Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1537

"As for Sebastian, our worst-case scenario is simply destroying him in the final court verdict."

"Exactly," Sabrina agreed. "Sebastian is completely defenseless against this move.

"The public will wholeheartedly believe your depression and illness are the direct result of his toxic marriage.

"It's impossible to disprove, and Sebastian has no way to defend himself.

"Just rest. Once you win the settlement or force him to surrender early, you're going to need a healthy body to enjoy your new life with all that money."

Lying in the hospital bed, Bella blinked slowly.

No matter what happened, she knew her dream of marrying into high society was over.

No elite family would ever accept her now.

So her only option... was to become the elite herself!

The Mercers, the Blakes—she didn't care about any of them anymore. She was going to build her own empire. An empire bearing the Ward name.

That was exactly why she had gone through the Egg Freezing process. If her health took a turn for the worse, she needed to guarantee her empire would have an heir.

On her first night post-surgery, Bella drifted to sleep in a state of sheer, euphoric victory.

It was the best sleep she had gotten in months.

Sabrina stayed by her bedside. Honestly, she could have easily hired a night nurse or a maid.

But the real reason she stayed was because she desperately wanted to avoid dealing with Martin Mercer in the room across the hall.

Lately, Martin's nagging and complaining had reached a level of insufferability that made her want to scream.

At the Blake family estate.

Old Mr. Blake was growing impatient. "Arthur! Arthur!"

Old Mrs. Blake smiled faintly. "Stop shouting. It's late. Let the staff get some rest.

"We aren't going to sleep anytime soon anyway, so we might as well just wait.

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