Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 72

A job?

Given how little Sebastian cared about her, he probably thought she was just a janitor at Litech NaLabs.

And he truly believed he could pressure Nathan into firing her.

Lillian could piece it all together.

He was leveraging the Blake family’s influence, which must be why he was suddenly so agitated. With Noah being the designated heir, the old man was probably putting the pressure on.

The Mercer family was the one in a real bind. Their traditional businesses were failing, and without a strong, supporting industry, they were relying on Litech NaLabs to keep their finances stable.

And the biggest link between the Mercer and Blake families was that the future heir of the Blakes had Mercer blood running through his veins.

That was the nature of their alliance—intertwined fates, bound together for survival.

With a death sentence hanging over Noah's head, the Mercer family was naturally desperate, trying to force her to have a second child to save him.

But the Mercers couldn't force her, and neither could Sebastian.

It wasn't that she was so cold-hearted as to let her own son die; it was that her own body was failing her. She was simply powerless.

Unfortunately, no one cared whether she lived or died.

Seeing her staring at the text message, Leonard broke her train of thought. "You're the developer of the Li Algorithm. You own all the rights.

"If you leave Litech NaLabs with the algorithm, Sebastian won't be able to blacklist you. In fact, he'll be begging you to come back."

As he said this, Leonard watched Lillian, as if testing her.

Lillian came back to her senses and smiled faintly. "The algorithm also represents the hard work of my professor and Nathan. I won't take it just to prove a point to Sebastian."

Leonard gave Lillian a long look, then suddenly smiled. "It's late. You should get some rest. My kidney is in your body, so don't you dare mistreat it."

With that, Leonard went back to his room.

After Lillian finished her milk, a maid came to collect the glass, and she headed to her own room.

Sebastian's text message was met with deafening silence.

He was growing more convinced that Lillian had moved in with Nathan.

He just couldn't understand it. Why would Nathan want a woman who was married and had a child?

With his status and position, he could have any woman he wanted.

Was Lillian really worth it?

——

Nathan kept delaying his signature on the partnership agreement, and Sebastian's project was falling behind schedule. He was starting to get anxious.

"I'm done playing games. I'll just tell Sebastian the truth and see what he has to say then."

Lillian asked, "Do you want me to split my assets with him in the divorce?"

Nathan grew even angrier. "This is your pre-marital property! It has absolutely nothing to do with Sebastian."

Lillian replied, "Then let's not complicate things. If I can't resign as an owner, I'll resign as an employee."

Nathan was getting desperate. "Li..."

Lillian smiled faintly. "Even if I stay, they'll just find other ways to cause trouble. Don't worry, I still have a stake in the company, don't I? If you ever need me, I can always come back to help."

Professor Avery nodded. "Lillian has a point. You don't have to be physically in the company to contribute."

This project was incredibly important for Litech NaLabs.

Because of its importance, Professor Avery agreed with Lillian's tactical retreat. He supported her decision to keep her ownership quiet and temporarily leave the company to appease Sebastian.

But Nathan was still fuming. "Why should Li have to leave her own company to compromise with that bastard Sebastian? And she still has to help out after she leaves? Isn't that just letting Sebastian exploit her talents for free?

"Since they all seem to think Li is incompetent and can't survive without Litech NaLabs...

"Then I say we shove the truth right in their faces!"