Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 986

Fortunately, Sebastian didn't see it.

Otherwise, there would have been hell to pay.

Knowing he couldn't talk sense into his boss, Lester kept his mouth shut. However, he knew he had to report this development to Old Mr. Blake and Old Mrs. Blake.

He was originally hired by the elders, and they had instructed him to keep a close eye on Sebastian's private affairs.

If he didn't intervene, things could get incredibly messy.

"Keep a close watch on Bella," Sebastian ordered. "With things spiraling like this, I'm worried she might try to cause trouble for Lillian.

That woman is emotionally unstable right now. She's a ticking time bomb.

I absolutely will not allow her stupidity to hurt Lillian."

Lester nodded. "Understood. I'll make the arrangements."

Meanwhile, Bella was frantically refreshing her news feeds, desperate to see if the rumors about the secret marriage had fully leaked from the Blake Group.

It wasn't that she cared about being publicly labeled a mistress.

What she cared about was that the secret she had tried so hard to bury was finally coming to light.

She had wanted nothing more than to grind Lillian under her heel and never let her rise again.

It was bad enough that Lillian was now rich and famous, but Bella absolutely refused to let the world know that Lillian had been Sebastian's rightful wife and the mother of his child.

If that got out, Lillian would only look more triumphant.

Staring at her phone, Bella's vision blurred with angry tears.

A ringing phone startled her. Seeing the landline number, she instantly assumed it was the loan sharks.

She hung up without a second thought.

When the phone rang again, she panicked and tried to reject it, but accidentally hit accept.

You know what kind of man Sebastian is. He only respects capable women.

What good does throwing a tantrum do you?

He won't even spare a glance at a woman who acts like a shrew. It'll only remind him of his biological mother, and he'll end up despising you even more."

Brandon was out of options. He couldn't track down Lillian anywhere.

Their company's projects had been sabotaged today, and all their confirmed investments were suddenly hanging by a thread.

After racking his brain, he figured that bringing Bella on board might give them a fighting chance.

Her morals were garbage, but she had built up a solid professional reputation during her time at the Blake Group.

If she took over as the General Manager of their tech division, she might just be able to pull the Mercer Group back from the brink of bankruptcy.

Even if she couldn't save the company entirely, she could at least buy them enough time to finally get in contact with Lillian.