Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1496

Hand it over?

More like Tristan was utterly incompetent and had zero confidence in his own abilities.

Was anything he said actually wrong?

Tristan severely lacked chemistry. A woman like Lillian Mercer would never look twice at a man like him.

Downstairs, Beatrice Winthrop rubbed her throbbing temples.

"Tristan, what is the point of saying all this now? Didn't we map this all out before we returned to the country?

You are the one meant to shoulder the future of the Winthrop family. If Miles wants to waste his life partying, let him.

If he can maintain a shred of a decent reputation, I'll find a respectable family for him to marry into, which will ultimately benefit you down the line.

But you absolutely must win Lillian over. She is the true future of the Winthrop family.

If your parents weren't so utterly useless, I wouldn't be dragging my old bones out here to keep this family afloat.

I'm exhausted too. Can't you both just give me an ounce of respect and make my life a little easier?

I can feel my health failing lately. I don't know how much longer I can carry the Winthrop family on my back.

If I collapse one day, have you even thought about what will happen to this family?

I've only laid the foundation for you. The road ahead is impossibly long. How far you go and where you end up is entirely unknown. Why can't you two just work together like the Mercer brothers do?

Did I fail to raise you as well as my old friend raised her grandsons?

Do you have any idea what it cost us to scrub the Winthrop family's records entirely clean so the two of you could walk around with spotless reputations?"

From the staircase, Miles's voice suddenly drifted down. "Grandma, I'm sorry. I spoke out of turn tonight. It's my fault for making you angry."

Seeing Miles only infuriated Tristan further. "You actually have the nerve to come down here and apologize? Your own hands aren't clean, so what gives you the right to criticize me?"

For once, Miles didn't snap back. He just looked toward his grandmother.

Exactly as he expected, Beatrice roared a second later, "Enough! You are brothers, not enemies. Do not start a civil war in my house.

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