Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1067

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The experience had terrified Bella so much that she spent the entire night huddled in a corner, far too afraid to close her eyes.

Even so, the psycho had intentionally tormented her.

There was a cot in the holding cell where they both could have rested, but Bella had been forced to crouch on the cold floor.

It was easy to imagine how agonizing the night had been.

Now that she was finally out, the moment she saw Colin and Brandon waiting for her, she unleashed all her pent-up fear and grievance on them.

"What is wrong with you two?! Why did it take you this long to bail me out? Were you waiting for me to die in there?

I'm a major shareholder of the Mercer Group! I'm the General Manager of the Tech Department you specifically invited!

Are you doing this to put me in my place?

It just proves that since we don't share the same mother, we'll never truly be family."

Colin sneered coldly. "Even if we shared the same mother, it doesn't mean we'd be on the same side. Have you forgotten about Lillian?"

Brandon, however, had zero patience left. They had received the call yesterday afternoon and had been trying to find a way to get her out.

But the police insisted on following strict protocol, stating that the standard detention was at least seven days.

The only way to get her out early was to post a massive bail amount or obtain a formal letter of forgiveness from Lillian.

This time, the two brothers had actually used their brains.

In the past, they would have instantly bombarded Lillian—begging, harassing, or threatening her until she signed the forgiveness letter to get Bella out.

But they knew if they pulled that stunt now, whatever microscopic progress they had made in mending ties with Lillian would immediately plummet back below freezing.

Desperate to avoid that, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and scrape the bail money together themselves.

The Mercer family's finances were currently in critical condition, so liquidating that amount of cash wasn't a simple task.