Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 755

Bella was in such a fantastic mood she felt like she could eat a three-course meal.

Lately, the wedding preparations had been fraught with tension. Bella couldn't shake the feeling that Sebastian's affection for her was cooling.

She had read countless stories online about couples who were madly in love until the stress of planning a wedding tore them apart. Arguments over dowries, venues, and finances ruined relationships all the time.

She figured Sebastian's recent short temper was just him projecting the stress of the wedding onto her.

But this news about Lillian? It was the perfect distraction.

Sebastian despised failure and public embarrassment.

Seeing Lillian crash and burn would only reinforce his belief that dumping her for Bella was the smartest decision he ever made.

Lillian's downfall was a massive win for Bella.

The Mercer Group could use it to manipulate the stock market, and she could personally profit from the rebound. It was a flawless victory across the board.

A smug smile crept onto Bella's face.

She stepped out of her office and made her way to Sebastian's, carefully twisting her features into an expression of deep concern before walking in.

"Sebastian, did you see the news online?" she asked, her voice breathless with fake worry. "Lillian's company is collapsing. Her workers were rioting over unpaid wages today—they even set a car on fire.

I bet she'll have to file for bankruptcy next. It's so sad. She barely got her startup off the ground before it imploded.

Remember when people used to say her connections helped you succeed? Look at her now. It's obvious you were the one carrying her all along."

Sebastian had already seen the trending topics. He wasn't surprised in the slightest, nor did he feel an ounce of pity.

In his eyes, Lillian had always been useless.

But Bella was saying everything he wanted to hear.

"She really didn't know how good she had it," Bella continued, shaking her head. "After how she humiliated you in front of the Blake family elders, she totally forgot that she's incompetent without you.

No gratitude at all. Now she can't even pay her own employees. Honestly, I bet she only walked away from the Mercer family and the Blake family with nothing just to put on a brave face.

Who knows? Maybe this was all some twisted strategy to eventually come crawling back and beg you for another chance."

At that, Sebastian scoffed, a cold sneer breaking his composure. "In her dreams. Crawl back to me? She can go straight to hell."

A soft, triumphant smile touched Bella's lips.

That was exactly what she needed to hear. She wanted Sebastian to be painfully aware that she was the prize, not Lillian.

And as Sebastian looked up at her, she could tell his heart had shifted right back into her palm.