Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1417

Martin was utterly stunned by her words.

"That... you want me to temporarily pawn Lillian's old dowry? How... how is that possible?

Putting aside the fact that those items belong to Lillian, even if she didn't care about them anymore, her two brothers would never allow me to use them as collateral.

Furthermore, even if those items weren't part of Lillian's dowry, they are my mother's personal collection.

If my mother ever wakes up and finds out about this, then..." He would be dead meat.

Martin swallowed the second half of his sentence.

Sabrina instantly understood. She had always known that while Martin adored her, he was essentially a spineless mama's boy who needed his mother's approval for absolutely everything.

That old hag from the Mercer family had relentlessly opposed him marrying her. Because of that, even after his first wife went insane, he neither divorced her nor married Sabrina.

She had been forced to endure the stigma of being the "other woman" for years, and later, people mocked her for waiting so long she became the "old other woman."

In short, she had suffered every vicious insult imaginable.

She and Bella had orchestrated a brilliant scheme, finally securing their chance to enter the Mercer family as legitimate members. Yet, even with that stubborn old bat reduced to a vegetable, Martin was still paralyzed by fear of her.

If she had known... if she had only realized this sooner, she never would have gone to such extreme lengths. She would have simply found a different man.

But this wasn't the time to burn bridges. Lillian hadn't officially returned to the family yet, and Sabrina hadn't secured her payout.

She didn't even have enough capital to retire comfortably, and it was all thanks to this useless coward. Martin was wildly mediocre, and ever since the old matriarch collapsed, the Mercer Group had been spiraling toward ruin day by day.

His incompetence was slowly shattering her dreams.

Fortunately, the Mercer family had produced a prodigy like Lillian. Of course, Sabrina would have preferred if Lillian was utterly useless and the brilliant one was her own daughter.

Unable to show her true colors, Sabrina secretly took a deep breath, forcing her raging emotions into check.

Once we touch those reserves, our family will lose all credibility and external investment, and we'll be forced to crawl back up entirely on our own.

Even though the Mercer Group is currently struggling, there is still hope for our family.

If I were to raid the family's foundational wealth now, I wouldn't be able to face my ancestors even in death."

This wasn't something he could simply discuss with his two sons; it was an absolute, non-negotiable rule.

Sabrina didn't grasp the gravity of it, so he had to spell it out for her.

Crushing her fantasy with undeniable finality was the best course of action.

Finally, Martin added a stern warning. "Sabrina, you absolutely cannot bring this up again. If Brandon or Colin hear of this, they will be furious.

I've noticed the tension between all of you has been particularly delicate lately, so please, engrave my words into your memory."