Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 137

"The weight of what?" Colin asked, not understanding.

"Lillian used to visit Midvale often as a child. The relatives and elders there have always liked her, right?"

"I think," Brandon said slowly, "they believe Lillian has the ability."

"You've got to be kidding. We know Lillian better than anyone. What ability does she have?

All her energy and luck went into chasing Sebastian."

"I used to think that too," Brandon admitted. "But don't you find it strange?

Nathan is very good to her. Even that mysterious 'Li' that Sebastian and Bella have been trying to partner with helped her recruit a top expert for her company.

Is it just because she's beautiful?

There are plenty of beautiful women in the world. Why is it that with her, beauty suddenly seems so valuable?"

Colin couldn't figure it out either.

The two brothers just looked at each other, perplexed.

Meanwhile, Martin ran a red light, clutching the divorce decree as he rushed to the hotel to find Sabrina.

Sabrina knew a decision was coming soon, but she hadn't expected Martin to show up so early in the morning.

Martin thrust the divorce decree into her hands, then swept her up in his arms, spinning her around twice before setting her down.

"Sabrina, we're going to get our marriage license right now. Right this instant.

After all these years, I can finally make you my wife. Now, my life is complete."

Sabrina seemed just as thrilled, laughing with delight.

"Yes, let's go! Let's get our license, let's get married!" she agreed immediately.

They quickly gathered their documents and headed straight for the marriage registry.

As the clerk processed their application, she glanced at Martin's divorce decree and couldn't help but look up at him a few times.

The date on it was today's. He had finalized his divorce this morning and was here to get married this afternoon.

Just how impatient could one be? But working at the registry, she'd seen stranger things.

Getting the license didn't take long, as there weren't many people in line. After it was official, they emerged from the building and shared a passionate kiss right there on the steps.

Their display drew stares from passing young people.

"Wow, when middle-aged people fall in love, they really go all out."

"They're so excited. Hope they don't have a heart attack."

Even with the whispers and giggles around them, Martin didn't care.

After a three-minute kiss, Martin finally led Sabrina back to the car.

Even inside the car, they held each other in a tight embrace.

"Martin, I've finally fulfilled my lifelong dream of marrying you."

Martin was just as emotional. "Marrying you is the greatest achievement of my life. Sabrina, you know, you're my everything."

Martin and Sabrina made sure to announce their marriage in the newspaper, even buying press releases.

Not many people paid attention.

But Sabrina was ecstatic.

Just recently, she had been mocked at a party for being a nameless mistress.

Now, everything was different.

She was Martin's legal wife.

Her presence would only ruin the mood.

Her sarcastic remarks would make everyone uncomfortable, and even Noah would want to avoid her.

So, Martin was adamant that Lillian not be invited.

Later, someone sent Lillian a screenshot of Bella's social media post showing off their family reunion lunch. She saw it and didn't care.

She was long past being hurt by such things.

While Lillian remained quiet, news spread from the Mercer family that Martin and Sabrina were planning a grand wedding.

During that family lunch, they had already set the date.

In about two weeks. The full moon, they said, symbolized the completeness of their union.

As the Mercer family dove into wedding preparations, Lillian remained calm and buried herself in her work.

She had suffered another attack a few days prior, which set her back a couple of days.

But as a result, her caregivers became even more attentive.

Brandon wasn't involved in the wedding planning; with Martin busy, he had to manage the company.

So recently, in his spare time, he had been trying to see Lillian.

Lillian had been avoiding him, but on the day of her attack, Brandon happened to witness her being carried into an ambulance.

For the past two days, he had been trying desperately to get in touch with her.

He sent a stream of messages: *Lillian, are you okay? Are you sick?*

But Lillian ignored them all. His messages vanished into a void, and Brandon's worry grew. Finally, he turned his attention to Sebastian.

He was Lillian's husband. He couldn't just ignore this.