Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1612

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Martin, of course, understood that if Lillian left now, the Mercer family's risks would multiply.

His face was grave. The sinking ship that was the Mercer Group desperately needed to latch onto Lillian's success to stay afloat.

After Brandon's visit, the three Mercer men scrambled into action, simultaneously reaching out to Sebastian to leverage his medical connections.

Sebastian didn't overthink it. His mood had been foul ever since his meeting with Lillian, and he had gone straight home.

He assumed the Mercer family was genuinely worried about Lillian's health, so he utilized the Blake family's resources to help contact specialists.

However, once those connections were made, the Mercer family grew even more obsessed with forcing Lillian to stay in the country for her treatment.

After securing the medical team, Brandon spent hours agonizing over a text message, carefully crafting his words before finally hitting send.

By the time Lillian saw the message, the final packing was underway at Halfridge Villas.

An advance team had already flown out, practically moving house. After all, this trip abroad would last over half a year.

Familiar ingredients and everyday necessities all had to be brought along.

The last step was packing their personal luggage before boarding the flight.

Grandma was scheduled to fly out that very night.

Because Grandma was in a vegetative state and her physical condition remained fragile, Dr. Smith, Mr. Peregrine, and the other medical staff had to travel with her.

Since the plane couldn't accommodate everyone comfortably, and Lillian and Leonard needed a more restful environment, they would fly out the following morning.

Lillian hadn't expected to receive a text from Brandon the night before she left.

Truly, the more she read it, the colder her heart grew.

Mainly because she understood Brandon far too well.

He even subtly hinted at the importance of returning to one's roots.

He was terrified she would die overseas!

But was he worried about her dying far from home, or was he terrified that if she died abroad, her assets and company wouldn't fall into the Mercer family's hands?