Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1624

Martin Mercer immediately understood what Brandon was getting at.

His own failed marriage back then had been a calculated move for Estate Absorption against the Lancaster family!

"Brandon Mercer, how dare you! Is this how you speak to your own father? You think the marriage between me and the Lancasters was a one-sided scheme? It was a mutual choice! Neither your grandmother nor anyone in the Mercer family ever plotted to seize the Lancaster fortune. Besides, when Eleanor Lancaster married me, it was considered marrying up. The Mercer Group was at its peak, and the Lancasters wanted to establish a foothold in Northwyn. That's why they agreed to the union. The Mercer Group was evenly divided between you and your brother, allowing Lillian to inherit everything in Midvale. It was a fair alliance, you..."

Brandon cut him off. "Yes, yes, you're so noble. So now you want me to marry a nouveau riche's daughter, hinting that I should wait to absorb their estate? Don't I have any pride? How am I supposed to show my face in our social circles?"

Sabrina Ward quickly intervened. "Why are you two arguing? This is supposed to be a good thing."

Martin scoffed. "He thinks he's above it all. He ignores the company's current crisis and only wants to sit on his high horse as the Head of the Mercer Family. Brandon, if you think this match I picked out for you is unsuitable, fine. I'll just reject Reginald Yates. It's no big deal. But when Lillian doesn't return for another year or so and the Mercer Group collapses, don't come crying to me."

Brandon stood up to leave but was pulled back by Colin Mercer.

Colin called out in a low voice, "Brandon..." and shook his head.

Nouveau riche. It didn't sound good.

But when the two brothers discussed it earlier, they had also mentioned the Yates family's capital.

It was indeed a substantial amount.

This time, the old man had carefully considered it.

The Yates family might have their flaws, but the fact that they were willing to inject millions of dollars into the company was a winning point!

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