Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 417

Bella hadn't been focused on work lately, which also annoyed Sebastian.

Although the first phase of the government joint project went smoothly and they'd barely managed to get official approval...

But after the press conference, Bella seemed to have slacked off, and there hadn't been any new progress. Sebastian was under immense pressure. A couple of days ago, he was considering putting the marriage talks with Bella on hold. But now that Lillian had completely disappointed him, he was thinking of bringing it up again.

Maybe it would motivate Bella to work harder.

Bella, looking at the mess in the Mercer family home, finally gave in and called a cleaning company.

She also called an agency and hired two housekeepers.

Having never hired help herself before, Bella was shocked at how expensive housekeepers were.

And the two housekeepers couldn't even start that same day.

As a result, Bella had nothing to eat for dinner.

With no one in the kitchen, she checked the refrigerator, only to find some complicated ingredients and not a single fresh vegetable.

Besides, she hardly ever cooked, so it wouldn't have mattered even if she had the right ingredients.

She thought about going out to eat, but then she discovered all the cars in the garage were gone.

Bella had never bought a car for herself. For one, her salary wasn't particularly high, but her expenses were. She wouldn't be caught dead in a cheap car, and she didn't want to bear the cost of an expensive one.

The Mercer family already owned several luxury cars, so she just used one of theirs.

But she never expected that today, all the cars would be gone.

Suppressing her anger, she opened a rideshare app to get a car, but after waiting for a long time and even offering extra money, no one accepted the ride.

This was a wealthy neighborhood. It was easy to get a car here from the outside, but it was much harder to get a ride out.

Before Debbie could finish, Bella cut in, “Oh, is that all? I thought it was something serious. How much does your friend need?”

Debbie hesitated. “Thirty... thirty million dollars.”

Bella froze when she heard the number thirty million.

For her, thirty million dollars was no small sum.

But for someone with the status of Sebastian's mother, thirty million wasn't an astronomical amount.

Coincidentally, Bella had a lot of cash on hand. She still had the money Martin had given her to buy shares—over a hundred million dollars.

Although that money was meant to be paid back to Sebastian, lending it to Debbie first would be a good way to earn a favor.

She said decisively, “Don't worry, thirty million isn't that much. Just send me an account number, and I'll wire it over so you can help your friend.”