalizing it that way, Brandon let it go.

Realizing he had misspoken and fearing he'd exposed too much to Brandon, Miles decided a tactical retreat was his best option.

"Anyway, I'm a little tired. I'm going to head upstairs. You guys keep chatting."

With that, Miles scrambled out of the room.

He knew that if he stayed a second longer, his grandmother would be pulling his hair and screaming at him.

He knew exactly how precarious the Winthrop family's situation was; there was zero room for error.

They had fought tooth and nail to reach this point and get the factory running. Even though his grandmother had chosen Tristan over him in the end, seeing how stressed Tristan was every day made Miles secretly grateful.

At least he still had the free time to go out for coffee.

Since Brandon didn't press the issue, Beatrice breathed a small sigh of relief, though she rushed to do some damage control.