Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 14

Bella asked, feigning surprise, “Lillian is applying to be a cleaning lady? But...”

Brandon was seething. “She’s doing this on purpose. This is how she’s getting back at us, by trying to shame us all.”

“Brandon, isn’t that a bit of an overreaction?”

“You don’t know her. She’s been spoiled her whole life, everything handed to her on a silver platter. Being thrown in prison for two years must have made her hate every single one of us.

“This is her revenge. She’s taking the most demeaning job possible, torturing herself just to make us feel guilty and regretful.”

Bella said soothingly, “Maybe it’s a misunderstanding. Lillian might not be applying for a cleaning job. Let’s confirm after our meeting is over.”

Brandon knew that meeting Nathan was the priority right now.

The two of them took the elevator up, where Nathan’s assistant was already waiting.

“Miss Ward, my apologies. Mr. Cole had an unexpected important guest arrive today, so our vice manager will be meeting with you instead. Please, this way.”

Bella’s expression faltered. Besides Nathan, who else at the company had the authority to approve a partnership for the Li Algorithm?

Canceling on them at the last minute... was it just an excuse?

Bella exchanged a look with the Blake Group executive. On the surface, they all remained composed.

They were the ones asking for a favor, so they had to put on a good face.

As soon as they were shown into the conference room, Nathan was stepping out of his office.

He walked over to the elevator, his heart pounding with excitement as he waited for Lillian to come up from the HR department.

Lillian hadn't mentioned in her resume that she was the creator of the Li Algorithm. She was afraid that if her identity was revealed, the halo of her past achievements would prevent her from working normally.

Thanks to Nathan’s prior arrangements, Lillian’s application process was swift.

Once she was done, she came upstairs on her own.

When the elevator doors opened, Nathan’s excitement was palpable. Seeing her actually step into the company building made it all feel real.

“Li, from the moment you sent that message until now, seeing you step out of this elevator, it finally feels like you’re really back.

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