Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1393

"I get it, and I don't really care," Debbie continued. "It's your job. If it wasn't me, it would be some other woman. But what actually disgusts me is that you were servicing Bella. She's my daughter-in-law, for God's sake. Cheating on my son and sharing a male escort with me? I underestimated just how vile she could be. And you—you just wanted someone younger and prettier, right?"

"No, Ms. Harris, please don't misunderstand!" Lucas panicked. "It's not what you think. Bella and I never slept together. She... she can't. She doesn't have normal desires."

Debbie stared at him. "What?"

"Whenever I went to her place, we played other games. Sick, twisted games," Lucas confessed, his voice dropping. "By the time she was done with me, I wouldn't have a single patch of unbruised skin left. I'm not an idiot; I wouldn't have chosen to see her. But in my line of work, we don't always get to pick our clients. I owe the casino a lot of money, so they dictate who I see. I thought Bella was loaded, so I tried to get on her good side. I just endured the pain."

Debbie was floored. She had never expected to uncover such a dark, humiliating secret about Bella. "Are you serious? She can't do it? She just beats you black and blue?"

Lucas nodded, looking genuinely pathetic.

Hearing her paint a picture of their wealthy future, Lucas's imagination ran wild. "Don't worry. I'll do whatever it takes. Helping you is helping myself. Tell me what to do."

Debbie smiled. "We need a new phone SIM card, a replacement ID, and to report the bank cards as lost before we can withdraw the money. But we can't rush the bank card part. If Bella finds out, we're dead. You have no idea how ruthless that vicious shrew is. We have to be smart. We get the ID first, then do the bank and the withdrawal all in one shot. By the time she realizes what happened, the money will be safely in our hands, and there won't be a damn thing she can do about it."

Lucas nodded firmly. "Got it. I'll follow your lead."