Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 965

Did you two fight? Did she hit you? That old hag, how dare she lay a hand on you! Is she out of her mind?"

Bella couldn't care less about the sting on her cheek.

She brushed away Sabrina's trembling hand. "Mom, I'm fine. Stop overreacting. I have a plan to deal with her. This was the first and last time! I won't let her get away with it again. Once I'm done using that old witch, I'm going to make her pay."

Sabrina's heart ached. She had treasured her daughter her entire life, never even raising a hand to her. To think that Debbie had the audacity to strike her.

Not only was there a handprint on her face, but faint bruising circled her neck. How could a mother not be distressed?

But despite her heartbreak, there was nothing she could do. If Bella still needed to use that vicious woman, they had to swallow the insult for now.

But Sabrina swore to herself that she wouldn't let it slide forever. Once they had the money, she would make Debbie suffer.

"We can't just let her abuse us," Sabrina insisted. "Once we get the settlement, we're going to teach her a lesson. And Bella, given the situation, you should just finalize the divorce with Sebastian. You'll walk away with a fortune, so there's no need to drag this out. Even if you stayed, you'd be stuck with Debbie as a mother-in-law. It's a nightmare just thinking about it. She'd torment you for the rest of your life. You'd be fighting constantly, and she'd probably get physical again. Look at what she did to you today—she's clearly stronger than you. Just get the divorce. All we need is the money."

Seeing Bella, he immediately panicked. "Bella, your mother's phone was stolen, and someone transferred over a million dollars out of her account! I told her we need to go to the police, but she's refusing. Talk some sense into her, please!"

Bella took a deep breath. She had no intention of hiding it anymore.

"Dad, I'm sorry. Mom's phone wasn't stolen; I already found it. As for the money, I had an emergency and needed to borrow it. Oh, and by the way, I met with a law firm today to prepare for the divorce. I've instructed my lawyers to demand a fifty billion settlement. Even if we don't get the full amount, realistically, I'm looking at a minimum of thirty billion!"

At those numbers, Martin instantly forgot all about his million-dollar credit card debt. All that echoed in his mind was: thirty billion... fifty billion...