Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1187

With Lillian's stubborn streak, once she decided on something, she wouldn't budge. If she wanted to see him grovel at Eleanor's feet, she wouldn't let him wriggle his way out of it.

Ultimately, he was a father who had zero control over his own disgraceful daughter. He couldn't make her listen to him, which was why he was entirely stripped of his dignity now.

Remembering the Mercer Group's impending bankruptcy, Martin knew he had to go, no matter how much he despised the idea.

He squeezed his eyes shut, braced himself, and got out of bed.

"Let's just get it over with. It's not like it's going to kill us. The worst that rebellious disgrace can do is make me lose face. She won't actually live-stream it, she can't afford the embarrassment either.

At the end of the day, we're just bowing down to a madwoman. The madwoman won't even understand what's happening. We're just putting on a show for Lillian. She's not going to drag us out into the street to apologize in public.

Besides, she loves her mother too much to let strangers gawk at her insane state.

She'll protect her at all costs; she'd never let her get hurt.

Come on, we're going."

After Martin's speech, Sabrina had no choice but to drag herself out of bed as well.

Everyone in the Mercer household was up unusually early, so early that the kitchen staff hadn't even started breakfast yet.

Bella yanked Sabrina into her room and shut the door.

"Mom, are you seriously going to bow down and apologize to your defeated rival? Don't you think this is beyond humiliating?

That live broadcast apology already ruined our reputations!

Now you have to grovel and repent? Is Lillian out of her mind? She's doing this just to torture us!"

Bella despised Lillian with a burning passion.

I'm out of options. Martin already gave his word. If I stubbornly refuse to go, my marriage will be over.

Bella, you're smart enough to understand this.

I don't know how else to explain it, but if I don't stand united with him right now, he'll bring up the shares again.

Do you want me to hand over the shares?"

Bella bit her lip. Giving up the shares was out of the question.

"But... but bowing down to apologize is so degrading! Mom, how can you subject yourself to something so humiliating?"

Sabrina let out a dark, bitter chuckle. "It's just bending before you break them. Right now, she has all the power, so we endure the humiliation. It won't cost us our lives.

Once things turn around for us, we'll rise back up, crush her under our heels, and make her pay for every ounce of shame we suffer today!"