Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 895

How could it be possible?

Suddenly, Julian gasped. "Wait, Nathan just updated his page again. Lillian... she was the State Merit Scholar. Mr. Blake, did you... know this?"

Julian's voice dropped to a cautious whisper.

He already knew the answer. If Sebastian had known she was a top scholar, he would never have believed the Mercer family's library donation lie.

Sebastian sprang up, snatching the tablet from Julian's hands. He stared at the enlarged screenshot of the State Topper Media Coverage.

The pale glow of the screen illuminated the absolute shock on his strikingly handsome face, a reaction Julian noted silently.

Clearly, this was the first time Sebastian was hearing of it.

"Impossible... how could she..."

They had both attended St. Kingsley University. He was a year ahead of her. If Lillian had been the top scholar...

Memories flashed through his mind like a broken film reel, dragging him back to their college days.

But as he searched his memories, Lillian was entirely absent.

Back then, he had purposely ignored her.

He despised beautiful women. He assumed they were all manipulative, empty vases with hidden agendas, no different than Debbie Harris. What value could a woman like that possibly offer?

He only started interacting with Lillian after he graduated and launched his startup. She had begged for an internship at his company. He initially rejected her, but when she offered to work for free just to get an internship certificate, he finally agreed. Only then did they start crossing paths.

Because he had completely ignored her existence beforehand, he had no idea she was a State Merit Scholar.

And since he never cared about anyone else's business, no one had ever mentioned it to him.

Among the files was a legally binding document with sensitive personal information redacted.

It was the original Litech Founders' Agreement.

The most glaring, undeniable proof of Lillian's identity was written plainly on the page: she had invested the Li Algorithm for equity in Litech NaLabs, retaining her shares without participating in daily management.

The other two founding partners were Nathan Cole and Leonard Prescott.

The contract displayed the official dates, corporate stamps, and signatures. Nathan had merely blacked out the confidential clauses before uploading it.

And it wasn't just one contract. Multiple legal documents verifying Lillian's identity were unleashed onto the internet.

In that instant, every single doubt was shattered.

She was Lillian Mercer. And she was undeniably Li.