Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1465

Now that I've fallen into my son's hands, I can't even step foot outside this room. If I don't cooperate, you'll never see a dime of that money."

Bella maintained her icy composure. She had no desire to get into a screaming match with Debbie, nor did she want to fight. The bodyguards outside could return at any given second; her window of safety was rapidly closing.

"Are you really willing to forfeit this money just to spite me? Now that I know you two betrayed me and teamed up, I'll intercept whatever pathetic plan you came up with. If you want to see any of that cash before you drop dead, right now is your absolute best chance to split it. Give me the password, I'll hand you a bank card, and you won't need to rely on Lucas to play your errand boy. Oh, or perhaps you two have already pledged your undying loyalty to each other, and he's perfectly thrilled to be your little pawn."

Lucas remained dead silent. He was completely busted anyway. His $400 million payout had just evaporated back down to $40 million. Just one more day. Just one single day, and he would have walked away with hundreds of millions instead of a measly forty.

The agonizing difference left him completely drained of the energy to speak.

In short, he was utterly devastated.

Debbie clutched her forehead and flopped back against the pillows. She just wanted to lay there and surrender to fate.

Bella pressed on slowly, methodically. "The password."

Debbie scoffed. "You demand, and I just obey? What do you take me for?"

Bella fired back, "What, should I call you Mom?"

Technically, Debbie was still Bella's mother-in-law, considering the divorce with Sebastian hadn't been finalized.

Debbie vaulted upward in fury, only to wince immediately as the sudden movement aggravated her extensive injuries.

Originally, Debbie was set to walk away with $800 million. Now, she'd be lucky to keep less than $300 million.

And from that shrunken share, she still had to cover the principal and exorbitant interest Bella owed The Blood-Debt Vultures, because that debt was ultimately Debbie's fault.

No wonder Debbie was thrashing her legs wildly against the bedsheets in sheer frustration.

Bella just watched them unravel. The screen on her laptop displayed the final security gate. One password away from accessing Debbie's account and executing the final payout!

She should have been consumed by anxiety, yet in this moment, she radiated an eerie patience.

Perhaps it was because she had ruthlessly turned the tables and secured her ultimate victory.