Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 402

"For the past two years, while the matriarch has been bedridden, you two moved in and took over, but you've never once cared about our well-being.

Fine. We put up with it for the matriarch's sake. We stayed here, diligently watching over this house for her, waiting for her to return. We saw it as our duty, a way to repay her kindness over the years—to protect this house and keep an eye on things.

But now, this place doesn't feel like a home anymore. It's just a playground for you and your mother to throw your weight around. So, we're all quitting."

"She's right! We quit!"

"I'm quitting, too!"

One after another, the servants stepped forward, united in their decision.

Martha watched them, a sense of solidarity in the air, and scoffed. "Bella Ward, we can no longer protect this house for the matriarch. After all, we're just servants, and you're the masters now. But we can choose to quit. We're leaving right now. You can do whatever you want with this place. We can't fight it, so we won't. You wanted us to clear out the room for you, right?

"You're so delicate, Ms. Ward, you'd better stand back. We're just rough folk. We wouldn't want to bump into your precious self. We're getting out of here, but before we go, we'll clear out this room for you, just as you wished. But don't you even think about touching a single thing that belongs to Ms. Lillian. Even if she doesn't want them anymore, it's not your place to decide what happens to them."

With that, Martha led the group and began to pack. They gathered everything Lillian had used in that room—snacks, vitamins, toiletries, bed linens, and so on—and packed it all up to take with them.

Just as they were about to leave, another servant whispered something in Martha's ear. Martha let out a laugh. Facing Bella's darkened expression, she announced, "Everyone, get a few of the stronger men up here! The bed and furniture in this room were also bought by the matriarch for Ms. Lillian. Dismantle it all and take it with us!"