Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 596

Meanwhile, Leonard watched things unfold exactly as he had anticipated. He had long known what the Mercers were like, which was why he had been able to orchestrate everything so precisely.

"Sir, is there anything else you need us to do?"

Leonard glanced lazily at the comments that were starting to turn positive, unconcerned.

"No. Take the money we made off the Mercer family, tally it up immediately, and donate it to women and children in need."

"Yes, sir."

Leonard wouldn't keep a single penny of the profits. To him, it was no different from ill-gotten gains.

In the hospital.

When Sabrina woke up again, she already had an IV in her arm.

Martin wasn't there; he had gone to handle some paperwork. Bella, however, was sitting by her side.

Seeing Sabrina's eyes open, Bella smiled. "You slept for a while. Are you feeling a bit better now?"

Sabrina scoffed, "Trying to control me? It's not that easy. So, what's the situation with the online comments?"

"Mom, you're still worried about that?"

Sabrina grabbed Bella's phone with a serious look and glanced at it. "Of course I am. You're about to marry Sebastian. Do you think I could live with myself if my reputation affected you two?

It's all because those men are all so incompetent. Not only can't they handle these things, but they leave me to clean up the mess. It's infuriating. They talk a good game, but when it's time to actually do something, they all fall short.

If I didn't have a few tricks up my sleeve, they would have completely controlled me.

Since the loss to me was minimal, but the potential gain was huge, why wouldn't I do it?

Bella, let me tell you, I've gotten through the first half of my life by being ruthless.

If I wasn't, do you think we'd be living the good life we have today?"

"But what you did was so dangerous. For a second, I thought you had really passed out. You scared me half to death."

Sabrina gently patted Bella's hand. "Relax. Do you think I'm stupid enough to let myself get seriously hurt? It wasn't my first time faking a faint. The floor in that conference room was carpeted. How bad could it be? Just some minor scrapes and bruises. It looks scary, but I didn't break any bones."

Bella nodded. "That's good. The doctor said you were lucky you didn't break anything..."

Before she could finish, Martin pushed the door open. Seeing Sabrina sitting up, he immediately called out, "Sabrina..."