Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1030

By the end of the dinner, Lillian hadn't offered a single commitment.

But she had done plenty of listening.

Brandon and Colin talked relentlessly, though Ethan happily fielded all the comments Lillian didn't care to address.

The words coming out of Ethan's mouth, however, were rarely pleasant to hear.

But it was glaringly obvious that Ethan thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Even Mr. Peregrine, who wasn't overly obsessed with food, offered a few compliments.

The brothers had clearly gone out of their way to order the absolute best.

But when the bill arrived, Colin's face turned completely green.

After walking Lillian to her car, Brandon asked one last time, "Lillian, do you really not have any specific demands? We could make her apologize, beg for your forgiveness, or even let you beat her up.

You can ask for anything you want.

If you insist, you could demand that Dad divorce her. This time, Dad wouldn't hesitate for a second. He'd agree instantly.

If we tried to kick her out of the house ourselves, he'd definitely object."

Lillian found it hilarious. She make a demand?

And hand the Mercers the perfect excuse to assume they'd earned her forgiveness, only for them to demand her algorithm shares and Lillionix's merger in return?

What a joke. Did they actually think she'd fall for that?

As she'd thought before: she would handle her own vengeance.

She didn't even want to see the Mercer men scrambling around in front of her anymore.

If they kept this up, the Mercer family line would be completely wiped out.

They sent you to prison, yet instead of reflecting on their own actions, they're searching for a scapegoat.

Did they seriously forget the root cause of the problem?

They just want to toss someone under the bus, pretend they did absolutely nothing wrong, dump all the blame on Sabrina Ward, and then expect you to forgive them once they 'punish' her?

What kind of twisted logic is that? I seriously want to know how they were raised to have such entitled mentalities."

Lillian answered, "It's definitely hard for normal people to wrap their heads around.

But there's a phrase that describes them perfectly: toxic patriarchy! Have you heard of it?"

Ethan wasn't entirely familiar with internet slang, but after a quick search on his phone, he immediately understood.

Frowning, he scoffed, "Seriously, what century do they think they're living in with that kind of toxic arrogance?"

Lillian burst into laughter. Ethan was a surprisingly fast learner.