Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 843

When the clock struck midnight, the Mercer Group officially announced the joyful news of the Blake-Mercer union.

Instantly, paid PR bots flooded the internet, rocketing the announcement up the trending charts.

While the Mercer and Blake families had technically been tied by marriage years ago, Sebastian and Lillian's relationship had been entirely concealed from the public. Because it was a hidden marriage, the corporate alliance had remained strictly off the books.

Even now, Sebastian's legal marriage to Bella was supposed to be kept quiet, known only within their elite social circle. The general public had no idea.

But by blasting it across every media channel, the Mercer brothers ensured the whole world knew.

It was the ultimate lifeline for the Mercer Group. The company's stock had been flatlining, hovering on the edge of collapse. Investors had zero confidence and were ready to cut their losses and run.

This news changed everything.

That night, the night-shift analysts working for Leonard Prescott caught the Mercer Group's sudden maneuver. The moment Leonard woke up, his team briefed him.

Scrolling through the trending topics over his morning coffee, Leonard let out a dark chuckle. "These Mercer brothers are quite something. A cornered animal will do anything to survive.

"The stepsister wrecks the biological daughter's marriage, steals the husband, and now the Mercer family is flaunting the wedding to save their stock. They're going to shoot themselves in the foot eventually. Leave it be. Let them celebrate their hollow victory for now."

Brandon and Colin barely slept, waiting anxiously for dawn.

Sure enough, fueled by the bot farms and morning internet traffic, the 'Blake-Mercer Union' hashtag was sitting comfortably at the number one spot by eight o'clock.

When Sebastian Blake woke up, the news notification was the first thing to pop up on his screen.

His gaze turned somber. Being publicly chained to a sinking ship like the Mercer Group was a PR nightmare. He had specifically chosen not to announce his marriage. He only allowed his inner circle to know, and the only reason it leaked to the corporate floor was because Bella had tacitly encouraged Hannah Quinn's little stunt. He had even docked Hannah's bonus for six months as a warning.

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