Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 462

Lillian looked at Celia.

She was hardworking, ambitious, highly educated—a rare technical talent.

She had fought her way out of the most impoverished circumstances, only to be pushed to this point by her own family.

Lillian walked over and gently took her hand. "Celia, trust me. I can help you, and it won't cause you any trouble."

Celia looked at Lillian, a mix of hope and doubt in her eyes.

Could she really help her?

Seeing the anxiety in her gaze, Lillian patted her on the shoulder. "You rest in the office. I'll go deal with them."

After hearing Celia's story, Lillian guessed that the group in the conference room was probably getting impatient.

She had underestimated them at first. Now, she had called over all her bodyguards.

She had even called the police in advance. Her bodyguards were already waiting downstairs.

Lillian went downstairs and headed for the conference room, her bodyguards following closely behind.

With this team of skilled professionals surrounding her, no one could get close, and no one could block her path.

As she approached the conference room, she could hear a commotion inside.

"Where is she? Where did your boss go? Didn't she just promise us she would handle this?

She told us to talk to her, and now she's disappeared. You'd better give us an explanation!"

Emma was trying to maintain order. "Everyone, the boss needs to get all the facts. She can't just listen to your side of the story."

As soon as she finished, someone shot back, "What do you mean, our side of the story? Just tell us, is your boss hiding from us or not?

Let me tell you, we've seen it all. It wouldn't be the first time a boss got scared and hid, right?"

Others chimed in, "That's right! The last time, Candy's boss got one of his guys to hit us, and he had to pay up!"

The bodyguards pushed the door open, flanking Lillian on all sides as she walked in.

The conference room fell silent. Lillian walked to the head of the table and sat down.

There was a microphone in front of her. She cleared her throat. "I don't like noise. Anyone without manners should keep their mouth shut. If you want to say something, raise your hand. If you're all shouting at once, I can't hear anything, and my patience will run out very quickly."

Her words were clipped and impatient, and she projected an aura of absolute authority.

These people might have dealt with Celia's previous bosses, but they had never encountered someone like Lillian.

They exchanged uneasy glances, clearly displeased.

But Lillian wasn't about to coddle anyone.

This group wasn't easily intimidated, however, and someone immediately started to grumble and make a fuss.

In response, a well-trained bodyguard behind Lillian stepped forward and barked, "Quiet!"