Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1391

Hearing she had cancer terrified Debbie, but the mention of the money still tugged at her greed.

She did still want to use Bella and Lucas one more time to break her out.

But she was entirely in the dark about the situation outside.

Debbie forced herself to calm down, gripping Lucas's arm. "Put the money aside for a second. I need to think about it. You got in here once; you can get in again, right?

Tell me, what's happening with The Grand Sapphire Casino? Has that been handled?"

"With an accident that massive, the middleman, Elias Ashford—the guy in the passenger seat of our car—died on impact," Lucas explained.

"The casino doesn't dare ask for the money anymore. The Blake Group sent The $600 Million Ashford Refund back, and Elias's family returned every cent untouched.

The casino took the two hundred million they already received and sent a massive chunk of it straight to Mr. Ashford's family. I'd estimate at least a hundred million.

Mr. Ashford was highly respected, and he lost his life over this job.

We're incredibly lucky. Otherwise, our chances of surviving that wreck would have been nonexistent."

As Lucas sighed in relief, a fire ignited in Debbie's eyes. "Nonexistent? More like someone never intended for me to survive.

Didn't she basically say it herself? That she could just kill me?"

Lucas recalled the scene of the car crash and the vicious words Bella had spoken.

If a third party—likely the police—hadn't driven by, Bella genuinely might have used the crash to beat Debbie half to death just to extract the password.

Once she had it, Bella would have absolutely kept every cent for herself.

Debbie had only been injured, not struck with amnesia. She remembered every single detail of that day perfectly.

"Debbie, it was a crisis," Lucas defended her. "The police were passing by. You have to put yourself in Bella's shoes. She's being hunted by The Blood-Debt Vultures. She took out all those loans specifically for you.

If something had happened to you, and you took that password to the grave, we would have never seen a dime of it."

Debbie scoffed. "Hmph. I know exactly what kind of person she is. Way better than you do.

Debbie narrowed her eyes. "You want to stay neutral? How pathetic.

It's a $1.2 billion payout. Bella and I each walk away with hundreds of millions, and you're perfectly content with a measly forty million?

What can forty million even buy? With your spending habits, is that enough for a lifetime?

I highly doubt it.

A degenerate like you? That won't even cover your women, let alone all the luxury and thrills this world has to offer. Don't you want more? Don't you want the best?

I know exactly what you're capable of.

When that forty million runs out, what exactly is your plan?"

Debbie's words were like a hypnotic incantation, instantly unlocking the vault of greed buried deep within Lucas's mind.

In a flash, all the dark, ravenous desires he hadn't even dared to entertain over the past few days violently erupted to the surface.