Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1415

But she had no choice. She had to swallow her pride and force herself to speak with a more cooperative tone.

Yet at that exact moment, still reeling from Lucas's frustrating update, she found it utterly impossible to keep her cool.

Unable to restrain her explosive emotions, she ended up screaming at them over the phone.

The person on the other end was clearly taken aback. Lately, Bella had been speaking to them with a pleading tone, so why the sudden hostility?

But before the debt collector could utter a word, Bella abruptly ended the call.

Instead of returning to the hotel, she decided she needed to sleep at home.

It was the perfect opportunity to ask Sabrina if she had managed to borrow enough cash to cover her.

Meanwhile, Sabrina was speeding toward the Mercer Group headquarters.

Martin's failure to come home had her wracked with anxiety.

It wasn't his physical safety she was worried about—what danger could a grown man possibly face in the city? Her main fear was that he was blaming her, harboring resentments, or growing dissatisfied with her.

The Mercer family still had a chance to rise from the ashes. As long as Lillian returned to the fold, the shares that Sabrina and Bella held would make the mother-daughter duo incredibly wealthy.

Having endured so much for all these years, how could she allow herself to miss out on such a golden opportunity?

Hadn't her ultimate goal in life always been to climb to the very top of the social ladder?

Now that Martin held the key to her success, she absolutely could not afford to lose his trust and affection.

At least, not right now.

As for what would happen once she got everything she wanted...

Who cared about a man's love anyway?

Was a man's love really something so spectacular?

Would it grant her more dignity than living without it?

Highly unlikely.

Sabrina made her way upstairs and arrived outside the chairman's office, noticing the lights were indeed still on.

Martin really was still at the company.

That was a relief. It saved her the trouble of tracking him down.

I just thought... I thought that since we're family, Bella wouldn't count as an outsider.

Honey..."

The soft, pleading way Sabrina called him "honey" instantly melted Martin's resolve.

He set down the documents in his hand, stood up, and walked over to her.

"Of course Bella isn't an outsider, but this matter is extremely sensitive. The fewer people who know, the better.

You know Lillian's temperament. If word gets out before anything is finalized and reaches her ears, do you know what the consequences will be?

Why do you think we've been going to Halfridge Villas every single day, doing all this tedious work?

Isn't it all to pave the way for our grand plan?

Sabrina, you're a smart, capable woman who always helps me. We can't afford to make a mistake on something this crucial, can we?

And as for Bella, is this really the kind of thing she should be joking about?

After all, the disaster with Sebastian is still fresh in everyone's minds. How could Brandon and Colin possibly feel at ease?"