Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 453

“To be honest with you two, your father really didn't give me much of an allowance.

He used to support me and Bella, but that was only when Bella was in school. After she started working, he stopped.

You can check the accounts if you don't believe me.

Brandon, Colin, if I had the money, why wouldn't I help get your father out?

But I really don't have any money. I'm not lying to you, I swear.”

Sabrina had said her piece, but Brandon didn't believe a word of it.

In fact, seeing her cry just irritated him more.

“Alright, Ms. Ward, stop crying.

If you won't contribute, we can't scrape the money together from the company right now either.

Company funds can't just be moved around freely.

We have no choice but to borrow the money from an outside source. But it will have to be borrowed in all four of our names, not just mine and Colin's.”

Bella's first reaction was, “Are we borrowing from a bank?”

Brandon said, “A bank? The company has already maxed out its line of credit for the year. We have to borrow from a private lender. As for the interest... yes, it's much higher than a bank's.

But what choice do I have? I can't come up with that much money. We can't just leave Dad in there, can we?”

Hearing this, the mother and daughter realized he was talking about taking out a high-interest loan.

A worried look naturally appeared in their eyes.

Sabrina said, “Brandon, you're the eldest. With your father gone, you should be the one to make decisions.

We can borrow from an outside source, but all four of us must co-sign.

Think about it. It's getting late, and there's a lot waiting for us back at the office.

We can't neglect the PR side of things.

When you agree, I'll arrange for someone to bring the papers to sign and get the money.

Anyway, Dad's stuck in there. If this drags on too long, when he gets out, I'll be sure to tell him who refused to pay to get him out sooner.

You two talk it over and decide what you want to do.”

With that, Brandon left with Colin.

In the hospital room, Sabrina was so angry she could have ground her teeth to dust. She pointed at the door. “Bella, did you see that? Is that how they're going to treat me now?”