Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1204

Brandon shuddered under the immense, terrifying pressure radiating from Leonard, his mind going completely blank.

He had genuinely thought this man was just some sickly kept boy living at Halfridge Villas with his sister. He didn't know if he was a kept boy Lillian was keeping; after all, given her current status, who she slept with wasn't something he, an unacknowledged older brother, could question. He only approached him hoping he could talk some sense into Lillian. After all, Lillian had a brilliant future ahead and was the key to saving the Mercer Group. A murder charge would destroy everything. Thinking of this, Brandon felt he had to stop her; he didn't intend to save Sabrina anyway.

But Leonard's aura was suffocating, like a ruthless tycoon who had reigned at the absolute pinnacle of power for decades. Brandon realized he was wildly mistaken. A mere pretty boy couldn't exude this kind of world-ending dominance. He wondered exactly which elite Prescott family this man belonged to. Only a top-tier billionaire could project such overwhelming pressure.

Silenced and intimidated by Leonard's glare, Brandon listened as Leonard sneered.

"If she dies, she dies. You think Lillian would go to prison for this? Look at who you're dealing with. Does she look like someone who would pay for the life of trash?"

Ethan Hayes stepped in, pulling Brandon aside. He only bothered speaking to him because Brandon's intentions seemed rooted in concern for Lillian.

"Mr. Brandon Mercer, don't worry about it. Let alone this one, even if we add Bella Ward to the mix, if Ms. Mercer wants them dead, it's no big deal. Prison is absolutely out of the question, rest assured. Madam Eleanor suffered so much; surely as her biological son, you can understand Ms. Mercer's rage?"

Brandon sighed in immense relief. "Exactly, murder is always messy to clean up."

Ethan rolled his eyes at him and barked an order to the staff. "Someone get Mr. Peregrine! Oh, and bring the medical kit! I don't know if Ms. Mercer hurt her hands beating that trash!"

Brandon was entirely speechless. He thought Ethan was worried about covering up a homicide.