Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1007

Without the money and completely lacking Lillian's capabilities, she was naturally going to be abandoned.

Brandon could finally see a glimmer of hope with Lillian.

He believed he had found the key to untangling the deadlock between them. The only reason Lillian was being so hostile was because of this massive misunderstanding.

Once they cleared the air, Lillian would no longer feel that the family had wronged her. Naturally, they would reconcile and start making millions together.

If they had Lillian on their side, Bella's presence wouldn't matter in the slightest.

As soon as Brandon scribbled his signature, Bella snatched the document, rolled her eyes, and marched out the door.

"Must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed to get bitten by a rabid dog first thing in the morning. Psycho."

She cursed under her breath all the way to the hallway before heading back to her department.

Working at the Mercer Group was a drastically different experience from her time at the Blake Group.

The tech division here was an absolute disaster. Though the department had been established for a while, the Mercer men were merely maintaining the status quo. Their ability to innovate was virtually nonexistent. After all this time, the team was still completely disorganized.

The staff they had managed to recruit were a mixed bag of slackers wasting time and doing the bare minimum.

Bella gripped the HR forms, ready to start terminating people immediately.

Sebastian had shown her no mercy, so she owed him zero loyalty.

During her time at the Blake Group, she had built a solid team of loyal subordinates, many of whom she had poached from other companies.

Now, she intended to poach them back.

Of course, she would offer them a substantial pay bump.

As long as the price was right, anyone could be bought.

Bella was incredibly confident about this.

As soon as she returned to her desk, she initiated the first wave of layoffs.

Martin scoffed and headed straight upstairs.

Meanwhile, Sabrina had deliberately dragged her feet. She ate lunch, took a leisurely one-hour nap, and finally headed to the hotel to check on Debbie Harris.

She hadn't wanted to arrive too early, fearing Debbie wouldn't be adequately starved yet.

Though Bella hadn't explicitly spelled it out, Sabrina knew Debbie must be in horrible shape, which was why Bella had asked her to handle the check-in.

When Sabrina unlocked the hotel room door and stepped inside, she was genuinely taken aback.

Debbie was sprawled on the bed, looking like a corpse. Her face was swollen beyond recognition, and dried blood stained the edge of her pillow.

Sabrina stared at the sight, cautiously calling out, "Debbie... Debbie?"

When the figure on the bed didn't stir, Sabrina's heart skipped a beat.

Was she too late? Was the woman already dead?